The vice-president of the federal republic of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osibanjo, becomes acting president as Buhari embark on short vacation for his health.
According press statement issue out through the office of the presidency.
President Muhammadu Buhari has begun a short vacation from today, February 5 to February 10, 2016.
While President Buhari is on vacation, the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo will perform the functions of the President.
The role of Prof Yemi Osibanjo, is in compliance with Section 145 (1) of the Nigerian Constitution, President Buhari has dispatched a formal notice of his vacation to the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The last time this kind of scenario happened was during the military regime of former head of state Ibrahim Babangida, when he was on short medical leave in .
