Prolonged Absence: Tinubu Sued for Refusing to Hand over Power
The party says Tinubu breached Section 145 by leaving office duties to Vice-President Kashim Shettima without a written declaration, and seeks to bar future repeats.
- On Monday, September 28, 2026, the African Action Congress sued President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly at the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, challenging his failure to transfer power to Vice President Kashim Shettima during his European vacation.
- Tinubu left Nigeria on August 30, 2026, for a three-week working vacation but failed to transmit a written declaration to the Senate President and Speaker, which the party argues violates Section 145 of the 1999 Constitution.
- National Legal Adviser Inibehe Effiong filed the lawsuit, alleging the National Assembly's failure to authorize Shettima as Acting President after 21 days was "undemocratic and a gross violation of the Constitution."
- Although the Presidency announced an extension on September 21, Special Adviser Bayo Onanuga stated Tinubu continued performing duties from abroad; he had not returned by Monday.
- The legal challenge renews scrutiny of the President's frequent foreign travel; a February 2026 report found Tinubu had taken 47 overseas trips, spending about 315 days abroad since May 2023.
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Sowore’s AAC sues Tinubu, others over failure to transfer power to Shettima
AAC urged the court to declare that Mr Tinubu’s failure to transmit the declaration before proceeding on vacation to Europe from 30 August to 28 September was “undemocratic and a gross violation of the Constitution.”
Prolonged absence: Tinubu sued for refusing to hand over power
The African Action Congress, AAC, has sued President Bola Tinubu before the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, over his refusal to hand over power to Vice-President Kashim Shettima since he travelled to Europe on August 30, 2026. The suit, tagged FHC/ABJ/CS/2353/2026 and dated September 28, 2026, was filed by way of an originating summons by the […] Prolonged absence: Tinubu sued for refusing to hand over power
Europe Vacation: AAC drags Tinubu to court over failure to notify NASS
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — The African Action Congress (AAC) has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, praying it to declare that President Bola Tinubu breached Section 145(1) of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, by embarking on a month-long vacation in Europe without transmitting a written notice to the National Assembly (NASS). The party, […]
Vacation: Sowore’s AAC Sues Tinubu, AGF, National Assembly Over Refusal To Hand Over Power To Shettima
The African Action Congress (AAC) has filed a lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Abuja challenging President Bola Tinubu’s refusal to hand over power to Vice President Kashim Shettima during his vacation to Europe. The suit was filed on behalf of the party through an Originating Summons on Monday, 28th September 2026, by the […]
AAC Party Sues Tinubu, AGF, National Assembly Over Failure To Transfer Power To Shettima
The African Action Congress (AAC) has dragged President Bola Tinubu, the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, Senate President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the National Assembly before the Federal High Court in Abuja over the President’s prolonged vacation in Europe and failure to transmit power to Vice President Kashim Shettima. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2353/2026, was filed on Monday, September 28, 20…
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