The Presidency, has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari, recently sent away a Minister from London, for trying to undermine the powers of Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo.
This disclosure was made by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, during an interview on Channels Television, Sunrise Daily.
He gave the example to buttress his position that there was no truth in claims that some Ministers were shunning Osinbajo, and reporting to Buhari in London, where he has been since May 7.
He said the official, who he did not name, went to the President with some documents, but he (Buhari) turned the official back.
He said Buhari made it clear to the official that the man (Osinbajo) that was in charge of the country, was in Abuja.
“It is not true that Ministers are going to the United Kingdom and are reporting to the President. I am aware that a senior official had gone to President Buhari in the UK, with some documents to treat, and the President said ‘no, I won’t. The man responsible for the country is in Abuja, go back to him’,” he said.
When told that there was the possibility for those appointed by the President to remain loyal to him, he said, “Anybody who says their loyalty will remain with the President who appointed them, does not understand the country’s Constitution.
“Once the President has transferred power, if you are the Inspector-General of Police, and the Acting President says ‘go and do ABC,’ you are fired, if you don’t do it. So, nobody will joke with his job.”
“That is to show you that this is a law and order President. If it is a President that wants power for his own sake, he could probably have been giving directives from there. But he said, ‘no, I can’t give directives. I have handed over to the Acting President’,” he added.
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