The presidency has paid nearly N1billion to the family of
late President Umaru Yar'Adua, according to an official
memo obtained by SaharaReporters.
The slush funds were routed through the Katsina state
government, the home state of the former president.
The payment includes about N150 million to Mrs. Turai
Yar'adua, as well as the late president's aged mother, his
married daughters, and sons.
It is yet unclear if any provision was made for his second
wife, Hauwa Umar Radda, whom the late president
divorced in 1997, shortly before he became the governor
of Katsina state.
Although she has received the biggest payout, it would be
recalled that it was the controversial former First Lady,
Turai, who pushed Nigeria to the brink of a political crisis
between 2009 and May 2010 while her husband was
hospitalized in Saudi Arabia. He eventually returned and
died inside the Aso Rock Villa.
Mrs. Yar'Adua was at the head of a cabal of Ministers,
aides and security agents that manipulated the nation for
many tense months as they clung to power, almost
leading to the collapse of the government.

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