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President Buhari works from his residence, but it’s not because of health issues

President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the National Assembly notifying it of his resumption of office after returning at the weekend from his May 7, 2017, medical trip to the United Kingdom.
His Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives), Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila, who transmitted the letter, said the exercise was in fulfillment of constitutional provisions.
With the transmission, it is hoped that government would take full steam and the struggle for powers by the various brokers in the corridor of power while he was away

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