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President Muhammadu Buhari says Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is now in charge of the country.<\/div>\n
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\nThe president said this shortly before he departed Abuja for a routine medical check-up in London, the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n

Fielding questions from reporters before his departure at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, Buhari said Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was in charge constitutionally when he was out of the country.<\/p>\n

The President said his absence would not affect state functions as he was aware of every development taking place in his absence.<\/p>\n

Asked about how the country would function in his absence, he said: \u201cWell, I cannot claim to be doing the work alone. The government is fully represented. The Vice President is there. Constitutionally, when I\u2019m away, he\u2019s in charge. Then, we have the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and then the Chief of Staff, so, there\u2019s no problem.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the anxiety over the March 26 convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), he doused tension and said the party had the capacity to organise the programme.<\/p>\n

On what he would tell Nigerians who had expressed doubts regarding the ability of the APC to conduct its national convention successfully, he said, \u201cWell, they should wait and see. How did we come as a party to take power from the ruling party which had been there before us for so many years? So, we have the capacity. Everything will be all right.<\/p>\n

Buhari had initially planned to embark on the trip from Nairobi, Kenya after attending the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) at 50 in that country.<\/p>\n

The president\u2019s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, had on March 1, in a statement said that from Kenya, the president would proceed to London for \u201croutine medical checks that will last for a maximum of two weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, the president returned to Abuja on Friday at about 1p.m before embarking on the London trip on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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