JUST IN: Senate receives, acknowledges Buhari’s resumption letter

Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Monday received and acknowledged President Muhammadu Buhari’s letter notifying the National Assembly on his return to the country.

The Senate President acknowledged receipt of the President’s letter via his twitter handle @bukolasaraki.

He said: “I have received a letter from President Muhammadu Buhari informing the senate that he has returned to the country. I have also acknowledged the letter.”

The letter reads 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.”

The President had returned to the country on Saturday, August 19, 2017, after spending 103 days in London on medical vacation.

President Buhari before leaving for London on May 7, 2017, handed power over to the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, who functioned as the Acting President in his absence.

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