Acting President, Goodluck Jonathan, has had his elevation backed by “force of law”, according to the Guardian on Sunday.
The paper said that the new development followed a letter that was sent to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Alhaji Mahmud Yayale Ahmed, from the National Assembly.
The Assembly exalted Vice President Jonathan to Acting President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federation on Tuesday following the long absence of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, who is in Saudi Arabia for a medical check up.
The contents of the letter were expected to be conveyed to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ignatius Katsina-Alu, the Executive Council of the Federation (EXCOF) and the Acting President.
The letter, which a legislative source said was tantamount to a law being passed by the National Assembly, has a reference number NASS/C5/R/05/III/92 and dated 10 February, 2010.