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Buhari handed over to me before travelling – Osinbajo

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Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo address the controversy  generated by President Muhammadu Buhari’s letter to the national assembly.

Responding to a question on the issue on Twitter, Osinbajo said the president did hand over power to him.

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The president embarked on a medical trip to the UK on Sunday, and he transmitted a letter to the national assembly informing it of his absence.

In the letter read on the floor of the senate on Tuesday, Buhari said the vice-president would “coordinate the activities of the government” in his absence.

This was different from a letter the president sent to the national assembly when he embarked on a similar trip to the UK in January. At the time, he wrote that the vice-president would “perform the duties of my office” while he was away.

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The wording of the president’s recent letter has generated much debate, with critics accusing Buhari of deliberately undermining his deputy.

Tweeting via @benamaigwo, one Bernard Amaiguo had asked: “Mr. vice president, why did Mr President refuse to hand over the affairs of the country to you?”

In his response, Osinbajo said the president did transfer power to him.

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He did sir. He transmitted a letter to the Senate in compliance with S.145 (1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). https://t.co/yo4Jjb6RF4

— Prof Yemi Osinbajo (@ProfOsinbajo) May 9, 2017