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Nigeria names caretaker head of state
The Nigerian Parliament has voted to suspend the ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua from office and hand power to his deputy, Vice President Goodluck Jonathan. Well, good luck...ummmmmmmmm...nevermind. Following the Tuesday's vote, Jonathan is now the acting leader of Africa's most populous nation, taking on the country's reigns in place of Yar'Adua, who has been undergoing medical treatment in Saudi Arabia since late November. "Mmmff!" "He's doing it again, Doctor!" Send my brother Badluck to Saudi to step on Umaru's oxygen line. But tell him not to make it too obvious... "And keep my brother Noluck away from the presidential plane!" The parliamentary motion, which was passed by both the senate and the lower house, also names the deputy as the commander-in-chief. However, Yar'Adua will reassume his duties as soon as he recovers from heart and kidney complications and is well enough to take hold of the presidential responsibilities. [Gibber?] "Yes, you can still be president, yer Excellency!" The move comes following an emergency meeting on Friday, when thirty-six Nigerian governors backed Jonathan's bid to take temporarily control of the government. Yar'Adua's absence has caused legal challenges and cabinet splits, triggering mass protests in the country. The new vote was aimed at ending the political uncertainty in the country. So I wonder when we'll start getting the scam emails? Some Western governments voiced concerns late last month over Yar'Adua's prolonged absence, but a Nigerian court rejected suggestions that a caretaker head of state be appointed until Yar'Adua's return. Posted by: Fred 2010-02-10 |
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