Buhari Formally Resume Office In Aso Villa, Meets Top Aides, Security Chiefs

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday formally resumed in his office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Since his inauguration on May 29, 2015 President Buhari had been working from the Defence House, Maitama, owing to what his spokesman, Garba Shehu attributed to ongoing ‘renovation’ works at the Presidential Villa.

Shortly after arriving his office, Mr. Buhari was joined by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN).
As the vice president trekked the long distance from his office to that of the president, he was seen exchanging pleasantries with some State House workers along the way.
Buhari and Osinbanjo thereafter met with some of their top aides.
While the meeting was ongoing, it was learnt that the Service Chiefs also arrived the Presidential Villa to meet him President Buhari.
With his official resumption at the seat of power, activities of governance are expected to pick up immediately.

Buhari Appoints U.S-based Journalist As Osinbajo’s Spokesman

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a U.S-based journalist, Mr Laolu Akande, as the spokesperson of Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo.
Mr. Akande, who was The Guardian’s North American Bureau Chief, was named Senior Special Assistant to lead the media and communication unit in Prof. Osinbajo’s office, the News Agency of Nigeria reported.

Presidential Fleet: I Wish Buhari Would Appoint A Minister For “Common Sense” – Ben Bruce

Chairman of the Silverbird Group and Senator in the 8^th National Assembly, Ben Murray-Bruce has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to take a cue from President Joyce Banda of Malawi in a move to resuscitate the country’s dwindling economy.

Responding to reports of the annual cost of maintaining the presidential fleet, the Bayelsa East district Senator described the development as a complete waste of public fund.
According to him, the N5 billion Nigeria currently spend to maintain the Presidential Air Fleet (PAF) can be used to provide business start-up grants of over five N500,000 to 10,000 NYSC members.
The media mogul took to his twitter page to make this known.
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In his full address made available to This Day, Ben Bruce urged President Buhari to sell off all 11 presidential jet and should consider issuing an Executive Order mandating all government officials to fly Nigerian airlines except in those cases where a Nigerian airline does not fly to the destination in which they are headed.
He said: “President Buhari should take a cue from President Joyce Banda of Malawi who not only sold off that country’s presidential jet, but also sold off 60 Mercedes Benz limousines attached to her Presidency. So impressed was he by President Banda’s move that Andrew Mitchell, the UK International Development Secretary, immediately handed over 32 million pounds of British Aid to her government.”

Ben Bruce reactions comes hours after the presidency denied knowledge of President Muhammadu Buhari alleged order for disposal of nine VIP jets.
It was earlier reported that the country leader made an unprecedented move to reduce the cost of government, which is to sell the luxury aicrafts from the presidential fleet