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President Muhammadu Buhari has written the National Assembly to notify the lawmakers of his resumption in office after returning from medical vacation in London.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that Buhari travelled out of the country on May 7 and returned on Saturday, August 19 after spending a total of 103 days receiving treatings for an undisclosed ailment in London.
The move is in fulfillment of the provision of the 1999 Constitution, as amended.
This was revealed in a statement issued by Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, in Abuja on Monday.
“President Buhari had returned to the country on August 19, and in a letter dated August 21, 2017, he told the Senate as well as the House of Representatives, that he was resuming office,’’ Adesina said in the statement.
The letter reads in part: “In compliance with Section 145 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), I write to intimate you that I have resumed my functions as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with effect from Monday, 21st August, 2017, after my medical follow-up in the United Kingdom.”
TheNewsGuru.com reports that Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo had been acting in the president’s stead since May 7 that he (Buhari) left the country.
Meanwhile, President Buhari on Monday addressed the nation, during which he warned against inflammatory statements and emphasised that the unity of Nigeria was settled and not negotiable.
The President also urged security agencies to redouble their efforts toward combating terrorism and crime, which he said should be fought and destroyed to ensure peaceful coexistence and safety of Nigerians.