The African Democratic Congress (ADC) will on Tuesday, hold an emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) and Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting to discuss the state of insecurity in the country.
A source at the party’s national secretariat told our correspondent on Monday in Abuja that Mr Dumebi Kachikwu, the party’s 2023 presidential candidate would give a state of the nation address at the meeting.
The source said the meeting which was at the instance of Kachikwu followed the spate of killings in the country, especially the recent attack on Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The source added that Kachikwu would use the opportunity to speak to Nigerians on burning national issues.
The state of the nation address, according to the source was expected to be streamed live on some national broadcast stations and key social media channels
In other news, current world footballer of the year Robert Lewandowski reported to Bayern Munich as expected for pre-season fitness checks on Tuesday.
This development is in spite of his wanting to force through a transfer to FC Barcelona this summer.
The Polish forward was seen, on a video, arriving at a Munich hospital for standard tests.
Recent media speculation wondered if Lewandowski would resort to a training strike in a bid to secure his move, though Bayern Munich club bosses had never expressed this fear.
Team captain Manuel Neuer and winger Leroy Sane are also expected back with Bayern Munich on Tuesday, completing their squad after the summer break.
Bayern Munich officials insist Lewandowski will remain part of the group until his contract expires in 2023.
Reports from Spain however say FC Barcelona will increase their offer for the player to a final 50 million euros (50.1 million dollars).
On Saturday Bayern Munich will present their squad to fans at the Allianz Arena before going to the U.S. for a week.
The season opens for the Bundesliga champions with the Super Cup against RB Leipzig on July 30