President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday jokingly declared that lawmakers in the 10th Senate were “all re-elected”.
This happened during the president’s presentation of the 2025 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly.
Tinubu made the declaration after mistakenly referring to the 10th Senate as the 11th.
He made the joke after he was corrected by some of the legislators, as seen in a now-viral one minute 14 seconds video.
“In fulfilment of one of my constitutional duties and with an unyielding commitment to rebuilding Nigeria towards ensuring that we remain steadfast on a journey to a prosperous future, I hereby present the 2025 budget to the joint session of the 11th National Assembly,” Tinubu stated.
Following this, the legislators reminded the President that they were the 10th National Assembly.
“10th? I wrote 11th, which means you’re all re-elected,” the President responded with a laugh.
