Nigeria's acting president
Solomonsydelle, writing in the Nigerian Curiosity blog has a well-researched and well-documented explanation of what was done to make Goodluck Jonathan the acting president of Nigeria. Go to the blog, where you'll find more than a dozen links to background information about the situation.JONATHAN IS NIGERIA'S ACTING PRESIDENT
After an absence of 79 days and an ensuing leadership vacuum that resulted in court cases, protests and confusion, Vice President Goodluck Jonathan has been declared acting president of Nigeria. It took separate motions from both bodies of the National Assembly to convey executive power upon Jonathan… Section 145 of the Constitution was interpreted by many to require the President to issue a letter to the National Assembly asserting intent to temporarily transfer power. However, a court recently ruled that the President is not obligated to formally inform the National Assembly of prolonged absences thus, making the transfer of power automatic when he is away. But, this ruling did not dampen concerns about Jonathan's ability to act as President and Jonathan himself played it safe….
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Labels: leadership, Nigeria, politics, rule-of-law
posted by Ken Wedding @ 5:42 AM
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The text of Goodluck Jonathan's speech yesterday upon assuming the role of acting president. It's from Daily Champion.
Again, We've Succeeded in Moving Nigeria Forward - Jonathan
"Today, the National Assembly passed a resolution mandating me to act as President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In following the extant provisions of the 1999 Constitution to arrive at this decision, the leadership and members of the National Assembly have shown great courage, statesmanship and patriotism. I salute them all…"
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