As reported exclusively by Saharareporters yesterday, the Goodluck Jonathan team lost steam today at the Federal Executive Council as no mention was made of the invocation of Section 144 at a lengthy meeting of the body, nor of changes in the cabinet.
In its, Saharareporters had outlined how Yar’Adua team members were exuding confidence and bragging they possessed a "joker" to checkmate Jonathan’s team. Although what transpired at the FEC are still sketchy, it was clear at the end that Jonathan had been checkmated with a series of political manoeuvres by Yar’Adua’s kitchen cabinet.

Equally surprising is that Jonathan did not dissolve the cabinet nor remove any of the ministers today, as planned. That may be traced to yesterday's intervention by the amorphous Governors Forum which, at a meeting with Jonathan, reportedly told him to shelve any ideas about removing Yar'Adua from power.

In another setback to Jonathan, his party, the People's Democratic Party, also told him he cannot run for President next year.

Saharareporters learned the Governors Forum advised Jonathan to desist from the media war against Yar’Adua cabal. That effectively censored the increasingly vocal Minister of Information, Dora Akunyili. She it was who championed the struggle that became a game changer when she presented a memo to the FEC a few weeks ago urging the Council, in the interest of the entire nation, to come clean about Yar’Adua’s condition.

Our reporters said Mrs. Akunyili today appeared depressed and subdued as she briefed the media following today’s meeting. She read out the tepid report of the six-man delegation to Saudi Arabia, which would have formed the basis for declaring Yar’Adua incapacitated, and took only a few questions thereafter.

On the contrary, Yar’Adua cronies at the FEC, especially Tanimu Yakubu, reportedly looked very happy after today’s meeting.

Saharareporters sources said the Governors Forum, which is led by Kwara State's Bukola Saraki, had merely conned Jonathan to release excess crude revenues to them. Their strategy was to "support" him until he became Acting President and was in a position to authorize the release of those funds. Once the funds was shared, received and predictably looted, they have now dumped him.

Analysts say they consider the Ogbulafor-led PDP's declaration about Jonathan and next year's election as superfluous, especially given that Jonathan has not indicated any interest in it. The announcement was hardly surprising, given that Ogbulafor owed a huge debt to Hajia Turai Yar’Adua, who paid for his recent medical trip to India.

Our sources said that the kitchen cabinet intends to sustain the “status quo.” This means they will continue to maintain Yar’Adua as a pawn on their political chessboard, claiming he needs to fully recuperate and prepare for his return. That would leave Jonathan stranded as a figurehead, armed only with limited authority and support to accomplish anything significant, at the same time setting the party vultures free to scheme their way to another fraudulent transition program in 2011.


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foolish sets of idiots playing wit nigeria as if is there fathers company.nemesis will get them one day,they keep telling us cork and bull story

That the FEC couldn't invoke section 144 at the meeting held today showed that our present leaders have lost focus.The PDP led govt have failed woefully.The criminal Governors outsmarted mumu Jonathan and betrayed him.He's not a good schemer and I know he must have learnt his lesson.For how long will turai and her stooge continues to win this political war?

Analysts say they consider the Ogbulafor-led PDP's declaration about Jonathan and next year's election as superfluous, especially given that Jonathan has not indicated any interest in it. The announcement was hardly surprising, given that Ogbulafor owed a huge debt to Hajia Turai Yar’Adua, who paid for his recent medical trip to India.

bladdddy hell where do these people get their stories from, Nollywood? ? ?

with all the billionaires in Anambra this Proud Igbo man will now be collecting medical expenses from Hajai Turai haba mallam!! to get treated in India of all places - abeg these news stories don dey develop Q leg!!

Abeggi na dem sabi! This people are just taking us for a ride. Even the Jonathan himself doesn't seem to be serious. I cant see any fervour ar zeal in him. You have to be bold, courageous and be ready to step on toes if you must successfully lead a country as tough as Nigeria. Nigeria is not a country for a 'gentle man' president. If he knows the cap doesn't fit him, he should quietly hand-over to David Mark and then go back to the classroom and continue with his lecturing career.

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