Wanted: a strong leader
[Left: Yar'Adua when elected; Left below: Yar'Adua recently]The calls for the president's resignation in Nigeria demonstrate the importance of a strong leader in the regime and the political culture.
Nigeria President Umaru Yar'Adua faces calls to quit
More than 50 Nigerian public figures have called on President Umaru Yar'Adua to resign, saying ill health has impaired his judgement.
Several Nigerian newspapers carried a statement asking him to step down that was signed by senior political figures and democracy activists, among others...
BBC Africa analyst Mary Harper says the wording of the statement is blunt and to the point.
It says the president's illness "has created a dangerous situation whereby no-one is in charge of the affairs of state".
The statement talks about "a vacuum of leadership" whereby ministers are "engaged in infighting" and "routinely flout the orders of the president"...
Masari, Falae, Nnamani, 52 Others - Yar'Adua Must Resign
The political tension being generated in the country by President Umaru Musa Yar'adua's illness was exacerbated yesterday when the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari and 54 other eminent Nigerians from across the country demanded his resignation and the immediate assumption of leadership by Vice President Goodluck Jonathan...
Speaking to Daily Trust on telephone last night, human rights lawyers Femi Falana and Bamidele Aturu, who are also signatories to the statement, said the demand was made in the interest of the nation and of President Yar'adua himself. Falana said, "We believe Yar'adua is being held hostage by those who are benefitting from his illness. He should hand over to Jonathan so that he can pay adequate attention to his health and Nigeria can get adequate attention."...
President Out of Intensive Care
President Umaru Yar'adua is now out of the King Faisal Hospital's Intensive Care Unit in Jedda... Nigerian officials in Jeddah told Daily Trust yesterday. They said it was a sign that the president's health had improved considerably since he arrived at the hospital 10 days ago...
Yar'adua is at the King Faisal Hospital and Research Centre in Jeddah to treat acute pericarditis, an inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart...
The president's chief physician Salisu Banye also last week said Yar'adua was recovering, though he also did not give details as to when the president would return to Nigeria.
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Labels: leadership, Nigeria, political culture, regime
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