The Senior Assistant to President Muhammad Buhari on Media, Mallam Garba Shehu has said that there is no basis for comparison in the way his principal handled his illness and the modality of late ex-President Umaru Yaradua when faced with similar circumstances.

According to Shehu, President Buhari immediately did the right thing by handing over to his deputy, Yemi Osinbajo, whilst Yaradua never did likewise to then deputy, Goodluck Jonathan.

Speaking to Arise TV in London, Shehu also said President Muhammad Buhari was under no constitutional obligation to come back to the country within a specific time period.

“In the constitution, there is nowhere the president is required to disclose his illness.”



“This is a country where past presidents never fell ill before. Even when they fell ill, nobody knew about it. This is a country where past presidents never handed over to their deputies. We had a president who was dying in office. Nobody was ready to talk,” he explained.

“Nigerians are missing their president. They want him to come back. The president himself listens to the mass media. He monitors what is going on at home. He was also critical of some elements.

“Nigerians have to understand the situation. We have a constitution. The problem with Nigeria in the past has been that our presidents rarely went on vacation. They never handed over to their deputies.

“In the case of Buhari, he handed over power. This is because he believes the right thing must be done. That is the law. That is the constitution. He followed it properly before he left the country. He handed over according to the law.



“The constitution is open-ended about it. It does not say the president should be away for two months, for three months or six months. There is no timeline.

“So in this circumstances, the right thing was done before President Buhari went on medical vacation.

“The experience with President Yar’Adua was totally unacceptable. In that instance, Yar’Adua never handed over to his deputy. You are perfectly right that people will demand for more information. I believe at the appropriate time, it will be given.”



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The cases of Yaradua and Buhari is a good learning point


Never again should someone from Katsina state be elected to the post of President.
They have a higher disposition to ill heath and being overwhelmed by the demands of the office of Presidency.

WTF?! So the president seat is a place where you compete with illness? It's not their fault, it's the fault of those patriotic citizen of this country who voted for someone old enough to give birth to the country itself.

Nigeria don't know that democracy comes with responsibility,

“In the case of Buhari, he handed over power. This is because he believes the right thing must be done. That is the law. That is the constitution. He followed it properly before he left the country. He handed over according to the law.

This is the point the presidency should continue to make to those accusing others of not speaking up against Buhari like they did during the Yar'adua sickness and the resume or resign movement.

They should never allow those who are trying to muddle up history get away with it. The enough is enough campaign of 2010 was to make Jonathan acting president and not for anything else. The fact that we didn't have to go through that unenviable route again to make Osinbajo acting president says a lot about Buhari's honesty and commitment to upholding high democratic ideals. We should never be tired of making the distinction.

greedy power drunk old man.

seunmsg:

“In the case of Buhari, he handed over power. This is because he believes the right thing must be done. That is the law. That is the constitution. He followed it properly before he left the country. He handed over according to the law.

While other countries are discussing economic projects, projections, turnaround...

You my Nigerian friend is discussing Economic Sickness of your president.

You are one hell of a "brilliant" fellow.

I salute your "Brilliance"

will d presidency keep quiet and stop telling us stupid lies.. buhari will go like yaradua if their lies continue... na this kin yeye lie dey make God punish person wey e no wan punish

Even if he did hand over. The acting prez cannot exercise full powers. That's why he cannot allocate portfolios to ministers he swore in for instance.

Walahi u people should leave our president alone,PDP u have lost election why are u still crying ..


Sai baba till 2023.
No vacancy in aso Rock.

seunmsg:


This is the point the presidency should continue to make to those accusing others of not speaking up against Buhari like they did during the Yar'adua sickness and the resume or resign movement.

They should never allow those who are trying to muddle up history get away with it. The enough is enough campaign of 2010 was to make Jonathan acting president and not for anything else. The fact that we didn't have to go through that unenviable route again to make Osinbajo acting president says a lot about Buhari's honesty and commitment to upholding high democratic ideals. We should never be tired of making the distinction.

Afonja the "rewriter" of history, doing what you do best.

BiafranBushBoy:


While other countries are discussing economic projects, projections, turnaround...

You my Nigerian friend is discussing Economic Sickness of your president.

You are one hell of a "brilliant" fellow.

I salute your "Brilliance"

lol