The Federal government has issued a new directive on how President Muhammadu Buhari should be addressed at formal functions.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, gave the directive in a circular to ministries, departments and agencies of the Federal government.
“Government has observed with concern the inconsistent manner in which the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria is addressed during Official and Private functions. It has therefore become necessary to have a standard format for addressing him at such formal occasions,” Mustapha wrote in the circular dated January 26, 2018.
“To this end, Mr. President shall henceforth be addressed as ‘‘Muhammadu Mbuhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” except in purely Armed Forces Programmes, where “Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria” will be added, he further directed.
Mustapha said: “All concerned persons should accordingly be guided and ensure strict compliance with the contents of this circular.”