Nigerian Acting President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan will leave Abuja for Washington DC on Saturday at the invitation of United States President, Barack Obama to attend the Nuclear Summit alongside other world leaders as exclusively reported by THEWILL earlier.
While the Acting President is away on official duties, who will take charge of the affairs of state?
With the illness of Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua, Jonathan was elevated to the head of the Presidency in an acting capacity and thus has no deputy.
Going by the constitution in terms of successional hierarchy, the President comes first, then the Vice President, Senate President and then the Speaker of the House of Representatives etc.
The circumstances are however different in this case as Jonathan is simply away on official assignment abroad. It is likely that the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Alhaji Yayale Ahmed, may be directed to take charge of government business while Jonathan is away.
Yayale was in the United States a few days ago to sign the Bi-National cooperation agreement between the United States and the Nigeria.
Attempts to reach Presidential spokesman, Mr. Ima Niboro or Alhaji Yayale Ahmed to speak on the issue were unsuccessful as at press time.
Jonathan is expected to return to Abuja on Thursday according to a source at the Presidency.
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