State House Press Release:
PRESIDENT BUHARI
WRITES NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ON RESUMPTION OF DUTIES
In line with constitutional provision, President Muhammadu Buhari has
written the National Assembly, notifying the legislature of his return to
office, after returning from medical vacation in London .
President Buhari had returned to the country on Saturday, August 19,
2017, and in a letter dated August 21, 2017, he told the Senate as well as the
House of Representatives, that he was resuming office.
The letter stated in part: "In
compliance with Section 145 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), I write to
intimate that I have resumed my functions as the President of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria with effect from Monday, 21st August, 2017, after my
medical follow-up in the United Kingdom."
President Buhari had left for London
on May 7, 2017, and handed the reins of government to the Vice President, Prof
Yemi Osinbajo, who functioned as the Acting President.
FEMI ADESINA
Special Adviser to
the President
(Media and
Publicity)
August 21, 2017.
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