I’m Back To My Regular Position As Vice President –Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says he is back to his regular position as Vice President. This follows the resumption at work by his principal, President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday, Monday.

Osinbajo who fielded questions from State House correspondents after a meeting with the President also spoke on other issues.

On whether or not he thought the President was satisfied with his performance as Acting President, he said: “I think the President was reasonably satisfied with the way I acted. I think so. I think one thing we must recognise is the way this administration works, it has always been team work.

“There is little that is done without the President’s clearance and endorsement, so generally speaking, even with some responsibilities that are mine constitutionally, we always have full discussions and agreements on them and in some cases there is delegation.

“But by and large, I practically discussed practically everything fully with him while he was away and I had his endorsements before we were able to go on and do what we did.”

On whether or not he thought the President was fully ready for work, the Vice President said:

“He is doing very well, he is in his office and we just had a meeting, a very long meeting.

“We are basically trying to bring the President to speed on some of what has been done while he was away and he has given a few directives on what we should be doing in so many different areas; the Northeast, the budget, the economy, quite a lot on many of issues.

“We just had a meeting for over an hour and his readiness for work isn’t in doubt at all.”

Note: The extracts of the exchange between Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and State House Correspondents used here were released by the Senior Special Assistant on Media & Publicity to the President, Office of the Vice President, Mr Laolu Akande.