The 2027 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has criticised President Bola Tinubu over his 21-day absence from Nigeria.
In a statement titled, “Who is in charge of Nigeria?”, Atiku
cited Section 145 of the Constitution, which provides for the transfer of
presidential functions when the President proceeds on vacation.
The former vice president stated that the Constitution
requires the president to transmit a written declaration to the President of
the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, after which the
Vice President performs the functions of the President as Acting President.
According to him, more than 21 days after Tinubu left the
country on August 30, Nigerians had not been shown any letter transmitting
presidential authority to Vice President Kashim Shettima.
“Section 145 of the Constitution is not ambiguous about
presidential vacations. It provides that whenever the President proceeds on
vacation, he shall transmit a written declaration to the President of the
Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, whereupon the Vice
President performs the functions of President as Acting President.
“And where the President fails to transmit that declaration
within 21 days, the Constitution provides a further safeguard: the National
Assembly shall, by a simple majority of each House, mandate the Vice President
to perform the functions of President as Acting President,” Atiku said.
Recall that President Tinubu left Nigeria on August 30 for
Europe to begin a three-week vacation as part of his annual leave. The
Presidency announced on September 21 that he had extended his working vacation
by a few days and would return to Nigeria at the weekend.
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