I Have Resumed, Buhari Tells National Assembly

President Muhammadu Buhari has formally written to the National Assembly informing the federal lawmakers that he had resumed his functions as the President of the country.

His Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.

Adesina said the Presidential communication to the National Assembly was in compliance with Section 145 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).

The letters were addressed to the Senate and the House of Representatives.

“I have resumed my functions as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with effect from Monday, March 13, 2017, after my vacation,” Adesina quoted Buhari as writing in the letter.

(Punch)