The Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of abandoning the leadership of
the country while “holidaying” in London.
The president travelled to the UK
on Monday where he is due to hold discussions on Nigeria-British relations with
Theresa May, the UK prime minister, before the Commonwealth heads of government
meetings scheduled for April 18 to 20, according to his media team.
He is also billed to meet with
other prominent figures, including Ben van Beurden, chief executive officer of
Royal Dutch Plc, in connection with Shell and other partners’ plan to invest
$15b in Nigeria’s oil industry.
The PDP said the president has
been busy attending to “private matters”, while “the ship of state is left bare
of statutory leadership as nobody even knows when he is due to return to the
country.”
“Since Monday, President Buhari
has been holidaying in London and has been unable to discharge the functions of
his office, in total disregard to the provisions of the Nigerian constitution,
disdain to Nigerians and flagrant abuse of his presidential office,” Kola
Ologbondiyan, the party spokesman, said in a statement on Thursday.
“By embarking on this vacation
and abdicating his official functions without transmitting a written
declaration to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of
representatives, and holding on to power while on vacation, President Buhari
acted in gross violation of section 145 of the 1999 constitution (as amended).
“Nigerians will recall that the
PDP had earlier demanded the presidency to issue a full disclosure on the
nature, scope and duration of the private aspect of President Buhari’s trip, a
request they blatantly ignored, in total disdain to the sensibilities of
Nigerians.
“We therefore charge the national
assembly to immediately come to the rescue and invoke relevant sections of our
constitution and statutory books to address this power vacuum that is capable
of derailing our democracy.”
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