Osinbajo Presides Over FEC Meeting
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Wednesday presided over the Federal Executive Council meeting, even as the President Muhammadu Buhari, has not made a public appearance since his return to the country from New York, where he had attended the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, each trip outside the country
There has not been any official statement from his media handlers whether the President is observing the mandatory self-isolation after his trip outside the country.
Buhari, according to the News Agency of Nigeria, returned on September 26, 2021, but no photographs of the President arriving at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, were posted on social media by his media handlers, as has been the norm.
Rather, his last public photographs were posted by social media aide, Buhari Sallau, via his Facebook page on Saturday, September 25, announcing the President’s departure “for Abuja.”
There has been no statement from the Presidency regarding the retired General’s return to the country, except for a report by the government-owned News Agency of Nigeria titled, ‘UNGA-76: Buhari returns with special assignment from World body.’
Meanwhile, his aides have continued to post congratulatory messages and birthday wishes on the President’s behalf; as well as the activities of members of his cabinet, including those of the Federal Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola; and vice-president Osinbajo, among others.