OLALEKAN ADETAYO , in this piece, captures
President Muhammadu Buhari’s activities since he resumed in his office inside the Presidential Villa on Monday I, Muhammadu Buhari, do solemnly swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the Federal Republic of Nigeria; that as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I will discharge my duties to the best of my ability, faithfully and in accordance with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the law….So help me God.”

With these words read amidst thunderous applause from Nigerians and friends of the nation who thronged the Eagle Square, Abuja on the morning of May 29, 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari, formally took over the responsibility of leading the most populous black nation from Dr.
Goodluck Jonathan, who he had earlier trounced
at the March 28 presidential polls.
Buhari climbed into power on the back of a
nationwide campaign for change. During the
campaigns that preceded that historic election, the
President’s party, the All Progressives Congress,
dangled many irresistible mouth-watering offers
before the electorate. The party promised a
government that would be a clear departure from
what the then ruling party, the Peoples
Democratic Party, was offering.
By the time Buhari took his oath of office and oath
of allegiance therefore, expectations were
understandably high. Nigerians were looking
forward to the much-promised change in all the
sectors. The President had to stay away from the
Presidential Villa for about three weeks for
renovation to be completed. At least, based on
what his aides said.
On Sunday, the President finally relocated to his
official residence. Expectedly, he operated from
his office inside the Presidential Villa for the first
time on Monday. Like a man who swallows a big
mortar and can neither stand nor sit, 72-year-old
Buhari has since he resumed in the Oval Office
(that is what the President’s office is called),
thrown himself into the hard task of governing
Nigeria, often described as a complex nation.
His first assignment on his first day in the office
was to meet with a few aides that are currently
assisting him, pending the time he will constitute
his cabinet. He was joined at that meeting by
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo.
While that meeting was going on, service chiefs
arrived the Presidential Villa for a meeting with
him. He presided over that meeting during which
the country’s war against insurgents was
reviewed. It was at that meeting that Buhari
directed the dismantling of military checkpoints in
secure parts of the country.
After the meeting, the President did something
that has been described as unprecedented- he
met with members of the State House Press
Corps, saddled with the responsibility of
disseminating his activities to the public. He was
accompanied to that meeting by his Special
Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina;
and his Senior Special Assistant on Media and
Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu.
It was Adesina who set the tone for the meeting
which was held inside the Briefing Room adjoining
the Council Chambers. There, he told reporters
that Buhari found it important to “pay a courtesy
visit” on them on his first day in office and solicit
their support.
The President did not mince words in saying that
his good or bad relationship with the media will
be determined by Adesina.
He said, “It is not by accident that I got the best
of you to be the Special Adviser (on Media and
Publicity), one of the 15 aides I had to get
clearance (for) from the Senate. He is one of the
best that I can have as special advisers. I brought
one of the best of you so that he can consistently
defend me against you. Whether my job is a
difficult one or easy, it is up to him, but I am here
to thank you in advance for what good and ill you
are going to do to me.”
It was also at that meeting that Buhari made his
first comment on the status of the nation
bequeathed him by Jonathan, saying he inherited
an empty treasury and a nation weighed down by
huge debts running into millions of dollars.
With a few more informal meetings with some
individuals, the President concluded activities
scheduled for his first day in office.
Those who thought Monday was too busy for the
President quickly changed their thoughts as
activities started unfolding on Tuesday. It was an
action-filled day. Buhari started the day by
granting an audience to the 36 state governors.
Almost all the governors were either present or
represented since it was their first meeting with
the President.
Buhari again grabbed the headlines at that
meeting when he among other things accused
officials of the recent past government of
abandoning all financial and administrative
instructions put in place in parastatals and
agencies. He described their actions as
responsible for throwing the country into financial
crisis, which he said was worse than that of the
Second Republic that led to the 1983 military
coup he partook in.
After the meeting, Buhari performed diplomatic
duties when he granted audience to the
Cameroonian Minister of Territorial Administration
and Decentralisation, Mr. Sadi Emmanuel, who
was a special envoy of President Paul Biya. It was
at that meeting that he accepted to visit
Cameroon after the Ramadan fast in continuation
of his consultations on the fight against Boko
Haram.
Buhari also met with the outgoing Palestinian
Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. Montaser Abuzaid,
during which he pledged that Nigeria would
continue to support all efforts aimed at the
peaceful resolution of the Middle East conflict.
Not long after that, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji
Sa’ad Abubakar III, led some traditional rulers
from the North under the aegis of the Northern
Traditional Rulers Council to a closed-door
session with the President. They made
recommendations to the President on issues that
are related to national development. Buhari also
briefed them on efforts being put in place to
recover stolen funds and how the United States
and some other countries had promised to assist
his administration in that regard.
With that meeting over, the traditional rulers
joined him for the traditional breaking of Ramadan
fast in the new Banquet Hall of the Presidential
Villa. They were joined by some state governors.
That was not all. At about a few minutes before
11pm, Buhari also went into another round of
meeting with state governors elected on the
platform of the APC. Issues discussed at the
parley included the leadership crisis rocking the
National Assembly which was caused by the
emergence of leaders other than the ones
approved by the party leadership. That meeting
ended in the early hours of Wednesday. The
President retired into his official residence at
about a few minutes before 1am.
As early as 10am on Wednesday, Buhari also met
separately with Kaduna State Governor, Mallam
Nasir El-Rufai; and his Imo State counterpart,
Rochas Okorocha. The Chairman of Bi-Courtney
Group of Companies, Dr. Wale Babalakin, was also
seen walking towards the President’s office
shortly after. In all, Wednesday was a bit free.
On Thursday, Buhari granted audience to the
President of the Economic Community of West
African States Commission, Mr. Kadre Ouedraogo.
At the meeting, the President insisted that
regional and international cooperation was needed
to ensure victory over terrorism in Nigeria and
other countries.
With Buhari’s relocation to the Presidential Villa,
visible changes were noticed during the week. The
nature of visitors to the Villa has also changed.
Under former President Jonathan, a large
percentage of visitors were either chieftains of the
then ruling PDP or people that have links with the
party. That has given way to chiefs of the APC,
who are the current power brokers.
Even in terms of dressing, many visitors and villa
workers alike were fond of wearing the Ijaw
traditional dress and Fedora to match during the
Jonathan Presidency. This week, the Hausa way of
dressing dominated the seat of power with many
seen in well-starched babariga and caps to
match.
The security arrangement in the well-fortified
premises is also currently undergoing
reorganistion. Officials of the Department of State
Services have been withdrawn from their beats in
the “inner circle” and replaced by plain-clothed
military personnel.
The population of Muslims praying at the mosque
located behind the President’s office also surged
from Monday when Buhari started joining them for
prayers. Once the President is inside the mosque,
a few plain-clothed security operatives will
quickly surround the place of worship located
between the President’s office and the Council
Chambers. Apart from the regular prayers, Buhari
also joined faithful to listen to Ramadan Tafsir in
the mosque during the week.
On Friday, Buhari made history as the first
President to hold a Jumat prayer inside the
Presidential Villa. He led Muslim aides and other
State House workers to hold the prayer inside the
mosque behind his office. The mosque’s capacity
was overstretched as those who prayed outside
were three times more than those who managed
to find space inside with the President.
As the President begins his second week in his
office, many Nigerians are expecting him to
announce more appointments and move faster in
fulfilling his numerous electoral promises.

Source: http://www.punchng.com/politics/buhari-in-aso-villa-workers-dump-ijaw-attire-for-babariga/

what can I say, Shameless sycophants, hypocrites, political jobbers, swing anywhere the wind blows.

no pic?

Political parasite frequenting Aso Rock.

Was expecting to see a pinshure #dissapointed

K

CHANGE!!!

Where are the photographic images to your claims.

Before nko?

Ok