The opposition Peoples Democratic Party has claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari’s trip to the United Kingdom has created power vacuum in Nigeria.
It has, therefore, called on the National Assembly to address it.
According to the PDP spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, the president did not transmit a letter to the National Assembly indicating that he would be away on a week vacation.
The party said Buhari’s action was a violation of Section 145 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended.
“Nigeria is at the moment, bereft of statutory leadership, including the apparatus of security command, particularly as president Buhari had not indicated a date of return to the country,” the party said in a statement.
”The PDP, and, of course, Nigerians at large, are particularly worried that, in the event of any national emergency, there is no sitting commander-in-chief to take charge. It is incontrovertible that president Buhari is on a private trip to the UK, as he was not received on arrival by the government of that country; has not had any contact with the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, or any high officials of the UK government and has not conducted any official business since his arrival to that country, on Monday.”
The Presidency had announced that Buhari would be holding a series of meetings with some individuals before participating in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings scheduled for April 18-20.
