Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed speculation over who is currently in charge of Nigeria amid President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima’s absence from Aso Rock.
Speaking in Akwa Ibom State on Tuesday, Akpabio stressed that he remains the Senate President and has not assumed the position of Acting President.
Tinubu is currently in France on a three-week working vacation, while Shettima is in New York attending the 81st United Nations General Assembly.
Addressing concerns over the leadership situation, Akpabio said Tinubu remains in power and continues to direct the affairs of the country despite being away from the Presidential Villa.
“I am the Senate President and not the acting President of Nigeria because President Tinubu is still in power. He’s on a working leave, and there’s no absence in Aso Rock,” Akpabio said.
He added that there is currently no vacancy in the presidency, noting that modern technology allows the President to give directives from anywhere in the world.
“Right now, there is no vacancy. Asiwaju Tinubu is still in power, and he’s still running the affairs of Nigeria.
“The world is a global village, you can give instructions from the internet. So why are people complaining?” he asked.
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