According to the latest reports, Patricia Akwashiki said, president Jonathan will handover to Buhari on May 29th and not May 28th.
Recall, The Minister of Information, Patricia Akwashiki announced that GEJ will hand over on May 28 and the news made prominent lawyers argued that the plan would lead to a vacuum in the leadership of the country.
Patricia said, she never made such announcement that president Jonathan will handover on May 28th doing a briefing in the State House Correspondents at the end of Wednesday's Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting presided over by Jonathan.
Patricia said :
"I have to make a little clarification because some people thought I said May 28 will be handover date. I never said that.
"I said May 28 will be the last day that we will have our handing over briefs by ministries and parastatals. I said from the 28th of this month to that date has been given to departments and ministries to submit their hand over notes.
"I remember somebody asked if there will be no vacuum if there is handover on May 28 and I replied that there will be no handing over on May 28.
"Handing over and inauguration will hold on May 29. The President is not handing over power on May 28; he is handing over power on May 29.
"We have started the transition and it is ongoing. We are submitting our handover notes to the Office of the SGF.
"The President is still the President until May 29 when Gen. Buhari takes his oath of office and resumes as the President of the Federal Republic,"
When asked about why Jonathan said Suleiman Abba, she said "I think it is within the President's power to appoint and sack and he did what he had to do,"
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