Tinubu: Why Akpabio rejected acting President role – Rufai Oseni

Arise Television Morning Show anchor, Rufai Oseni, has explained wherefore Senate President Godswill Akpabio rejected being addressed arsenic Nigeria’s acting president portion President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima were distant from the country.

Oseni said Akpabio’s insistence that helium was not the acting president showed that helium was unwilling to asseverate the powers of the National Assembly arsenic a co-equal limb of government.

He spoke on Monday while analysing the extended enactment of President Tinubu’s enactment retired of the country.

According to Oseni, Nigerians should not expect the National Assembly to situation the President effectively, fixed its erstwhile enactment for the declaration of a authorities of exigency successful Rivers State.

Oseni questioned whether Akpabio could efficaciously pb the National Assembly successful challenging the executive, arguing that the legislature was constitutionally intended to run arsenic a co-equal limb of government.

“So, if you deliberation that this National Assembly volition talk up and combat for you. It’s either you’re delusional, oregon you don’t work the news.

“You’re talking astir the National Assembly lasting up to situation the president. Is it not the aforesaid National Assembly that endorsed a authorities of exigency to settee a governmental squabble successful a state, Rivers St...