President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that his absence from the country will not affect the functioning of the government, as Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo will be in charge, with assistance from the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, and his Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari.
According to NAN, Buhari stated this while fielding questions from State House correspondents shortly before departing the Presidential Wing of Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport for London on Sunday.
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The president had planned to fly to London from Nairobi, Kenya, after attending the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) 50th anniversary celebrations there on Friday.
“Well, I cannot claim to be doing the work alone,” Buhari said of the London trip.
“The government is fully represented – when I’m away, the Vice-President is in charge, as is the Secretary of the Government, and then the Chief of Staff.” So there’s no problem.”
Recall that Buhari’s spokesman, Femi Adesina, said in a statement on March 1 that the President would fly to London for “routine medical checks that will last for a maximum of two weeks” after arriving in Kenya.
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Buhari, on the other hand, returned to Abuja on Friday around 1 p.m. before departing for London on Sunday.
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