Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on
Wednesday jocularly thanked Senate President Bukola Saraki for not taking
advantage of the vacuum in power before the presidential inauguration.
NAN reports that Osinbajo stated
this at a dinner organised in honour of President Muhammadu Buhari and himself
at the State House Banquet Hall.
Buhari and Osinbajo had earlier
in the day been sworn-in for a second term in office by the acting Chief
Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad.
The president, who is billed to
depart for Makkah, Saudi Arabia on May 30 for OIC summit, was represented at
the dinner by the vice president.
“Something interesting happened
earlier today; I am a lawyer and a law teacher and I like to test and
interrogate legal scenarios.
“At one minute past midnight
today, the four year term of the President and I ended by effluxion of time.
“So, from one minute past 12 of
last night, May 29 to about 10:30 am when we were sworn in for a second term
there was no President or Vice President.
“Interestingly, nothing went
wrong, all was okay; when such a situation arises, it is the Senate President
who acts as President.
“So, when I arrived at Eagle
Square this morning, some may have noticed that the Senate President and I were
enjoying a joke.
“He said to me jokingly `you
better be careful you know I am the acting President now’; so, we thank the
Senate President for not doing anything funny.’’
The vice president said that the
beauty of democracy was the orderly and civilised process of transition and
more importantly, the sanctity of and respect for the will and choice of the
people.
He said that on Feb. 23, the
Nigerian people freely made a choice to re-elect Buhari for a second term in
office.
Osinbajo said it was a choice
that was celebrated with pomp and pageantry earlier in the day.
He expressed gratitude to God and
Nigerians for trusting the administration yet again as that trust would not be
betrayed.
“And so on behalf of the
President, please accept our deepest gratitude for your support and presence
here this evening.
“The best years of Nigeria begin
today, and by the Grace of God all of us will live to enjoy the coming years
and many more,’’ he said.
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