An
Associate Professor of Political Science, Dr. Emmanue lOjo has said there is no
basis for comparing the crises which preceded the death of late President Umar
Yar’Adua in 2010 with what is playing out with the vacation of President
Muhammadu Buhari.
He
said the two instances are entirely different and contrary to the thinking of
many Nigerians, there is no vacuum currently in government with Vice-President
Yemi Osinbajo acting as the President.
In an
interview with DailyTrust, Ojo who is also the Chief of Staff to Governor
Abiola Ajimobi of OyoS tate, noted that the crises generated by Buhari’s
vacation in London were actually masterminded by his handlers who give out
conflicting information.
Having
handed over to Osinbajo as required by the constitution, there should have been
no need for the current rumours, speculations and the controversy generated by
Buhari’s absence.
Ojo is
also of the belief that Nigerians’ impatience is also fueling the controversy
over the state of the President.
Buhari
was scheduled to arrive from London, United Kingdom where he had travelled for
vacation but the President extended his leave to enable him get results of
series of medical tests he underwent in UK hospital, according to the
Presidency, But his continued stay in UK has been generating controversies in
the polity.
Ojo
said, “Nigerians are impatient. Mr. President said he was going on his annual
leave for 10 days and during the period; he would go for medical check-up so
that if anybody should see him in the hospital in London and he did not tell us
that he would do medical check-up, there won’t be any issue.
“For
Mr. President to have transferred power constitutionally and legally to the
Vice-President, Buhari is not missing inaction. In fact we did not even need
him in any action because he is already on leave and he has transferred power
to Osinbajo”.
He
said comparing Buhari with late Yar’Adua does not arise at all even as he
declared Buhari as being healthy by all standards having gone through the
rigour of election campaign and occupying Aso Rock where he is confrontedwith
humongous responsibilities.
Dailytryst
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