ADC challenges arrangements while Tinubu and Shettima are abroad

The ADC has questioned the arrangements for representing Nigeria’s president while President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima remain abroad. According to Premium Times, Mr Abdullahi questioned the constitutional basis for Secretary to the Government of the Federation George Akume continuing to represent the president at official functions. The criticism focuses on the chain of authority during the reported absence of both Tinubu and Shettima.

Abdullahi’s remarks raise the question of who is formally responsible for presidential representation under those circumstances. The available report does not set out the specific events at which Akume appeared or identify the constitutional provisions cited by Abdullahi. It also does not include a response from the presidency, Akume, Tinubu or Shettima.

The report gives no details about how long the president and vice-president have been outside the country, why they are abroad or whether either is expected to return soon. It also does not say whether the ADC has made a formal legal challenge or merely issued a political criticism. The dispute comes alongside separate public discussion about Nigeria’s representation at the United Nations General Assembly, although the supplied material does not establish a direct connection between the two matters.