Most Nigerians dont know that this woman is their indirect president.

Turai please help us, deliver us from your husband

Before I comment.I would like to bring our minds to physics in sec school.Y'all remember ''Hookes law''?. - Provided the elastic limit is not exceeded, the extension of an elastic material is directly proportional to its load or applied force.(where F=ke)
I am very happy of his(musa yaradua) awareness that his health is number one priority.
This girl (turai) is a really bad wife.She is power drunk .Only God knows how long she has been nursing this (first lady) ambition.She has determined to hold on to it.Offline,I still respect jang,the governor of jos, for giving her a piece of his mind.Lai lai she no go ever go jos till she die.
Back to the matter at hand,she knows the electioneering campaign will only kill umaru,hence she is using every tom ,manliness and harry to persuade him.Yaradua is fully aware of his health issue,he is applying hookes law.WHAT WILL SHE GAIN BY KILLING MUSA YARADUA? or is she romantically attached to someone else?

Until now, I had always thought it was better to be alive as someone who ruled Nigeria for just a term rather than being an ex-president in the grave.

Yar Adua, if they are pushing you, I dont think you should be pushing yourself.

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http://www.nationaldailyngr.com/cover.htm


THESE are no pleasant times for President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua. The reality of literary icon William Shakespeare's aphorism: “ambition should be made of sterner stuff” is now staring at his face even as his beloved wife Hajia Turai Umaru Yar'Adua complains pathetically to family members and associates that her husband needed thorough medical examination so as to withstand the rigours of electioneering campaign—If he eventually seeks for second term in office during the 2011 Presidential election.

Though, it is still two years to the commencement of a new transition programme, Yar'Adua is said to have made up his mind to run for a second term in office following persistent persuasion by Turai, other family members and associates.

When it became obvious that the president was vacillating on the issue of second tenure, Turai, sources disclosed, drafted her own children and offsprings of former Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters under General Olusegun Obasanjo's military regime, Late General Shehu Musa Yar'Adua, to convince him to have a re-think on the matter.
“Turai was livid with anger when her husband indicated that he was not interested in being in office for more than four years because of his poor health. He wanted to emulate the example of former South African President, Nelson Mandela who voluntarily relinquished power after first term in office,” our presidency sources said.

Informed sources disclosed that apart from seeking the support of her children and husband's elder brother's children, Turai traveled to Katsina State to persuade Yar'Adua's mother, Hajia Dada habib Yar’Adua to intervene in the matter and convince her son to drop his “strange” decision not to seek second term in office.

The old woman was said to have obliged Turai and talked about the second term matter with her son, Umaru, when she had the opportunity. Sources said she admonished her son that an individual's life is in the hand of Allah and only Allah can take it away. “You have been given a divine responsibility to do good for Nigeria people, don't disappoint Allah,” the old woman was said to have told Mr. President. Meanwhile, Turai continued to pressurize her husband who was oscillating on the subject of openly declaring his intention to run for a second term in 2011.

Sources said she applied all sorts of manipulative skills and strategies to mow Yar'Adua's seemingly insurmountable resistance. “Turai was desperate to get the second tenure project back on course. She assured most of her husband's confidants and highly placed party members that her husband will eventually succumb to her wishes” sources said.

National Daily gathered from sources close to Turai,” that she also discussed the second term agenda with one Yar'Adua's relative who is a senior staff of Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) allegedly persuaded him to use his biological relationship as bases to cajole her husband to make a firm commitment on the second term agenda.

Sources advanced reasons why Turai and members of Yar'Adua's family are desperate to ensure that the President declares his stand on the 2011 presidential election.

“The emergence of Umaru Yar'Adua as Nigeria's president in 2007 has further elevated the family to a higher pedestal and cemented the name of Yar'Adua in the history of Nigeria.
It has opened very enabling and profitable opportunities for anyone who bears the name Yar'Adua, not just the President's nuclear family and that of his late elder brother, Shehu, but all Yar'Aduas. Moreover, you know that power has irresistible allure, it is an aphrodisiac.” An inside source said, adding:

“Generally for the Yar'Adua family, Umaru's ascension to the presidency is compensation for the death of late General Shehu Yar'Adua. Umaru himself was availed the opportunity of rising to the highest level of his political career. For Turai, she has joined the glamorous club of Nigeria's first ladies with the garnishing privileges. Shehu Yar'Adua's offsprings and allies are now into one multi billion naira lucrative business or the other, so, Umaru's presidency has really paid off.”

National Daily learned that President Yar'Adua was himself seriously concerned about his health recently when he started manifesting severe symptoms. He, according to inside sources, requested for a physician in Aso Rock Clinic who examined him and after initial treatment recommended that he goes to a hospital overseas for more effective treatment.

A testimony to the increasing health challenge of Mr. President is the fact that he now looks more emaciated.
“He suddenly started talking in inaudible tone although he was never loud in his speeches before. He was also finding it difficult to walk a long distance,” an inside source said.

National Daily sources said that Yar'Adua's ailment made him resume late in office and leave the office within three to five hours of arrival. He allowed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Alhaji Mahmud Yayale Ahmed and his Chief Economic Adviser, Alhaji Tanimu Yakubu to treat most of the official files that demanded the President's personal attention. Most of his visitors were either directed to Vice President Goodluck Jonathan or his wife Turai who is very influential in managing the affairs of the presidency.

Sources said Turai became increasingly worried over the health condition of her husband when he did not regain the level of his usual fitness and had to depend on several hours of medical attention from specialist doctors in the Aso Rock Villa before he was recently recommended for oversea medical treatment in Saudi Arabia.

Turai, apart from concerns over the health of her husband, was equally apprehensive that the health problem may torpedo his re-elections plans if he did not fully regain the required energy to criss-cross the fields of 36 states of Nigeria including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, to campaign for votes.

National Daily sources said President Yar'Adua's physicians actually recommended that Yar'Adua be flown to Germany for treatment in the hospital where he was usually attended to. But he rather chose a hospital in Saudi Arabia contrary to Aso Rock Clinic physicians preference.

Yar'Adua's choice of Saudi Arabia is to enable him use the opportunity to perform his Umra (lesser hajj) and afterwards check into the hospital for the vital medical treatment.

“Yar'Adua would have loved to see his physicians in Germany but you know as a good Moslem the Umra (lesser Hajj) is important to him.
“Though Aso Rock doctors advised him to go to Germany, he decided to have the treatment in Saudi Arabia” a knowledgeable source said.

Yar'Adua eventually traveled to Saudi Arabia last week Friday for a scheduled medical check-up.
"In the course of his stay in Saudi Arabia, the president will also perform the lesser Hajj (Umra)," Special Adviser to the President on Media Affairs, Segun Adeniyi, said, adding that the President was expected to be away for one week. But National Daily Intelligence at the weekend revealed that contrary to the much publicised return after one week President Yar’Adua is still being attended to by doctors in the Saudi hospital. There was however, no official explanation to the delay in Mr. President’s return to the country.

Sources disclosed that the surprise public announcement of Yar'Adua's treatment by Mr. Adeniyi followed a series of foreign medical trips that were concealed from the public and exclusively exposed by Saharareporters, a citizen journalism website.

In July, it was reported that President Yar'Adua secretly visited a hospital in Rome while attending the G8 meeting. That revelation of his hidden medical sojourn led him to return home.
Yar'Adua's health challenges resurfaced during his recent state visit to Brazil where he suffered serious symptoms and needed intensive medical attention, according to information from a Brazilian source and corroborated by an aide traveling with him.

Also, Presidency sources revealed that, during a recent visit to Egypt, President Yar'Adua met with doctors flown in from Germany. He spent four days in the care of the German doctors in Egypt, returning home in time to co-chair the cancer fundraiser by his wife, Turai, which raked in about N10 billion.
Yar'Adua is expected to stay in Saudi Arabia for one or two weeks, according to medical sources knowledgeable about his medical condition.

Yar'Adua had managed to keep up an appearance of a healthy individual by visiting party carpetbaggers and attending public events that have taken a serious toll on his fragile health. Our sources said Yar'Adua's health has continued to deteriorate despite his public attempts to project a portrait of robust health. “His showy appearances were made possible by the use of anabolic steroids,” disclosed one of our sources.

President Yar'Adua who is expected back before weekend is said to be battling Churg Strauss disease, which is reported to have caused a progressive decline in his organ functions, especially his kidneys.
The President travelled to Saudi Arabia for more than two weeks last August. His absence raised serious concerns about his fitness to govern Africa's most populous nation.

On arrival in Saudi Arabia Yar'Adua met with his physicians, to assess the true state of his ailment.
Since the president left for Saudi Arabia last week Friday for medical examination and to perform the lesser Hajj, there have been speculations over the state of his health.

Sources said that Yar'Adua who was officially received as a guest of the Saudi royalty is currently residing in one of the palatial guest houses of King Fahd Ibn Abdulazeez of Saudi Arabia as the king's special guest.
This gesture from the Saudi royalty is because Yar'Adua is regarded as the leader of the most populous black Moslem country in Africa.

The President's guest house is said to be located within the proximity of the Kaabah. Sources claim that the guest house accommodating the President was renovated with about $135 million in 2007.

President Yar'Adua was said to have placed a call to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Adamu Aliero, between 2pm and 3pm on Monday and spoke with him for almost half-an-hour. Sources said that the conversation sounded like the president was in unusually high spirits.”

Sources said the President's medical examination has started under the watchful eyes of Royal physicians.
Sources said that Sokoto State Governor Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko is expected to meet with the president in Saudi Arabia. Wamakko left Sokoto for Saudi Arabia through Aminu Kano Airport, Kano.
Despite his health challenge, Yar'Adua contested and won the Katsina State governorship election. His performance in office was acclaimed by Katsina citizens and other notable agencies.

However, Yar'Adua's medical condition reportedly deteriorated in course of his duty as Katsina State Governor. He then began regular examination at a clinic equipped by construction giant, Julius Berger Plc.
National Daily learned that when former President Olusegun Obasanjo invited Yar'Adua for discussion prior to PDP national convention at Eagles Square, Abuja, where the party's presidential flag bearer will be chosen, Obasanjo offered Yar'Adua the chance to succeed him as Nigeria's President.

Sources however said that Yar'Adua initially declined on the grounds of his fluctuating health condition. But when Obasanjo asked him if his illness is terminal, Yar'Adua according to sources waxed philosophical and religious at the same time. He was reported as saying that: “Who can tell tomorrow? Only God knows what will happen at anytime. It is Allah alone that gives and takes life.”

This vacuous response left Obasanjo with the impression that Yar'Adua was healthy enough to discharge his duties if he is elected President.

However, at the middle of his campaign during the 2007 presidential election, Yar'Adua reportedly collapsed in Aso Rock and was rushed to Julius Berger Clinic in Abuja.
Yar'Adua was eventually flown overseas in a Private Jet for medical treatment at Wiesebaden Hospital in Frankfurt, Germany.

The then incoming president's health crisis threw his party, PDP, into frenzy and frightened political observers who raised the issue of his suitability for the onerous office of the presidency as he appeared not to be in good health condition.

However, Yar'Adua had a successful medical examination in Germany and returned to Nigeria to continue his presidential campaign. He eventually won the election and has been grappling with the responsibility of stirring the ship of State.

Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora are fervently hoping that Mr. President returns to his exalted office after another successful medical trip to Saudi Arabia.

Power really corrupts.

Only God know the small boys wey go dey oil Turai as her husband dey die so

I wish I can apply.

hollandis:

I still respect jang,the governor of jos, for giving her a piece of his mind.Lai lai she no go ever go jos till she die.

hollandis, What did david jang tell her?? Pls post reference ,thanks

Seun:

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seun na naija anything is possible.   there was an interview this was said some days back.  not that i trust the fellow but who know wetin the bobo don hear?  http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/24/national-24-08-2009-02.htm

Why Turai Yar’Adua Should Be Nigeria ’s Next President
After almost 60 years of independence, Nigeria has got to a stage where we can have a woman president. Secondly, when that man assumed duty, everybody thought she would be the docile kind of Northern woman. But this woman, within a very short time, took control of her office and you can see. The other day, I watched her on television in South Africa and everybody was beaming on her instead of the husband. Again, she was in Europe . I have not met her since she became the First Lady. She comes out with the impression that this is a woman that is in charge of the mechanics of control in the Presidency. Thirdly, [b]Mrs. Yar’Adua has never made a promise to anybody and failed. Anybody who has cried to her and said Madam, I need your support, if she says yes she will support you, that person comes out being supported instantly. I know of a woman whose husband died and this woman met Mrs. Yar’Adua at a function in one of her visits and cried to her. She just went up to her and said mummy, this is my problem. She told her ADC to take the woman’s name and asked the woman to come the next day. The woman came and said I want this and that. Mrs. Yar’Adua said I have no money to give you. But I will talk to one of my children to help you. She spoke to the Managing Director of a parastatal and that woman was given a contract. Nobody demanded a kobo from this woman. She went and solved her problems. She is a widow with six children from Southern Kaduna . There are many instances like that. That woman is in control and when she talks, you see her radiate with confidence. She will be a better representative of the Yar’Adua family dynasty at this stage than the husband.[/b] [size=18pt] this is best reason for makin g her president quickly. [/size]

Anti-Women Campaign In The North Is Over    
That is gone. We are now in the 20th century where women are chief executives of parastatal agencies and where you have women as ministers. If a woman can be a minister, why can’t a woman be president? What I’m saying here is that President  Yar’Adua in 2008 told Nigerians that he will not go for a second term. He said that and it was published in the media. But if the presidency must remain in Katsina State and in the Yar’Adua family, they have a competent representative in Mrs. Turai Yar’Adua. I have never seen her use any note in addressing any conference. You can then see that that woman is competent. It’s about time Nigeria produce a female president and the only two candidates I have are my sister, Mrs. Dora Akunyili and Mrs. Turai Yar’Adua. But on this case, because the Presidency must be in the North until 2015, Turai Yar’Adua is the candidate that I’m recommending to Nigerians.We heard Akunyili is governing for the governorship of her state. Do you think she has what it takes to be the Governor of Anambra State?

OYB_MEND:

Only God know the small boys wey go dey oil Turai as her husband dey die so

I wish I can apply.

bad belle u wan do hajia?

Turai Yaradua will not succeed in her efforts to foist her sick and ineffectual husband on us Nigerians for another 4 years in Jesus name we pray!!  AMEN!!!

Gekko:

Turai Yaradua will not succeed in her efforts to foist her sick and ineffectual husband on us Nigerians for another 4 years in Jesus name we pray!!  AMEN!!!

obasanjo gave u the man the man is giving u his wife is that not fair?

President Turai


President Umaru Yar'adua closely following the First Lady, Hajiya Turai Yar'adua on their arrival from a medical trip abroad at the Presidential Wing, Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja.
Photo by Abayomi Adeshida

Uhm.

Please i want to know what Governor Jang said.

OYB_MEND:

Only God know the small boys wey go dey oil Turai as her husband dey die so
I wish I can apply.

Na dis one concern you pass for all the wahala wey dey ground so?

The headline is sooooo wrong!

The title should read President Turai Seeks Second Term.

No be she dey rule all dis time? 

The story of macbeth and his wife somehow comes to mind

I'm struggling 2 give this woman d benefit of d doubt, but everyday she keeps dissappointing me. She go kill the poor man!

The old woman was said to have obliged Turai and talked about the second term matter with her son, Umaru, when she had the opportunity. Sources said she admonished her son that an individual's life is in the hand of Allah and only Allah can take it away.[size=13pt] “You have been given a divine responsibility to do good for Nigeria people, don't disappoint Allah,”[/size] the old woman was said to have told Mr. President. Meanwhile, Turai continued to pressurize her husband who was oscillating on the subject of openly declaring his intention to run for a second term in 2011.

If this is what allah appointed Yar Adua for then Allah himself must be a disappointment.

dat one na he own business, we go survive no matter wat dem do or say

davidylan:

If this is what allah appointed Yar Adua for then Allah himself must be a disappointment.

LMSAO

Na the oil part me I dey think oh

Its now fully revealed that this WOMAN wants to give her HUSBAND a presidential burial.
The likes that was given to Murtala and our beloved Dark Shaded Army General.  

Did anyone observe something in the picture of Yar'adua and his wife alighting from the plane? Can you see anything?

davidylan:

If this is what allah appointed Yar Adua for then Allah himself must be a disappointment.

Sharraap! Take your statement to the religion section. This is politics last time I checked.

OMG, thiis man is already finished!! see how sick he looks, his wife is very inconsiderate!

calyx:

Did anyone observe something in the picture of Yar'adua and his wife alighting from the plane? Can you see anything?

Yes yes I noticed!! Yar'adua was wearing white and his wife was wearing black. Don't tell me you refer to white as black in your village o! The wife is leading, sooo?

MUZBO:

Yes yes I noticed!! Yar'adua was wearing white and his wife was wearing black. Don't tell me you refer to white as black in your village o! The wife is leading, sooo?

But i think protocol says that the president should come out first?

Black_Revo:

But i think protocol says that the president should come out first?

Is it a written protocol? What if there's a sniper out there that knows the protocol? The wife may have bullet-repelling jazz.