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The Director of Media and Publicity of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, Kola Ologbondiyan, has demanded an immediate explanation from the Presidency over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s prolonged absence from Nigeria, saying Nigerians deserve clarity on the President’s whereabouts and who is exercising presidential authority in his absence. Ologbondiyan, in a statement issued on Sunday, September 27, said Tinubu had remained outside the country six days after the expiration of his originally announced three-week vacation, reportedly scheduled to end on September 21. He said the continued absence of the President, without sufficient public information about the circumstances surrounding the extension of his stay abroad, had raised legitimate questions among Nigerians. “The Presidency owes Nigerians a clear and transparent explanation,” Ologbondiyan said. He called on the Presidency to disclose the President’s current location, explain the reason for the prolonged absence and cla...