I am not directly in touch with President Buhari but I speak with those around him- Femi Adesina

President Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has released another statement that may likely brew arguments among Nigerians that he is not directly in touch with the president but that he contacts those around him in London to get his information. 

Femi speaking on Channels TV this morning said, "Daily. I am not saying I speak with him directly but I am in touch with London daily.

People around him, we speak daily."

Femi also said he is does not know when President Buhari will be coming back into the country and that this scenario can never be compare that to that of Late President Yar’Adua.

"In his communication to the National Assembly, that was not indicated. We just have to stay with what he has told us but what I will just say is that the President may be coming back sooner than people think because we hear all the rumours, we see all the malice, all the mischief against the President. All those people will be surprised. The President may be coming back sooner than they think."

"You can't compare the Yar'Adua scenario/saga with what is happening now. Then you could ask for daily updates because the President left the country without anybody been told where he was headed and why he was going there.

“Two, he did not transfer power to his then deputy, the Vice President. That is not the situation now. When the President was leaving on January 19th, we issued a statement. He was going on vacation and he would do routine medical check-ups. Now when those medical check-ups need to be extended, we also announced it that because he needed to still do more and get the results, he has asked for an extension.

“And then three, power has been transferred to the Vice President who is the Acting President," hee stated