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JUST IN: Buhari goes on vacation, as Osinbajo takes charge

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February 5, 2016

Dan Iyang

JUST IN: Buhari goes on vacation, as Osinbajo takes over

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has begun a short vacation from Friday, February 5, to Wednesday, February 10, 2016.

President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo

A statement on Friday by the Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity), Femi Adesina, said “While President Buhari is on vacation, the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo will perform the functions of the President.

The President’s vacation is in compliance with Section 145 (1) of the Nigerian Constitution, President Buhari has dispatched a formal notice of his vacation to the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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