For long, that action remained in the realm of
speculation. Since there is no smoke without fire, Nigerians believed it
all the same. With the current revelation, it is clear to everyone that
power play in Aso Rock is true.
The
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba
Shehu has revealed how a highly placed presidency official shunned
acting president Yemi Osinbajo and took a document to London for
President Muhammadu Buhari’s signature.
Shehu
who was giving an insight into the power play at the presidency in the
absence of Buhari, said a top official in the presidency went to see the
President in London to sign a document but the President sent him back
to the Acting President.
Shehu disclosed this
during his appearance as a guest on Sunrise Daily, a Channel Television
programme. According to him, Osinbajo is presently in charge of the
country.
The presidential spokesman emphasised that President Buhari has transferred powers to the Acting President.
“Once
the President has transferred powers, if you are the Inspector-General
of Police and the Acting President says go and do ABC, you are fired if
you don’t do it.
“I am aware that a senior
official went to President Buhari in the UK and took some documents to
him to deal with and the president said no I won’t. The man responsible
for the country is in Abuja, so take it to him.
Shehu referred to such action by the government official as a disrespect to the Acting President.
He
added that the President is not someone that wanted power for his own
sake but since he has transferred powers to the Acting President, all
national matters should be handled by him.
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