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| Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) |
Acting President, Professor Yemi
Osinbajo (SAN) this morning resumed duties as the Vice President of Nigeria as
against the position of the Acting President which he held following President
Mohammadu Buhari’s 5-day vacation in London which ended yesterday .
In his notice of vacation sent prior
to the vacation to the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki and the
Speaker of the House of the Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, the President
said that the vacation would last from February 05 to 10, 2016 to enable him attend a routine
medical check-up in London.
In a statement by the Special
Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, he stated
that the President has resumed duties at the State House, Abuja this morning
having forwarded a notice of resumption to duty to the same presiding officers
of the National Assembly in accordance to Section 145 (1) of the 1999
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
By this development, Professor
Osinbajo has reverted to his original office as the number two officer of the
federation.
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