[b]There are strong indications yesterday that President Umar Musa Yar’Adua who is on an official trip outside the country, may have taken ill, as he has been admitted in a Saudi hospital.

International wire agency reports quoted sources in Saudi Arabia as saying that Yar’Adua is in a serious condition at the Saudi German Hospital in Jeddah. He was said to have been admitted in the hospital last Wednesday, shortly after he left the country for undisclosed ailments.

Consequently, the agency said, his planned state visit to Brazil, previously scheduled to commence tomorrow was indefinitely postponed. Sources said that Yar’ Adua’s German doctors have not given a date for his departure from Saudi Arabia.

An official at the Presidency in Brazil was quoted as saying that the protocol department in the office of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had received advice from Nigerian authorities stating that the official arrival ceremony for President Umaru Yar’adua earlier scheduled for Thursday had been postponed indefinitely.

Sahara reporters said the Brazilian official stated that no reasons were advanced for the postponement of Yar’adua’s trip. Quoting sources within Aso Rock, it said that Yar’Adua’s close associates and his wife, Turai, had decided against sending him back to the German hospital, where he was last treated and where his comprehensive medical history is being kept.

Their fear is that his return to Germany might create undue alarm within the diplomatic community and create security problems for his presidency.

Yar’Adua, it was gathered, travelled with a few family members, including his wife and daughter, as well as his personal doctor, aide-de camp and two German doctors who had earlier flown into Nigeria to manage his deteriorating health condition.

Signs that Yar’Adua would not be able to make it to Brazil emerged yesterday when members of his advance party to Brazil were recalled to Abuja from Lagos.

The delegation had planned to fly to Brazil via London. But, it was learnt that the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Chief Michael Aondoakaa (SAN), who should have been attending the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) Delegates Conference holding in Abuja, was instructed to abandon the conference and proceed to London.

All attempts to get Mr. Olusegun Adeniyi, the Senior Special Assistant (Communication) to Yar’Adua to speak on the matter failed as several call put through to his mobile telephone were not answered.

However, a presidency source who pleaded anonymity, told Daily Champion that the trip to Brazil had been cancelled, though he gave no reason for the cancellation. On the state of health of the President, he said even if he had been taken to the hospital, it was for a routine check which is normal, given the demands of his office.[/b]

otokx:

Lets pray for the quick recovery of our dear president

ayinba1:

I do not know alot about Joe Goodluck, but from nairaland opinion, do u guys actually envisage the normal order of succession here. Ssomehow, I fear more for Goodluck's life. as for YarAdua, we'll see.

mikeansy:

Shooooooooo??

That one na waste of prayer oh

If he be private citizen, I go pray for him but[b] right now any means to shorten his stay in office dey ok for me[/b].

olibyno:

Goodluck's star and destiny of becoming the n0 1 citizen of nigeria is fast approaching.

remember from local government chairman to deputy governor to governo to vice president to, , who knows?

olibyno:

Goodluck's star and destiny of becoming the n0 1 citizen of nigeria is fast approaching.

remember from local government chairman to deputy governor to governo to vice president to, , who knows?

k0nFUsi0n:

BREAKING NEWS!!!!

Yar'Adua finally goes home!

Info has it that he died clutching his wife's hand, and his last words were: " Tell Obasanjo I forgive him. I love Nigeria, "

Rest in peace, O Umaru!

lekeleke:

Let us pray for our dear president, let us also remember that every leadership(authority) is ordained by GOD. As for me, I wish our president quick recovery. GOD BLESS NIGERIA

ferdiii:

How do you know God ordained him? I don't know-anything Nigerians can't change or were too weak to change goes on to become God's doing. Well the only thing the corrupt and insensitive ellite are afraid of is death. Please God strike them all round every day, so that many innocent people will get jobs and stay away from crimes and other vices. These foolish politicians and their military and western backers make folks here blind, hopeless and stunted in growth generation to generation.

eldee:

I'm waitching AIT International, The Honorable Minister of Information just denied it
He said The President is just there on lesser Hajj

papadenzel:

Honorable minister, hope u'll remain honorable o!!!!if sumtin bad happens, hen!!!!!!!u'D beta b diplomatic and keep mum , 2 b on d safe side, u know how these things work,