Shehu Sani reveals what lawmakers are doing concerning Buhari's long absence in office

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– President Muhammadu Buhari’s medical vacation is still a trending topic in Nigeria

– There have been calls for the National Assembly to take action over the president’s long absence from the country

– All Progressives Congress (APC) senator, Shehu Sani gives an insight to what the lawmakers are doing

The senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Senator Shehu Sani has revealed the steps lawmakers are taking as regards the long absence of President Muhammadu Buhari.

In a Facebook post on Tuesday, August 8, Senator Sani said the lawmakers are praying for the safe return of the president.

He decried the criticisms directed at the lawmakers by some Nigerians, stressing that they (the National Assembly) have been silent about the issue because they have been praying.

Senator Shehu Sani is one of the hard core loyalists of President Buhari in the Nigerian Senate

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He wrote: “You condemned the National Assembly for been silent while the president is still outside for over 90 days, yes we are silent because we are also like other Nigerians in prayers.

“Prayers need silence. Next you will say we are playing the ostrich. We are not, we are playing the dove.”

On Monday, August 7, Senator Sani said those protesting for the president to resume or resign have the constitutional and fundamental rights to do so.

He however added that the president had properly handed over power to the acting president before he travelled on medical vacation, appealing to the protesters to step down their placard and pick up a prayer book for the president.

“He has

given so much and sacrificed so much for our country and this is the time to stand by him when it’s telling on his health.

“For a man who has given the better part of his life for our unity and for our progress, it’s not much if we show him love, care and understanding in his trying moments,” he said.

Protesters took to the streets of Abuja on Monday, August 7 to ask the resident to resume or resign

Meanwhile, the personal assistant to President Buhari on social media, Lauretta Onochie, has asked Nigerians to stop demanding for the president’s health status.

Onochie, who made this statement during an interview with Channels TV said the president is more a less a private citizens now.

She said it is disrespectful and very intrusive to keep asking for the president’s health status when he has already hand over power to his deputy for the moment.

READ ALSO: It is a shame to call Buhari a private citizen – Omokri blasts Onochie

Watch this ZENITHBLOG.com TV video of Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state speak on why President Buhari may not return to the country soon:

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