Before We Crucify President Buhari
Everyone in life, go for checkup at some point in time in their lives. For our dear president Buhari, it is a precarious situation because of his age. While his whole vacation and medical checkup have been politicized, one cannot overlook the impending doom it spells for this country.
After leaving for London, our dear president handed over to Professor Yemi Osinbajo his vice as the acting president of our dear country. The political landscape and our constitution as two different things when a situation like this plays out. Why is that so?
Generally an acting president is given the Powers to perform a variety of functions, but unlike signing of bills, heading the federal executive functions etc, the acting president has been a ceremonial one.
Why some wouldn't want him to do major shake up because of the sensitivity of the situation at hand, there is nothing in the constitution that limits him from doing that. But the political landscape won't suggest that.
If he does any shake up, it will be like a coup to the gullible Nigerian, who doesn't know that the country comes first before any individual. While I wish the President well in his recovery, I cannot but show my disdain for the secrecy at which is medical checkup is being held. To the extent that is chief press Secretary Femi Adesina has not spoken to him in over a week!
The frequent visit of senate president Bukola Saraki to London is a little over stepping on the powers of the acting president. Apart from the health aspect of our President, he doesn't need to start going there every now and then while wasting tax payers money.
Until the President returns, we have to move on and stop over-flogging the issue.
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