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Nigerian President Dead? Reports of Brain Death Denied
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by Jordan Yerman | January 11, 2010 at 09:47 am
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Is the Nigerian President dead? Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua was hospitalized six weeks ago, and the rumor that the Nigerian President is dead began circulating Sunday, exacerbated by Government statements expressing uncertainty over Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's condition. Today, though, spokesman Olusegun Adeniyi stated that the Nigerian President is not dead, and is beginning to recover. Meanwhile, Nigeria's citizens are growing impatient over the government's stinginess with information, and are planning a rally to pressure further disclosure on what, exactly, is going on with their President.
With the President hospitalized in Saudi Arabia, Vice President Goodluck Jonathan is pretty much running the country, though he has not been explicitly granted executive powers.
The 58-year-old leader has not been seen or heard from publicly since leaving Nigeria on Nov. 23, leading to widespread speculation about his health.
Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, is rich in oil and considered very corrupt, with the nation's weilth funneling to an elite group of individuals.
At the moment, The Mail and Guardian has nothing on the subject.
I think it’s a bit difficult to say, because the information is coming from different sources, so it is not easy for us to navigate,” says Charles Dokubo, a government advisor and spokesman of the Nigerian Institute for Security Studies, a government think tank. “In this environment, you have to be careful what to say.”
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at 10:44 on January 11th, 2010
Nigerian president Umaru Musa Yar' Adua isdead, i just confirmed it.......
at 11:38 on January 11th, 2010
I think you have to be explicit,'cos what ever the case is,everyone has the right,at least every Nigerian,expecially when we portend a domocratic rule. SAY JUST WHAT YOU KNOW ANYWHERE!
at 15:01 on January 11th, 2010
confirmed from where???? give us proof and not statements...
at 00:07 on January 12th, 2010
mr celi where did u hear it,comfirm it for the nation
at 05:08 on January 26th, 2010
reporting live from the united states.... whats up with all these rumors. his Yar' Adua dead or alive
at 10:24 on January 29th, 2010
Hey you must be mad who told you about the dead of how president
at 11:56 on January 11th, 2010
If the Nigerian President(Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (GCON) is trully the people mandate, then it is the mandate the of the people to know about his health situation and not for PDP or Power brokers to hide it in thier ancestral pocket.
at 14:14 on January 11th, 2010
our president is suppose to be our leader and our national father, hence his health status is therefore our concern. concieling the truth as regards his condition wheather dead or live shouldnt be electroplated from the people of Nigeria. There is absolutely nothing wrong in bringing it to the public. Which ever way he deserve our prayers. People should control what they say about our president until any vital and genue information is pass unto the public.
at 14:37 on January 11th, 2010
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at 18:28 on January 11th, 2010
USELESS GOVERNMENT AND VAGABONDS IN POWER...I PRAY YOU ALL DIE ONE BY ONE....
at 21:54 on January 11th, 2010
we are tred of hearing that he is dead pls let him die lets hear once and for all
at 00:00 on January 12th, 2010
we are tired at ijebu ode ogun state that our president is death so my people what is going on on about the Mr president now.........all the sanetor that they are in abuja i don't know there mission there if they cant ever know where and what stage there boss his,it mean are there to steal our money
at 00:00 on January 12th, 2010
If really President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua is dead then we Nigerians have the right of a free flow of information....we shouldnt be kept in the loop. If he is dead let VP,Goodluck Johnathan assume the seat and if he isnt dead let him resign...the office of the president is not a position for someone that isnt 100% fit healthwise. Nigeria as a country have to move on.
at 00:16 on January 12th, 2010
the president is dead there is no need hiding it from Nigerians and to all the Nigeria senators, house of reps, ministers and so call governors you are all bunch of idiots.
at 01:44 on January 12th, 2010
my president is dead,men i it is sad to hear.
at 02:02 on January 12th, 2010
Whether Mr Already dead President is still alive or not, We all knew since of his departure from Nigeria to unknown trace, We believed he dead, so lets the vice president Good Luck Johnathan assume the office. A country so big as a continent can't wait for a single already called Mr Prsident to rise from dead. For all so called Senators and House of Rep Are all bunch of Idiots.
at 02:54 on January 12th, 2010
My worry is the deception about the death,the Americanchronicles have comfirmed it on the 10th of January that he die at 3.30pm on the 10 of dcember but it is being kept secret from us Me worri oh of the DECEPTION of the DEATH of our DEAR president.We are just being Deceievd abiut his Death simply
at 04:38 on January 12th, 2010
If the president of a country or anybody is sick, it is the duty of the citizen to pray for him whenever they are praying. we should all remember he is a human being like anyone of us, so sickness is not what anybody prays for but when it comes we all pray to overcome. The Nigerian Citizen should know that if other conutry is having the same problem different presidents would have been showing there concerns but we don't even show signs of love especially the people at the top everybody is shouting death left and right why? if death will take place why not allow it to be from GOD and not because of selfish interest of power.Let there be love in our heart towards each other cause am sure if president yaradua is one of your simblings you would have been running helter skelter for his suvivial. if he's alife may the healing hand of the almighty God rest upon him. We all luv u Mr. president.
at 05:06 on January 15th, 2010
jmk why don't u speak for yourself? Pray all u can but the sit is left vacant; do u know what that is???? Nigeria is a vagabond right now... United States president couldn't even talk to the president. A country without a leader for days
at 10:14 on January 12th, 2010
It dosent really matter ok it does power should be given to goodluck but as we know once power is in the south it wont be given to the north or is vice versa
at 12:24 on January 12th, 2010
All of you guys commenting on this page should please correct your english. The amount of grammatical error i have read here is beyond horrible. I fear for Naija. Jane
at 07:19 on January 27th, 2010
Does your own English writing and Pronunciation Perfect.MUGUN
at 16:37 on January 12th, 2010
Yes, the Nigeria president is dead. Housas are trickish, they keep the dead of the president secreat and want Goodluck Jonathan to resign so that they can place another Housa man there. What are the folish housas taking this country to??
at 16:30 on January 15th, 2010
blame PDP on what is happening not hausas. please do not tribalized your opinion
at 11:36 on January 13th, 2010
Verified or not verified, I'm suspecious about the health condition of the Nigerian president. I'm sure if the guy was doing ok, people in his circle wouldn't be so lip tied about his condition. By the way, do we know what the country's constitution says about the the vice presedent taking over the government in a situation like this, where the president is reported either dead or too sick to govern the country?
at 01:41 on January 15th, 2010
nigeria president is not dead? but one thing i want negeria should understand if you pray for someone to dead you yourself must die
at 16:44 on January 16th, 2010
If the president is still alive then the government should get his living cups for us to proof that he is not dead.
at 13:23 on January 18th, 2010
My own point of view that, if his dead or not I will advice him to authorized the vice to be continue on doing some work, cos the aim every one of them in the house both senate assembly is to get another person entirely to replace even jonathan so that they can be able to have access ti nigeria money that's why all this problem they all want to become president unexpectedly. They are even the one to say mr. President is dead which is not met to be cos no body is 100% health wise they should at least give him dome time. They are even the one announce that he has dead which had never confirm that is why people carry the rumor that he has dead. Instead they should be console Nigeria's. I pray that should take control of everything.
at 22:16 on January 18th, 2010
My own point of view that, if his dead or not I will advice him to authorized the vice to be continue on doing some work, cos the aim every one of them in the house both senate assembly is to get another person entirely to replace even jonathan so that they can be able to have access ti nigeria money that's why all this problem they all want to become president unexpectedly. They are even the one to say mr. President is dead which is not met to be cos no body is 100% health wise they should at least give him dome time. They are even the one announce that he has dead which had never confirm that is why people carry the rumor that he has dead. Instead they should be console Nigeria's. I pray that should take control of everything.
at 17:44 on January 22nd, 2010
de tin be say I made mistake by frauding the election and chosen my choice which no good for common man. People choose their leader no be by appointment, iron hand or who you know. make una 4give...i beg una suffery. if the president is dead, then vice may become president. I no go ever get myself involve again. God don punish me for my actions.