BREAKING: PRES. BUHARI EXTENDS VACATION INDEFINITELY

President Muhammadu Buhari has extended his vacation indefinitely.

This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the special adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina.

The statement said, “President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the National Assembly today, February 5, 2017, informing of his desire to extend his leave in order to complete and receive the results of a series of tests recommended by his doctors.

“The President had planned to return to Abuja this evening, but was advised to complete the test cycle before returning. The notice has since been dispatched to the Senate President, and Speaker, House of Representatives.

‘Mr. President expresses his sincere gratitude to Nigerians for their concern, prayers and kind wishes.”

It will be recalled that Minister for Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed in a statement on Sunday denied reports that Buhari’s return to Nigeria was being hampered due to a faulty aircraft.

President Buhari Orders Government Agencies To Take Over Properties Seized From Corrupt Officials

A report by The Authority indicates that President Muhammadu Buhari has directed government agencies to occupy properties seized from past government officials. According to the report, the first among several of such buildings to be taken over by the agencies are the forfeited mansions of former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh. One of the seized Badeh’s mansions, which President Buhari has directed the Econom­ic and Financial Crimes Com­mission (EFCC) to hand over to the agencies, is located in Wuse 2 in the Federal Capital Territo­ry (FCT). This was the same situation obtainable under the government of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. The EFCC had seized sever­al mansions allegedly acquired by Badeh with funds released by the Goodluck Jonathan admin­istration to fight the Boko Har­am terrorists and to resolve oth­er security matters. Badeh is one of the mili­tary officers that are being in­vestigated and prosecuted by the present administration for corruption. He was arrested last year by the EFCC for alleged­ly stealing from the $2.1 billion Arms Funds – making him lia­ble to the forfeiture of some of the choice property reportedly bought from the proceeds of the ill-gotten funds. Sources within the EFCC confirmed that the anti-graft agency is already finalising the process by applying the forfei­ture clause in the case. The de­lay is said to be caused by the EFCC counsel, who asked for more time, because the buildings were be­ing presented before the court as exhibits to prosecute Badeh.