There is no vacancy in Aso Rock – Akpabio

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed calls for President Bola Tinubu to hand over power to Vice President Kashim Shettima, insisting there is no leadership vacuum despite Tinubu’s ongoing working vacation abroad, according to Vanguard.

Speaking Tuesday in Akwa Ibom State while commissioning road projects, Akpabio said only his office can declare a presidential vacancy and that no such situation currently exists. He noted Tinubu, whose three-week holiday was recently extended by a week, remains constitutionally in charge and continues issuing instructions remotely, citing recent diplomatic contact with French President Emmanuel Macron.

The Presidency has not given a formal return date, though Akpabio’s remarks signal a united APC stance against speculation of a governance crisis.