Forty-four days after President Umaru Yar‘Adua was brought back to the country in the cover of darkness, indication has emerged that the ailing president would be flown abroad again for further medical treatment.

Yar‘Adua was hurriedly evacuated to Saudi Arabia on November 23 last year and was admitted to the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre in Jeddah.

A few days later, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Olusegun Adeniyi, issued a statement signed by the president‘s personal physician, Dr. Salisu Banye, saying that Yar‘Adua was suffering from ”acute pericarditis”, a covering of the heart membrane that impedes blood circulation.

Just like he was secretly flown out, Yar‘Adua was flown back to Abuja in an air ambulance in the wee hours of February 24, two weeks after the House of Representatives and the Senate had passed resolutions on February 9 empowering the Vice President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, to assume office as Acting President.

The National Assembly took the step because continued absence of the President was threatening to plunge the nation into serious constitutional crisis, particularly because he was held incommunicado by his wife, personal aides and kitchen cabinet.

But Saturday Punch investigation revealed on Friday that Acting President Jonathan, who had since replaced the National Security Adviser, dissolved the Executive Council of the Federation, reconstituted it and sacked the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, was ready to approve that Yar‘Adua be flown abroad again for further treatment.

A Presidency source said that Jonathan had also given the nod to the Yar‘Adua family to fly him to any country recommended by his doctors for comprehensive medical treatment whenever the need arose.

The source said that Jonathan was willing to approve all necessary logistics for the President‘s medical trip abroad.

“It will then be left for the President’s doctors and his family to decide whether they want to return him to Saudi Arabia or find another country where he will be able to receive the necessary medical attention,” the source said.

It was revealed that Jonathan‘s gesture to his boss was contrary to speculations that the new cabinet he inaugurated at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa on Tuesday will soon invoke Section 144 of the Constitution to activate the process of removing the ailing president from office on the grounds of permanent incapacitation.

It was further gathered that Jonathan‘s gesture was also meant to reassure the Yar‘Adua family who had adopted panicky measures in the last two weeks by inviting some Islamic and Christian clerics to visit and pray for the ailing president in his residence, a departure from their initial policy of making access to him impossible since November 23, 2009.

The source told one of our correspondents that Jonathan would not move against Yar‘Adua because ”his motive for dissolving and reconstituting the cabinet was to deliver good governance to Nigerians.”

The source added, ”You know the antecedents of Jonathan right from his days as Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Governor and his selection as running mate to Yar‘Adua in the 2007 election.

”The man is not desperate and he still sees Yar‘Adua as his boss and would be willing to hand over to the President whenever he recovers from his illness.

”The Acting President will not invoke Section 144 against Yar‘Adua. That is not the reason for dissolving and reconstituting the Federal Executive Council.

”In fact, he has approved that Yar‘Adua be taken outside the country for medical treatment and that he was willing to handover to him whenever he recovers.”

The Acting President was quoted as saying that he was not desperate for political power as only the Almighty God has the ability to determine who will be entrusted with positions of authority and power.

The Senior Special Assistant to the Acting President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Ima Niboro, could not be reached to react to the revelation that Jonathan had approved further foreign medical trip for Yar‘Adua.

Calls placed to his telephone lines rang out unpicked while an SMS message saying, ”Hello sir, my office needs to confirm a report that the Acting President has approved a plan to fly the President to a foreign hospital. Thank you,” sent to him by one of our correspondents, was not replied.

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Oya clap for them!

A round over plus.

that is the spirit of sportsmanship in leadership , the die hard Northners should learn from this. though he has a very reasonable ground to clinch to it but as a gentleman he is ever willing to corporate ., the best for that our[s] sick president is to be confined in a hospital for intensive treatment even if that will take the rest of the four years

Is there rule of law or respect for rule of law in this nation at all.officially speaking, yaradua is no where to be found.no official report concerning his whereabout, why should his treatment abroad be approved.which means NASS knows his whereabout.these ppl like waisting money sha.

It's just normal. . .

Vintage Goodluck Jonathan!!!

Typical

opportunity to loot.Just like there's no strict procedure for competitive bidding in the award of contracts,jonathan can wake up anytime and approve medical treatment for yar'adua who and whose's family insulted this nation by refusing distinged senator access to mr presdo.Mr president  left the nation without permission,spoke to nigerian thru BBC(INSULT),Sneaked into the country till today now jonathan APPROVES LOOTING.Incredible.This is why criminals are celebrated in this country.God save us.

what, with out even setting eye on Yaradua?

gr8

Yar'adua wont come back alive. . .

If the state in now picking up medical bills let all Nigerians demand medical treatment (abroad) paid for by the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

PS: Yar'Adua never returned from Saudi. That's where he died and was buried back in November.

Mighty Joe!

thats the best,

Back to the Ward for our sickly leader. Jonathan deserves a "round of applause"

that is so normal!!!!

Another way to take our money go treat some ss man. [size=28pt]Yara'sick[/size]

The source said that Jonathan was willing to approve all necessary logistics for the President‘s medical trip abroad.

Taken a whole nation for fools is equal to corruption in the highest order. We all believed that non of the member of any arms of the governmente have been allowed to see and know the true state of yaradua's condition including Jonathan himself, how come He is willing to sign and approve all logistics for medical trip of a man he has not seen for 110days? The same man who hid himself from the masses will be flown abroad with the resourses that belong to the same masses he chose to decieve for months.

Bob Marley said, " You can deceive some people some times but u cant deceive all the people all the time. Sooner or later the truth shall visit all of them.

, if only he(Yar'adua) will be seen boarding the aircraft while leaving for his second demissionary journey,

So,

Goodluck,so that is your name,you are indeed a good luck to both Nigeria and yar'Adua.keep it up jo.we all love you.infact you are too much

princekevo:

Taken a whole nation for fools is equal to corruption in the highest order. We all believed that non of the member of any arms of the governmente have been allowed to see and know the true state of yaradua's condition including Jonathan himself, how come He is willing to sign and approve all logistics for medical trip of a man he has not seen for 110days? The same man who hid himself from the masses will be flown abroad with the resourses that belong to the same masses he chose to decieve for months.

Bob Marley said, " You can deceive some people some times but u cant deceive all the people all the time. Sooner or later the truth shall visit all of them.

WOW!!!

I am glad you are now asking the RIGHT QUESTIONS.

Also look up new revisions out there that claim Yar adua was RUSHED out of Nigeria, some state he was UNCONSCIOUS, on November 23rd, and maybe you will start asking why Jonathan still wants this man to remain president.

Some people like to believe "THE CABAL"/OJUJU-CALABAR on those months were NORTHERNERS but numerous northerners, even courts called for the FEC to start impeachment procedures on the president following section 144, however in her memo, Dora, called for the FEC to RATHER do all within it's power to ensure the president continues and can return to office afterwards. Why?

I used to defend Yar'adua as sympathizing with him and believing that health and sickness are not in Man kind's hand, it is in Only God's hand. But now I believe that AILING prisedint MUST resign, if he has some remaining of blood, any twinge of conscience HE MUST RESIGN. Yes he has the right to be treated whatever it takes but the Nation has the right to have an active president

BOMANY:

I used to defend Yar'adua as sympathizing with him and believing that health and sickness are not in Man kind's hand, it is in Only God's hand. But now I believe that AILING prisedint MUST resign, if he has some remaining of blood, any twinge of conscience HE MUST RESIGN. Yes he has the right to be treated whatever it takes but the Nation has the right to have an active president

Why should he resign when your own leaders are not telling him to? How can he resign when the acting president refuses to even threaten him to? Do you resign from a company where the CEO, and members of the Board, is willing to continue having you on payroll, and even pay your healthcare bills and take care of you for free?

Why the man neva die now? at least make we get peace.

danger mouse go travel again.nothing do am,dis time e fit no come back again!

like joke like joke the day keeps going forward,marching to 2011,noting has been achieved by either yar or joe

why cant they treat him in Nigeria?

I think dat is exibition of loyalty of jonathan to his boss.i think we should stop wastin our resources on this sick kastina mumu drinking man who think aso villa is hospital.let the first lady turai take her husband bck 2 his mum.or better stil bck 2 their saudi hospital.if money is goin 2be aproved 4him i tink i no some people that needs the government's help 2fly abroad.since our resources is nw divertd on healt.

Kobojunkie:

Why should he resign when your own leaders are not telling him to? How can he resign when the acting president refuses to even threaten him to? Do you resign from a company where the CEO, and members of the Board, is willing to continue having you on payroll, and even pay your healthcare bills and take care of you for free?

You r absolutely right, our leaders; the national Assembly pple should start immediately to impeach him. It is their obligation. However, I would not accept or encourage the acting president to do anything against him, it is unconstitutional. The only constitutional move is impeaching him by the national assembly