Open Grazing Ban: Buhari Is Not In Charge, Garba Shehu Has Sidelined Osinbajo, Taken Over Govt - CAGG

 

President Muhammadu Buhari has been accused of not being in charge of his government.

 

The accusation was made by Olusegun Bamgbose, National Coordinator, Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, CAGG, who said that the senior special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu is now de facto leader of Nigeria.

 

He called on President Buhari to address Nigerians as soon as possible, adding that Shehu lacks the constitutional right to act as President of Nigeria.

 

Bamgbose, a chieftain of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, also lamented that the office of the Vice President has been relegated to the background with Shehu taken charge at the Presidency .

 

According to the senior lawyer, Nigerians no longer know when Shehu is airing his personal opinion or speaking the mind of the President.

 

Bamgbose was angered by the recent reactions of the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and Shehu, to the outcome of the recent Southern Governors’ meeting in Asaba Delta State.

 

The Governors had met to deliberate on the security challenges facing their region and thus pronounced a ban on open grazing.

 

Malami had kicked against the governors’ decision, comparing open grazing by herders, to spare parts dealers in the North.

 

And a few days later, Shehu came up to rescue the situation by informing Nigerians that the resolutions of the Southern Governors were of questionable legality.

 

Bamgbose described this as ridiculous, adding that it clearly shows that the Presidency is uncoordinated.

 

“Nigerians are confused as to identify who exactly is in control of the affairs of this nation,” he told DAILY POST.

 

“Nigerians don’t understand what is going on in the Presidency. Every Dick, Harry, and Tom claim to speak for the Presidency. This is not helping matters. This is belittling the Presidency.”