BREAKING NEWS, Politics
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NIGERIAN president Muhammadu Buhari is billed to leave the country for the United Kingdom any moment today to attend to his health. Femi Adesina, senior special adviser to the president on Media and Publicity, in a statement, said the president is “on a short leave which is part of his annual vacation.”
“During the vacation, the President will also undergo routine medical check-ups,” the statement said.
According to Adesina, “In line with Section 145 (1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), the president of the Senate, and speaker, House of Representatives, have been duly communicated.” While away, Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, would perform the functions of the office of the president. The President is expected to resume work on February 6, 2017.
According to Vanguard, the president had since the week been performing his official functions mostly at his official residence located within the precinct of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, rarely spending dutiful hours in the office. President Buhari was joined by Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima and Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha to address the press on the release of the 21 Chibok girls shortly before departing Abuja for Berlin.
It was also at his residence that the president received Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State who visited the Presidential Villa about 1p.m on Tuesday. Clutching a file, the governor was ushered into the president’s office. Meeting his absence, Ayade was later taken to meet the president at his residence in a waiting SUV.
Since then, the president had not been seen performing outdoor duties. The last he did was at the National Arcade, Abuja, during the 2017 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebrations on Sunday.
Jan 19, 2017 @ 31:25 GMT
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