President Buhari being briefed by Vice President Osinbajo on Monday March 13, 2017Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, is strong enough to resume work, Vice President, Yemi osinbajo, told journalists on Monday after he had a “long” meeting with the President.
It was Mr. Buhari’s first day in office since he returned from his medical vacation in the United Kingdom on Friday, and many have been waiting to see if their President who spent 50 days in London undergoing tests or treatment was ready to resume work.
Journalists asked Mr. Osinbajo if he could confirm that President Buhari was ready to work, and he said yes.
Q: Can you confirm if the president is fully ready for work?
VP: He is doing very well, he is in his office and we just had a meeting, a very long meeting.
We are basically trying to bring the President to speed on some of what has been done while he was away and he has given a few directives on what we should be doing in so many different areas; the Northeast, the budget, the economy, quite a range of issues. We just had a meeting for over an hour and his readiness for work isn’t in doubt at all.
Q: Are you now back to your position as Vice President?
VP: I’m back to my regular position as Vice President.
Q: Was the president satisfied with your performance as Acting President?
VP: I think the President was reasonably satisfied with the way I acted. I think so. I think one thing that we must recognize is the way this administration works, it has always been that of team work.
There is very little that is done without the President’s clearance and endorsement, so generally speaking, even with some responsibilities that are mine constitutionally, we always have full discussions and agreements on them, and in some cases there is delegation. But by and large, I practically discussed practically everything fully with him while he was away and I had his endorsements before we were able to go on and do what we did.