ACTING PRESIDENT OR COORDINATOR OF GOVERNMENT: NO LACUNA IS CREATED

Senator Mao Ohabunwa should not turn

himself to another Orubebe of the Senate. If

he does not understand English enough or is

not constitution savvy to decipher the

contents of the letter addressed to the

Senate by President Buhari, he should seek

further explanation from his colleagues or

consult his senior legislative aide (SLA).

After all, each senator is entitled to an SLA;

who is supposed to be vast in interpretation

of laws and legislations.

The letter transmitted to the National

Assembly is explicit enough for him to grasp

its content. The content of the letter

contains no ambiguity. An excerpt from the

letter goes thus: “While I am away, the Vice

President will coordinate the activities of the

government. Please, accept, the

distinguished Senate President, the

assurances of my highest consideration.” ~

President Buhari.

I see no reason why some folks picked holes

in the letter. By virtue of section 145 (1) of

the 1999 constitution, in the absence of the

president, the vice president summarily

becomes the acting president. The Vice

President, being the coordinator of

government’s activities, is utterly the acting

president. The provisions of the constitution

have clearly empowered the vice president.

As the President is on medical follow-up in

the UK, Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, is in

charge of the country.

Senator Mao Ohabunwa should not turn

himself to another Orubebe of the Senate. If

he does not understand English enough or is

not constitution savvy to decipher the

contents of the letter addressed to the

Senate by President Buhari, he should seek

further explanation from his colleagues or

consult his senior legislative aide (SLA).

After all, each senator is entitled to an SLA;

who is supposed to be vast in interpretation

of laws and legislations.

The letter transmitted to the National

Assembly is explicit enough for him to grasp

its content. The content of the letter

contains no ambiguity. An excerpt from the

letter goes thus: “While I am away, the Vice

President will coordinate the activities of the

government. Please, accept, the

distinguished Senate President, the

assurances of my highest consideration.” ~

President Buhari.

I see no reason why some folks picked holes

in the letter. By virtue of section 145 (1) of

the 1999 constitution, in the absence of the

president, the vice president summarily

becomes the acting president. The Vice

President, being the coordinator of

government’s activities, is utterly the acting

president. The provisions of the constitution

have clearly empowered the vice president.

As the President is on medical follow-up in

the UK, Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, is in

charge of the country.

The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has said that only the president can tell Nigeria about his current state of health.

Recall that President Buhari departed Abuja for the United Kingdom on Thursday, January 19, on a 10-day leave as a part of his annual vacation.Senator Mao Ohabunwa should not turn

himself to another Orubebe of the Senate. If

he does not understand English enough or is

not constitution savvy to decipher the

contents of the letter addressed to the

Senate by President Buhari, he should seek

further explanation from his colleagues or

consult his senior legislative aide (SLA).

After all, each senator is entitled to an SLA;

who is supposed to be vast in interpretation

of laws and legislations.

The letter transmitted to the National

Assembly is explicit enough for him to grasp

its content. The content of the letter

contains no ambiguity. An excerpt from the

letter goes thus: “While I am away, the Vice

President will coordinate the activities of the

government. Please, accept, the

distinguished Senate President, the

assurances of my highest consideration.” ~

President Buhari.

I see no reason why some folks picked holes

in the letter. By virtue of section 145 (1) of

the 1999 constitution, in the absence of the

president, the vice president summarily

becomes the acting president. The Vice

President, being the coordinator of

government’s activities, is utterly the acting

president. The provisions of the constitution

have clearly empowered the vice president.

As the President is on medical follow-up in

the UK, Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, is in

charge of the country.

Senator Mao Ohabunwa should not turn

himself to another Orubebe of the Senate. If

he does not understand English enough or is

not constitution savvy to decipher the

contents of the letter addressed to the

Senate by President Buhari, he should seek

further explanation from his colleagues or

consult his senior legislative aide (SLA).

After all, each senator is entitled to an SLA;

who is supposed to be vast in interpretation

of laws and legislations.

The letter transmitted to the National

Assembly is explicit enough for him to grasp

its content. The content of the letter

contains no ambiguity. An excerpt from the

letter goes thus: “While I am away, the Vice

President will coordinate the activities of the

government. Please, accept, the

distinguished Senate President, the

assurances of my highest consideration.” ~

President Buhari.

I see no reason why some folks picked holes

in the letter. By virtue of section 145 (1) of

the 1999 constitution, in the absence of the

president, the vice president summarily

becomes the acting president. The Vice

President, being the coordinator of

government’s activities, is utterly the acting

president. The provisions of the constitution

have clearly empowered the vice president.

As the President is on medical follow-up in

the UK, Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, is in

charge of the country.

The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has said that only the president can tell Nigeria about his current state of health.

Recall that President Buhari departed Abuja for the United Kingdom on Thursday, January 19, on a 10-day leave as a part of his annual vacation.

When asked about the current state of the president’s health, Adesina who spoke on Sunday Politics, a programme on Channels TV on Sunday, February 5, said: “I am sure it will get to a point when the President has to disclose the status of his health if it needs to be disclosed. If it’s something serious enough to disclose, I am sure he will disclose it.

“The President is the one who can release his own health status.

“The day he left, we still spoke. He didn’t tell me ‘this is my condition’. He told me he was going to rest and he would do medicals and that was included in the statement we released.”

When asked when the President is likely to return, Adesina said: “If there was a date he would return, it would have been in that statement.

“But the issue now is (that) there is no vacuum in government. No lacuna because power has been transferred to the Vice President who is acting president.

“So, Mr President can take all the time he desires and when his doctors give him a clean bill of health, he then can return home.”