How Nigeria Did Not Have President, Vice President For over 10 Hours – Osinbajo

Speaking last night, Wednesday at the inaugural dinner at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Osinbajo said that as a lawyer and a law teacher, he always liked to test and interrogate legal scenarios.

“At one minute past midnight today, the four-year term of Mr. President and I ended by effluxion of time. So, from one minute past 12 of last night, May 29 to about 10:30 am when we were sworn in for a second term, there was no President or Vice President.
“Interestingly nothing went wrong; all was okay. When such a situation arises, it is the Senate President who acts as President. So, when I arrived at Eagle Square this morning, some may have noticed that the Senate President and I were enjoying a joke. He said to me jokingly “you better be careful you know I am the acting President now.”

“So, we thank Mr. Senate President for not doing anything funny.”
Vice President Osinbajo cracked another joke, saying: “as  you know, our campaign slogan was ‘Next Level’. And you know that very few people forget campaign promises, even those who are closest to you.

“My cook in Lagos as soon as he saw me after we won the elections started to sing “everything to the Next Level.” I didn’t know how to respond because I knew that the chap was thinking of a next level salary.
“By the way, it is not just junior staff who are always talking about the Next Level. General Gowon, a few minutes ago, was telling me that he asked Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, the APC Chairman, why he was not wearing his customary Khaki shirt and trousers and of course the Comrade pointed out that this is Next level.
“But the worst example of this Next Level is a rude fellow who said to me “you people promised change when you came and after you resumed office you started saying change begins with you. “Let me warn that Lai Mohammed, if he tries Next Level begins with you…I will kidnap him.”