President Muhammadu Buhari has officially resumed duty as he has signed a
letter notifying the National Assembly of his resumption of duties in
State House Abuja. President Buhari had returned to the country on
Saturday, August 19, 2017, and in a letter dated August 21, 2017, he
told the Senate as well as the House of Representatives, that he was
resuming office.
The letter stated in part: "In compliance with
Section 145 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), I write to intimate
that I have resumed my functions as the President of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria
with effect from Monday, 21st August, 2017, after my
medical follow-up in the United Kingdom."
President Buhari had
left for London on May 7, 2017, and handed the reins of government to
the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, who functioned as the Acting
President.
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