BREAKING: Osinbajo is in charge of govt, Buhari says as he jets to London

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President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) is in charge of the affairs of Nigeria as he jets out to London, United Kingdom.

The President stated this on Sunday at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja shortly before his departure for routine medical check-up in London.

Fielding questions from reporters before his departure at the airport, Buhari said Osinbajo is constitutionally in charge of Nigeria’s affairs whenever he travels out of the country.

The President said his absence would not affect state functions as he was aware of every development taking place in his absence.

Asked about how the country would function in his absence, Buhari said, “Well, I cannot claim to be doing the work alone. The government is fully represented. The Vice President is there. Constitutionally, when I’m away, he’s in charge. Then, we have the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and then the Chief of Staff, so, there’s no problem.”

It was, however, not clear if Buhari transmitted a letter to the National Assembly, notifying the legislature that he had officially handed over power to Osinbajo pending his return to the country.

On the anxiety over the March 26 convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Buhari said the party had the capacity to organise the programme.

On what he would tell Nigerians who had expressed doubts regarding the ability of the APC to conduct its national convention successfully, he said, “Well, they should wait and see. How did we come as a party to take power from the ruling party which had been there before us for so many years? So, we have the capacity. Everything will be all right.”