"Osinbajo Missing In Action", Abba Kyari Takes Bill To Buhari In London For Signing
President Buhari has signed a bill on Monday in London, stating that the amended Bill will generate at least $500m additional revenue for the Nigerian government.
Joy Kalu 
Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to the President, on Monday took a bill to President Muhammadu Buhari, who is in London on a private visit, for signing.
President Buhari disclosed that the amended Bill will generate at least $500m additional revenue for the Nigerian government, the bill amended the Deep Offshore (and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contract) Act.
The President on Twitter described the signing as a landmark moment for Nigeria.
In a photo which was posted on social media, Kyari, who was wearing a suit, was seen presenting the bill to the President who was sitting down.
Buhari revealed that during his 2020 Budget Presentation Speech before the National Assembly in October he had earlier highlighted the need to urgently review the fiscal terms for deep offshore oil fields, to reflect current realities and to ensure increased government revenues.
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However, this did not go down well with some Nigerians, as they posed questions about the function of the office of Vice President, Osinbajo.
According to them, Osinbajo should have signed the bill, rather than have Abba Kyari take a trip to London.
Below are some comments gathered from Twitter:
@Aisha Yesufu “Is Muhammadu Buhari back in Nigeria? Did he cancel his private visit to London? Is he in London with his Chief of Staff while on private visit? Who’s paying? Did the CoS fly to meet him in London to get the bill assented? Why the heck do we have a Vice President?
@Gimbakakanda “You can no longer convince me that there’s no deliberate ploy to relegate and undermine @ProfOsinbajo ahead of 2023. This function in a foreign country could’ve been performed by the Vice President, as done in the past, if power had been handed over to him. This is bad optics.”
@_Muffasa “Osibanjo that has been relegated since, he himself knows it, but shame won’t let him resign from the comedy .”
@Ojogiwaso “Does the SGF has constitutional right to do the function? Does the President has constitutional rights to sign a bill while outside the shore of the country? Does the President has constitutional rights not to transcend power to his Vice while he will not exceed certain days 1.“
@Bardenkurmi “President Buhari has for the second time this year failed to empower the VP as acting President, knowing he will be away for 3 weeks. Abba Kyari now run a courier service between Abuja and London instead.”
