The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) has clarified the correct official appellation of President Bola Tinubu following repeated errors by some media organisations and institutions.
The clarification was contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the SGF, Yomi Odunuga.
According to Odunuga, the statement was personally signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume.
Akume urged media organisations and members of the public to verify official titles before publication to avoid what he described as embarrassing and avoidable mistakes.
“For the record, the correct and official appellation is: ‘His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria’,” the statement read.
The SGF advised that official verification could be obtained through the OSGF’s communication channels, including its Facebook, Instagram, X and official email platforms.
Odunuga explained that the clarification became necessary after an error was noticed in the naming and appellation of the president in a publication by a national daily on Wednesday, May 7, 2026.
He added that Akume stressed that such mistakes could easily be avoided through proper verification from authorised government sources.
