High-ranking sources at the Presidency confirmed that the decision to use the phrase, “the vice president will coordinate the activities of the Government,” instead of expressing what the Constitution stipulates, that the Vice President becomes “Acting President” with the transmission of the letter, was done by the chief of staff.
In the previous letters, the VP was expressly named Acting President.
Here are 3 reasons why the chief of staff allegedly inserted the clause:
1. Fear of the influence of ministers, vice president and other political bigwigs over President Buhari
One source told the news platform that the chief of staff’s reason for inserting the clause to the letter was a mystery to him but another source insisted Abba Kyari had always seen some influential members of the Buhari administration, including the Vice President as his rivals.
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