No leadership vacuum in presidency –Onanuga
By NEXTER
Special Adviser to President Ahmed Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, says there is no leadership vacuum despite the absence of the president and Vice President Kashim Shettima from the country.
Recall that President Tinubu on October 3 travelled for a two-week working vacation while Vice President Shettima travelled to Sweden for an official engagement.
Onanuga said all state organs are functioning normally, with the Senate President, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, ministers, and Service chiefs carrying out their duties as usual.
“Following enquiries by journalists as to who is in charge of our country as the President and Vice President are out of the country, we want to clarify:
“It is important to note that the President and Vice President are fully engaged with the nation’s affairs, even while they are away. There is no leadership vacuum in the country.
“The Constitution, a testament to our adaptability in the virtual age, does not explicitly require the physical presence of either the president or the vice president in the country at all times to fulfil his duties,” Onanuga said in a statement.
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