Buhari does not need Senate approval to extend his vacation – Presidency

The Presidency has rubbished speculations that the Senate may void President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to extend his vacation.


The Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters, Ita Enang, told newsmen in Abuja, that no resolution was needed to approve the letter.

He said: “It doesn’t require a `yes’ or a `no’; it is to inform it.
“What is important is that there is a communication with the senate.

“Once the communication is received by the senate and the House of Representatives, through their respective presiding officers, that settles it.”
On non-specification of time frame needed by the president, he said: “this question will not be answered until the Senate sits.

“But, I want us to look at the Constitution because the Constitution says what should be done is notification.”
Buhari had initially sent a letter to the Senate, informing them that he was proceeding on a 10-day leave from January 23 to February 6.
However, on February 5, he sent another letter asking for an indefinite extension to his vacation in the UK, to enable him complete his medical checks.