Standup9ja: Declare office of president vacant, Adegboruwa urges Senate

Standup9ja: Declare office of president vacant, Adegboruwa urges Senate

              

A Lagos based lawyer and activist, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa on Tuesday urged the Nigerian Senate to declare the office of President Muhammadu Buhari vacant and constitute a medical panel of experts to examine the health status of the President in order to determine if he can still continue to function in office.

Adegboruwa in a statement to newsmen explained that since he got to know about the president ill health, he had changed his views concerning his government, saying “We are all human after all, and no one can play God or rejoice over another man on account of his ill health.”

The lawyer argued that on the account of the president’s ill health, he had not been performing his official duties.

“Even though the President is human, the Constitution anticipates a fit and proper chief executive, to be in charge of and run the affairs of Nigeria, which Buhari cannot presently fulfill,” Adegboruwa said.

According to him, the option before Nigeria presently is for the Senate to declare the office of the Preside vacant, adding that in the meantime, the Vice-President should be sworn in as Acting President.

He faulted the position of some activists who called on the president to go on medical vacation, saying that cannot be an option for the country.