Buhari not in charge, Garba Shehu has sidelined Osinbajo, taken over govt – Bamgbose

Olusegun Bamgbose, National Coordinator, Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, CAGG, has said that the senior special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu has taken over the governing of the country

He said President Buhari is not in charge and the Vice President has been sidelined.

Bamgbose further called on the President to address Nigerians as soon as possible, adding that Shehu lacks the constitutional right to act as President of Nigeria.

According to the senior lawyer, Nigerians no longer know when Shehu is airing his personal opinion or speaking the mind of the President.

“Nigerians are confused as to identify who exactly is in control of the affairs of this nation,” he said

“When the Presidency discovered that the statement of Malami could not sail through, Garba Shehu came up to rescue the situation by informing Nigerians that the resolutions of the Southern Governors were of questionable legality.

“It was equally reported that President Buhari backed Malami’s stand on the resolutions of the Southern Governors. This scenario has clearly shown that the Presidency is highly uncoordinated.

“One won’t be wrong to assert that we have multiple presidencies in Nigeria, in essence, we have more than one President in Nigeria.

“In the real sense of it, Buhari may not be in charge. We now have proxies ruling this nation. This is tantamount to the bastardization of the presidency.

“Why won’t President Buhari who went round the country to campaign, come out and address the nation on a national TV broadcast?

“Garba Shehu has now become the de facto leader of Nigeria. One does not know when he is airing his personal opinion or speaking the mind of the President.

“I think it’s high time President Buhari addressed the nation. Garba Shehu lacks the constitutional right to act as President of Nigeria.

“This confusion in the Presidency must be brought to an end. Its most unfortunate that the office of the Vice President has been relegated to the background. This is a constitutional mess. We need to correct this abnormally in the Presidency.

“This is why we must have to embrace National dialogue. We need to give room for restructuring of the country.

“Nigerians don’t understand what is going on in the Presidency. Every Dick, Harry, and Tom claim to speak for the Presidency. This is not helping matters. This is belittling the Presidency.”