Nigeria has passed Mungo Park era, Buhari can govern from anywhere-Oshiomhole

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National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole on Tuesday took a swipe at those critics who are knocking President Muhammadu Buhari of signing a Bill into law from London, saying that the President of the country can govern from anywhere.

Speaking in Abuja when he led members of the APC National Working Committee, NWC on a visit to the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan and other Principal Officers of the APC in the Upper Chamber, Oshiomhole said that Nigeria as a country has gone beyond what he described as Mungo Park where a President is expected to  only function from his base.

According to the APC National Chairman, President Buhari signed the Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contract, PSC Amendment Bill into law on Monday in London at the Nigeria house.

The APC National Chairman who disclosed that the party has been Monitoring the activities of the 9th Senate under the leadership of Senator Ahmad Lawan as the President of the Senate said that the Upper Chamber has performed extremely well especially with the cultivation of what he termed, an unusual, but very fruitful bipartisan working relationship.

Oshiomhole said, “I was also excited to see Mr. President sign into law that Act in London. Again a couple of implication on this. That like you the President recognized that if you can manage it as quickly as you did and come out with such fundamental amendment that has such enormous impact on our national revenue, he as President also has to do the needful. I think by signing into law at the Nigerian House in London, it shows that the wherever the President is, he is Presiding over Nigeria and with the benefit of modern technology we have passed the Mungo Park era.

“So signing it in London for me has also made several statements. Namely, that where ever national interest is involved, the President is on duty and wherever he is he is presiding. I also salute his assenting to the Bill as fast as he did and even at the Nigerian House in London.”

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