President Muhammadu Buhari says Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will preside over the nation’s affairs while his away.
Gatekeepers News reports that President Buhari who is currently on a medical trip to London said his Vice will take charge of the nation’s affairs for the two weeks he will spending in the United Kingdom.
Buhari made this known while briefing journalists at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport before the presidential plane, Air Force 1, took off from the Presidential Wing in Abuja on Sunday.
Buhari noted that he is not running the administration alone as other key officials including the Vice President, the Chief of Staff, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), and others are carried along.
The President said, “Well, I cannot claim to be doing the work alone. The government is fully represented; the vice president is there; constitutionally when I’m away, he’s in charge.”
Gatekeepers News reported that the President initially planned to embark on the trip to London from Nairobi, Kenya, where he attended the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) 50th-anniversary event. He, however, returned home last Friday.
The President also spoke about the forthcoming national convention of the ruling party – All Progressives Congress (APC), expressing confidence that the event will be conducted smoothly.
Buhari said, “Well, they should wait and see. How did we come as a party to take power from the ruling party who had been there before us for so many years? So, we have the capacity, everything will be alright.”
