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The Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari would proceed on another vacation tomorrow being Friday, 3rd August 2018, as was announced by the presidency in the early hours of today.
Using the official Twitter handle, the presidency said the president would start the vacation in London, the United Kingdom (UK), and has transferred power to the Vice-President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo.
“President @MBuhari begins a 10-day working holiday from August 3, 2018. In compliance with Section 145 (1) of the 1999 Constitution, a letter has been transmitted to the President of the Senate, and the Speaker, House of Representatives to that effect.
“While the President is on vacation, Vice President @ProfOsinbajo will be in acting capacity as President.
"President Buhari will be in London for the holiday,” it said.
The trip comes amidst a busy week in Nigeria’s political landscape. Three governors in Mr. Buhari’s party have renounced their membership and joined the opposition where they hope to raise a formidable team to defeat the president in 2019.
The presidency did not elaborate on the specific assignments the president would engage in while away, a mission that seems more deliberate than oversight.
It's noteworthy that the president has embarked on several trips in the past in which he exercised functions that were not necessary parts of his disclosed itineraries.
The latest trip comes barely three months after the president traveled to London for Commonwealth leaders’ meeting in April. Although the event proper was slated for April 18-20, the president left Nigeria on April 9, raising questions about his health.
However, in some quarters, people are of the insinuation that the president's abrupt quest for vacation was informed by the pressure mounted by the incessant defections hitting the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on a daily basis.
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