“There Cannot Be Anyone Too Powerful For President Buhari To Control.” – BUHARI REACTS TO SACK OF OSINBAJO AIDES
President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the sack of 35 aides attached to the Vice-President Yemi Osunbajo saying the aides were sacked to reduce cost of governance, at the same time said,”There cannot be anyone too powerful for President Buhari to control.” In a statement on Friday, Special Senior Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu, he said there is no rancour between the President and his Vice. Shehu went further that “The Presidency wishes to confirm that there is, on-going, an unprecedented overhaul of the nation’s seat of government, arising from which a number of political appointments have either been revoked or not renewed in the Second Term. “The exercise, which has been ordered by the President is to streamline decision-making, cut down multiple authorities and reduce the cost of administration. It is also an appropriate response to the general perception that the Presidency has an oversized and bloated workforce which acts a...