*As President notifies NASS of his resumption
*Osinbajo briefs President, says I’m back to my seat as Vice President
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday resumed duties after his vacation, Mr. Femi Adesina, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity says in a statement copy of which was made available to The DEFENDER.
Mr. Adesina, according to the statement, said the President in compliance with Section 145 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), that the President had formally transmitted letters to the Senate and the House of Representatives, intimating both chambers of the National Assembly of his resumption.
The letter read in part, “that I have resumed my functions as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with effect from Monday, March 13, 2017, after my vacation,” Buhari was said to have written to the National Assembly.
…Osinbajo briefs Buhari, says I’m back to my position
In the meantime, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on some of his activities as Acting President while the President was away in London.
Osinbajo, who made this known after a closed door meeting with the President in Abuja, told State House correspondent “I’m back to my regular position as Vice-President.”
He said that the President, who was updated on national and international issues as they concerned the country, gave specific directives on the next steps to be taken.
“We just had a very long meeting. As you can see we were basically trying to bring the President up to speed on some of the things we have done while he was away.
“He has given a few directives on what we should be doing on so many areas, the Northeast, budget, the economy, a wide range of issues.’’
On the readiness of the President to resume work, the Vice President said he had already handed over the governance of the nation to the President.
“He’s held a meeting with me for well over an hour now where we discussed a wide range of issues. So, his readiness for work isn’t in doubt at all. As a matter of fact I think he is over ready.
Asked if he’s back as Vice President, Osinbajo answered in affirmative, “Oh yes! I’m back to my regular position as Vice President” adding that the President was reasonably satisfied with his work as acting president.
The Vice President dismissed the assertion that there might be a lot of delegation of duties to him, due to the health of the President.
According to him, nothing will be done without the President’s clearance. He said: “I think the President, as you know, has always given me several responsibilities.
“I think what we must recognise is that the way this administration work is that it has always been team work. Very little is done without the President’s clearance.
“Generally speaking, even with responsibilities that are my constitutional responsibilities, we have full discussions on them, we have full agreements on all of those issues.”
