The Presidency has said that the absence of President Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima in the country does not create any leadership vacuum.

While Tinubu departed the country on October 2, 2024, for a two-week working leave, Shettima left Abuja on Wednesday for Sweden on a two-day visit to represent Nigeria in bilateral engagements with the Scandinavian nation.

In a statement, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the two leaders “are fully engaged with the nation’s affairs, even while they are away”. 

Onanuga also noted that all state organs are functioning as usual.