The Presidential Aide on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has explained why President Muhammadu Buhari did not transmit power to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo before heading to London.
Shehu said President Buhari is hale and hearty and is capable of carrying out his duties from where he is at the moment, adding that he only travelled for medical check-up.
“He will continue from wherever he is. The requirement of the law is that if the President is going to be absent in the country for 21 days and more, then that transmission is warranted. In this particular instance, it is not warranted,
“It is a medical trip and there is absolutely no urgency, no emergency; the President is not in any sick condition.
“It is a routine medical check-up; the President has undertaken this with a set of doctors that he has retained over many years,” he said.
Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari had on Tuesday travelled to the United Kingdom for a routine medical checkup.