Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai has claimed that Nigerians are missing President Muhammadu Buhari.
Buhari had in May jetted out to London, United Kingdom for medicals.
Mohammed noted that, though his absence was greatly missed, the
country was running smoothly with the efforts of the Acting President,
Prof Yemi Osinbajo.
Speaking with newsmen recently, the minister said the presidency was
not thinking of substituting the ailing president as being agitated in
some quarters.
He said, “There is no doubt that we miss the president but I think
government has been functioning very well. There can’t be a substitute
for the president no doubt but I don’t think it has gotten to any stage
whereby we find the kind of acrimony, agitations that is coming up.
“It is normal for anybody to be ill. When somebody is ill, there are
certain things he cannot do but we thank God that Mr. President is
improving and he will come back very soon. The important thing is that
government has been working. We have not missed one single Federal
Executive Council meeting since he left.
“Also, we have not missed one single National Economic Council
meeting. Whatever needs to be done is being done because there are
serious consultations between the Acting president and Mr. President and
as such, I don’t see the hoopla about Mr. President being away.”
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