Photo: Premium TimesPresident Muhammadu Buhari with Vice President, Yemi OsinbajoPresident Muhammadu Buhari says Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will "coordinate" the nation's affairs while he is abroad for medical treatment. Mr. Buhari left Nigeria Sunday night, shortly after receiving 82 Chibok girls who regained freedom after three years in Boko Haram captivity. Mr. Buhari has won praise for promptly handing over power before embarking on each trip. But his latest correspondence to the Senate, read by the Senate president, Bukola Saraki, was questioned by a Senator who argued that Mr. Osinbajo should have been designated "acting president". Mao Ohabunwa, a Peoples Democratic Party senator, representing Abia North, said it was not proper to name the vice president "coordinator" of the nation's affairs.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 09, 2017 12:11 UTC