Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has clarified that he is not acting on behalf of
President Bola Tinubu, who is currently in France.
Akpabio spoke in Akwa Ibom State on Tuesday amid controversy over the absence
of President Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima from the Aso Rock Villa.

“I am the Senate President and not the acting President of Nigeria because President Tinubu is still in power. He’s on a working leave, and there’s no absence in Aso Rock,” Akpabio said.

DAILY POST reports that while Tinubu is still on his three-week working
vacation, Shettima is currently participating in the 81st United Nations General
Assembly in New York, United States. Addressing the controversy over who is
currently in charge of the government, Akpabio said he remains the Senate
President and not the acting president of Nigeria.