The Senate has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari did not give them a definite date he will return back to the country.
President Muhammadu Buhari
The Senate on Tuesday said it has received a letter from President
Muhammadu Buhari, informing the legislature of his intention to extend
his medical vacation in the United Kingdom. However, the Senate failed
to provide more information contained in the letter.
The President had sent words across to the Senate that he would be
extending his stay in UK after the 10-day vacation he took expired.
The extension was contained in a three-paragraph statement made
available to journalists by the Special Adviser to the President on
Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina. Adesina said the extension was
important to allow the President complete a series of tests recommended
by his doctors and get the results before he could return to Nigeria.
Although he said Buhari had already dispatched a letter to the
National Assembly on the extension, he did not specify the duration of
the extension.
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Sabi Abdullahi, while briefing journalists on the letter, said,
“ …You will recall that we received, before we suspended plenary, a
letter from Mr. President which was dated 18th January, 2017, where he
informed the distinguished senators that he was proceeding on his
vacation for 10 days and this is to meet the constitutional provisions…
“In this second letter, he is informing the Senate that he is
extending his vacation because in the cause of that routine medical
check-up, there were still some tests his doctors still want to run
further and so, because of that, he is extending his stay. This is a
constitutional provision and let me say it is within his prerogative to
do so and we are in receipt of that letter accordingly.”
Abdullahi further noted that the President did not give a definite date he will return.
When asked if the date of Buhari’s return was stated in the letter
or it was indefinite, Abdullahi stated that the letter did not say
indefinite “because indefinite is taking the matter out of context.”
He added, “But, then, he said he’s extending (his vacation);
that is, beyond the 10 days he had asked for and because the tests that
are going to be run are not in his hands (to be determined by him) – it
is in the hands of the doctors – he is not giving us a date. But,
definitely, he’s extending (his vacation) and I think that is what is
important.”
When asked for how many days the legislature would permit the
President to remain on vacation, the Senate’s spokesperson said he was
not sure if the constitution had a specific duration for a President’s
absence from duty.
Abdullahi was also asked whether it was compulsory for the Senate
President, Bukola Saraki, to reconvene the lawmakers and read the
content of the letter at the plenary on the floor of the chamber.
Abdullahi said, “I am here to speak on behalf of the Senate of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria. We are in receipt of that letter and we
are telling you because Nigerians have been asking. Whatever is
reported through whatever medium is not my own business. Our business is
what we do here and that is what I know. Now that we have the letter, I
am here to say we have the letter and that is what is important.”
In a report by Punch, when asked to react to the opinion of a
lawyer that Buhari’s letter remained invalid until it had been read to
the lawmakers, the Senate spokesperson stated that the lawyer was not a
senator. Abdullahi also could not be categorical on the date the letter
was received by Saraki.
It would be recalled that the Special Adviser to the President on
Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina had more than a week, in an
interview with CNBC Africa insisted that Buhari was not ill.
He had insisted that the President was only in London to enjoy a vacation and was not in any hospital.
The SA had been asked, “The Action Congress in 2009 renewed its
call on the Federal Government to give Nigerians a daily update on the
health of President Umaru Yar’Adua to stem the growing rumours
surrounding his state of health. Now, why are you guys not doing the
same thing that was suggested eight years ago?”
Adesina said, “The circumstances are not exactly the same. I
think we are talking about two ‘incommensurates’ here. Because with
President Yar’Aduua in 2009, one, he left the country, nobody knew where
he was going. With President Buhari, we knew where he was going, with
President Yar’Adua, we didn’t know when he was coming back, with
President Buhari, a date was given.
“President Yar’Adua left without transmitting power to the
Vice-President, President Buhari didn’t leave until he had transferred
power to his deputy, the Vice-President who is now the deputy president.
So, you can see that the two circumstances are not exactly the same.”
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