Ascertain if President Buhari is fit - Lawyers tells Osinbajo

- A group of lawyers under the
aegis of United Global Resolve for
Peace (UGRFP) threaten to go to
court and compel FEC to set up a
medical committee to ascertain if
ailing President Muhammadu
Buhari is fit
- The group says the constitutional
provision needs to be adhered to
ensure that the right thing is done
A group of lawyers under the aegis of
United Global Resolve for Peace
(UGRFP) have asked Acting President
Yemi Osinbajo and some members of
the federal executive council (FEC) to
set up a medical committee in line
with Section 145 of the 1999
constitution as amended, to ascertain
if President Buhari is fit enough to
continue in office or face legal action.
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The lawyers on Wednesday, July 26,
threatened to seek a court order to
compel the Federal Executive Council
(FEC) to set up a medical committee
to ascertain if ailing Buhari is fit
enough to continue in office if their
request is not met, Sun reports.
“We have written letters to the Acting
President, the AGF and the SGF to set
up a medical committee to ascertain if
President Buhari is fit enough to
continue in office, " Mr Pelumi
Olajengbesi who spoke on behalf of
the group said.
“This is not about the president or
anybody, but the institution called
Nigeria. We need to follow what the
constitution says and ensure that the
right thing is done. We are giving
them two weeks.
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“If they fail to do that and set up the
committee, we will be left with no
choice, but to approach the court and
compel them to do the right thing.
They need to invoke that section of our
constitution.”
Other members of the FEC who
received the letter include, the
attorney-general of the federation
(AGF) and minister of justice, Mr
Abubakar Malami and the acting
secretary to government of the
Federation (SGF), Habibat Lawal.
Meanwhile, federal government
sources have said President
Muhammadu Buhari will return from
his medical vacation in the United
Kingdom next week after being away
from the country for 79 days.
But the sources who spoke under the
condition of anonymity on Tuesday
night, July 25, did not specify the date
within the week when the president
will be expected to return, Daily
Trust reports.
The disclosure by the sources came
hours after presidential
spokesperson, Femi Adesina, told
newsmen that he had no information
about when Buhari will return.