President Buhari in the letter which was his first official letter to the senate after his inauguration explained that the request was in line with Section 151 (2-3) of the 1999 Constitution as amended.
The letter which was personally signed by Buhari and addressed to the Senate President, David Mark and read at the plenary explained that the 15 Special Advisers would help him carry out his constitutional roles as the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The letter stated, “Pursuant to the provision of Section 151 (1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) which confers on me to appoint Special Advisers to assist me in the performance of my functions.
“I write to request for your kind consideration and approval of the Distinguished members of the senate of the Federal Republic to appoint Fifteen (15) Advisers as prescribed in Section 151 (2-3) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).
Meanwhile, the Senate has congratulated President Buhari and the Vice-President, Prof. Yemie Osinbajo for their inauguration, saying that the Red Chamber will identify with his administration for the interest of the citizenry.
Commenting on the motion sponsored by the Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba and co-sponsored by other Senators, the Senate President, David Mark also commended Nigerians for accepting the outcome of the general elections that ushered new leadership.
The Senate President said, ” If the followers didn’t accept, (the results of the elections) the story would have been different today. For the first time in the history of this country, we discovered that the Presidential election is not before any tribunal.
“I think that is a milestone in our democratic process and we must acknowledge that it is a mark of statesmanship and a demonstration of the acceptance of the will of the people because election is not done by just one individual, election is done by all of us who are members of the various constituencies.
“It is not just enough to congratulate President Buhari, I think we should also congratulate the former president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, who willingly conceded defeat and followed the announcement with a telephone call to President Buhari and also appealed to his members to accept that as the verdict from the people.
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