"VICE PRESIDENCY AND THE PRESIDENCY ARE NOT THE SAME" - PETER OBI RESPONDS DINO MELAYE

Dino Melaye and Peter Obi

The vice president's position is distinct from that of the president, according to Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Labour Party, or LP

Obi responded to a question posed by former Kogi West senator Dino Melaye at the Arise TV presidential debate in Abuja.

In light of the disorganized networking among security services, Melaye had questioned Obi on whether the Office of the President and the Vice President were the same entity.

"The office of the President and the Vice President is not the same; there is a Commander in Chief. The burden stops at somebody's desk.

Obi responded by saying: "He can delegate that power to his Vice; that is why, when the president travels, we talk about the transition of power. The Vice President is not Commander-In-Chief.

"In terms of coordination, they should work as a family. As president and Commander-In-Chief, the decision stops on my desk.

"I will be responsible to Nigerians. Datti, my Vice President, will be working very closely with me.

"Even the constitution points out areas where the Vice President will head, it didn't say that he is the Commander-In-Chief."