• He Is Entitled To Only Sixty Days Annual Leave

Human rights activist and lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa said President Muhammadu Buhari is entitled to 60 days annual leave, and as long as he has not exhausted the leave, the controversy over his absence not necessary. He spoke to GODWIN DUNIA.

How long can the President stay away from office?
Legally, the President is entitled to 60 days annual leave from 2015 to 2016. If he has not exhausted this leave prior to this time, he is entitled to his annual vacation. But I am aware that the President has in times past, enjoyed part of his annual leave, in 2016, when he first traveled for alleged ‘ear infection’.

As it is now, the President has not disclosed to Nigerians that he is on annual leave, but what he did was to convert his annual leave to medical leave, which he has now stated to be indefinite. Generally, the Senate should not allow the President such indefinite period of leave, given the sensitive nature of his office. Once it is impossible to determine definitively, the period of days to be spent by the President, whether on annual vacation or medical vacation, what that translates to in law is that the President has given indication of his inability to perform the functions of his office, leaving Nigerians with no other choice than to replace him immediately, with the Acting President as the substantive President.

It is indeed very unfortunate that the President is ill and we cannot grudge him the right to have his treatment, as no one can play God in the area of illness. But if the illness of the President is of such a nature as to make it impossible for him to perform the functions of his office, then there cannot be a vacuum in that office. The fact that there is an Acting President will not suffice. A President of a sovereign state as Nigeria cannot be allowed to abscond his duty post under the guise of medical vacation. In this case, the President has turned himself into some form of tourist attraction, whereby, he has turned his abode into an alternative government house, where who-is-who in Nigeria now troop to, giving room for speculations and vacuum in governance.

At what point will section 144 come into play?
If by the end of February 2017, the President is unable, for reason of ill health, to resume his normal duties as President, then the Senate should proceed to invoke the provisions of section 144 of the Constitution to declare his seat vacant, so that the Vice President will officially step into the position of President. This is because we cannot afford the Yaradua scenario again in this country, whereby; those who were not elected into office by the people of Nigeria are the ones to be ruling us by proxy, on account of the prolonged absence of the President.

What circumstances determine that a president is incapacitated?
The facts surrounding the President’s absence presently is a great indictment of the administration of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which is daily turning to be a Congress of deceivers and abusers of the rights of the people. It is inconceivable that Nigeria would have got to this ugly stage of deliberate deception and manipulation. It is thus unacceptable that we should be forced to put up with this situation, which should easily be remedied by the APC, since the President and the Vice-President are from the same ruling party.

Does it appear to you that the President is holding the nation to ransom?
No! Nigeria currently does not need this distraction presently, given that we are battling with sundry economic challenges and indeed very serious national issues begging for urgent attention. So, I urge the National Assembly to do the needful by empowering the Vice President, if by the end of February 2017, the President is unable to resume his normal duties to perform the functions of his office as President.

http://m.guardian.ng/saturday-magazine/cover/the-president-has-a-deadline-of-february-ending-says-adegboruwa/?F

So sad to say that Nigeria is a lawless country. Admit it

Trust zombies to come barking at Adegboruwa like the mad dogs they are instead of countering his arguments with their own constitutional facts

Buboo is too sick to rule and the cabal are too greedy to allow him resign.

plzz who z goin to London...

Tell bubu dat his service is nolonger needed.

Baba has stroke

Lmaooo. Even if it's 60 days he's entitled to, it's 60 working days. The president hasn't even used 30 working days yet.

chemali:
Lmaooo. Even if it's 60 days he's entitled to, it's 60 working days. The president hasn't even used 30 working days yet.

Yes I was about to post this as well. 60 working days plus public holidays is actually about 3 months.

Buhari must continue
The treacherous tribe want to install their son by crook
It can never happen
We must all enjoy the recession together
Buhari till eternity
Sai baba

We are waiting for 90days to come and go. After that I will know whether we have lawmakers in this country

chemali:
Lmaooo. Even if it's 60 days he's entitled to, it's 60 working days. The president hasn't even used 30 working days yet.

U dey mind those brownies
No mosque in SW is praying for the presidents health
We will not take it

CROWNWEALTH019:
Baba has stroke

Stoke city too
Sai baba must rule us[b][/b]

ZombieKilla:
Buhari must continue
The treacherous tribe want to install their son by crook
It can never happen
We must all enjoy the recession together
Buhari till eternity
Sai baba

The boy from the OSU tribe finally got schooled on the universality of the recession. I did a good job

Yes o. Let Buhari come back so we can enjoy the recession together

ZombieKilla:

U dey mind those brownies
No mosque in SW is praying for the presidents health
We will not take it

We've delegated that duty to the mosques in ohafia

You must take it

kpakam