Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu, has affirmed that there is no reason why his principal should transmit power to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo while away on a medical trip to London.
Shehu on Tuesday, said that President Buhari can work and attend to documents from anywhere across the globe because he is internet savvy, hence, transmitting of power to Osinbajo is unwarranted.
He said, “He (Buhari) will continue from wherever he is. The requirement of the law is if the President is going to be absent for 21 days or more, then the transmission is warranted.
“So in this particular instance, it is not warranted.”
On what would be done if there was a need to assent to documents, the presidential spokesman said: “Before he left, he just finished a meeting with security chiefs.
“He had excellent chat with the Vice President, Secretary to the Government of the Federation and the Chief of Staff. So he has taken it all around.
“If it is warranted, these are transmissible by wire. The internet is there and the President is equally internet savvy.
“Therefore, work can continue without any obstruction from wherever he is.”
Shehu also refuted the insinuations that President Buhari embarked on an emergency medical trip to the UK, noting that there was no emergency and that it was routine medical checks.
Garba said, “It is a medical trip, and there is absolutely no urgency or emergency.
“The President is not in any sick condition. It’s a routine medical checkup. The President has done this with a set of doctors that he has known over many years even before he came into office in 2015 and has continued to do that without any disruption.
“For last year, 2020, he couldn’t make it because of travel restrictions that were caused by COVID-19. It’s a routine and we are hoping that the President comes back after the check-up.”
