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Why is Tinunbu running like headless chicken from one embassy to the other if he has nothing to lose read extracts below


But some concerned Nigerians were already alerting the international community to the unfolding situation in the country. Former governor of Lagos State, Senator Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, visited the British Embassy in Abuja, where he discussed the issues of Nigeria’s electoral reform and the president’s health with the high commissioner.

Tinubu had earlier visited the German and the United States embassies before the Tuesday call at the British embassy. He specifically raised the issue of electoral reform during his earlier visits to the embassies.

Sources said Tinubu spoke the minds of opposition figures during the visit to the British embassy, where he was said to have told the high commissioner that Nigeria would abide by constitutional order, no matter what happenned to the president.

Jonathan looks set to be playing the role of  an acting President as suppose to an Executive President. With an Acting President what you get is the status quo remains the same, everybody goes about their duties as if everything is normal.

Jonathan is already performing Presidential duties, looks like he will not  formally get the post of Executive President therby denying him the power of hiring and fireing, all apponitees of Yardua will remain in post until the next Presidential election. Any fireing and Hiring will be a joint decision between Goodluck, SFG and other Federal Executive Councils members.

Extracts from Jonathan's day in the office


But, according to the source, the vice-president, on Monday evening, subtly restricted all visitors to the villa.

“From Monday evening, oga has directed that all visitors who do not have any official thing to do should be stopped by the security agents. This will remain in force until the arrival of the president anytime from now.

“For now, there are no more courtesy calls because such calls are usually unpatriotic and mischievous in their motives and intentions. The man has told those who wanted to pay a courtesy visit to him to wait until after this period of prayers for the president. Most importantly, those who want to offer prayers for the president or support the vice-president in prayer should remain in their homes. Most of such moves are indirect lobbying for a non-existing position because by the grace of God, the president will join us soon,” the source said.

However, the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Vincent Ogbulafor, was sighted at the office of the vice-president on Tuesday afternoon.

The purpose of the visit was not known as State House reporters could not have an interview with him before he left.

He came at the time the vice-president was meeting with a team of businessmen from South Korea and went upstairs.

Ogbulafor was quoted in one national daily on Tuesday to have declared that the office of the president of Nigeria was not vacant, an apparent reference to those calling for constitutional action over the long period the president had been away for medical treatment.

Meanwhile, the office of President Yar’Adua remained quiet on Tuesday as government activities shifted to the office of vice- president.

But Vice-President Jonathan, it was learnt, has summoned the Bayelsa State governor, Timipre Sylva and his deputy, Peremobowei Ebebi, to Abuja, over the current political turmoil pervading the state in the wake of the local government primary of the party.

Violence was reported to have marred the exercise, even as protests rocked the state in the last four days, with each trading accusations.

The invitation to Abuja, it was learnt, was not unconnected to the reported explosion which occurred beside a filling station reportedly owned by the deputy governor, who had raised the alarm that his life was being threatened by agents alleged to be the governor’s loyalists.

Nigeria’s constitution should rotate the post of the Presidency and VP within a 3 zone structure.

1. Northern Zone
2. South West Zone
3. Eastern Zone


The Northern Zone will cover all Northern States including middle belt States. The system will be such that If the President comes from the far North Kano / Kastsina / Sokoto and other Hausa States the VP will come from the minorities in the North and that will be the Biroms in Plateau, the Tivs, Igbira, and Ingalas in Benue and Kogi State or the Yorubas in Kwara or Kogi State. Or Vice versa. The Kanuris, Adamawas, and Nupes and Southern Kadunas who Hausas but Christians can also be classified as minorities.

The South West Zone will be the Yorubas and the others, Edos, Urobos,Ishekiris, Western Igbos, and Ijaws. If the President is Yoruba the VP will be from one of the minorities in these zone or vice versa

The South East will be the Igbos, Ijaws,Efiks, Ibibios, Ikwerres. If the President is Igbo the VP will be from one of the minorities or vice versa.

Now the VP

Unlike what we have at the moment where the President is from the North and VP is from the South, there is so much mistrust between the President and the VP hence the President not handing over affairs of the state to the VP when he is indisposes. If both of them are from the same region they will work as a team to the benefit of all. Afterall Yardua on several occasions handed over the reins of the State to his Deputy Governor on his numerous trips abroad for one treatment or the other.

The VP’s main job will be community cohesion; he will be tasked with inspecting all Federal Contracts in the six Political Zones. He will be stationed for 6 months period in Lagos representing SW zone inspecting all FG contracts in that Zone and making sure Abuja is constantly supplying the necessary funds needed to finish projects. The fact that there is a federal presence in the zone as per physical presence the Federal Government would be fully abreast of all problems in this Zone.

After the 6 months expires he moves to the SE Zone, he will be based at Enugu repeating what he did in the SW Zone. After his 6 months expires he moves to the Northern Zone based in Kaduna for 6 months. After the 6 months expires he goes to Abuja for 6 months to brief the Presidency on priority projects in each Zone. After his 6 months Abuja expires he starts all over again another round of 6 months in each Zone.


If we have these system in place the country will not be a leaderless and Rudderless state as it is today, it is only assumed as for now that Jonathan is in charge of the country but noting officially to confirm whether that is the case or not.

As it is becoming clearer by the days that Yaradua will most probably, not be returned as President in 2011, and due to the fact that the president should be from the North (PDP's Zoning formular), one question that is now coming up is the fate of Jonathan in this power play, will he be returned as VP in 2011?? How will this affect the power play equation?



I dont think he will want to cme back as a VP after being the President say for 15 months. He will belong to that exclusive club of ex President and Head of States.

Luke 7:1-10 (web)
After he had finished speaking in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
A certain centurion’s servant, who was dear to him, was sick and at the point of death.
When he heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews,
asking him to come and save his servant.
When they came to Jesus, they begged him earnestly, saying,
"He is worthy for you to do this for him,
for he loves our nation, and he built our synagogue for us."

Jesus went with them. When he was now not far from the house,
the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him,

"Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I am not worthy for you to come under my roof.

Therefore I didn’t even think myself worthy to come to you;
but say the word, and my servant will be healed.
For I also am a man placed under authority, having under myself soldiers.
I tell this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes;
and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it."

When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turned and said to the multitude who followed him, "I tell you, I have not found such great faith, no, not in Israel." Those who were sent, returning to the house,
found that the servant who had been sick was well.


If Turai Yardua can have faith like the centurioan in this passage, then his ailment will be history. The Centurian's servant did not have to see Jesus for him to be healed it is the faith of the Centurian's boss that healed him. Turai and others should have a faith like the centurian for Yardua to be healed completely of all his ailment. If God can raise a Pastor who have died for 3 days in Onitsha on the 3rd day, God will definately heal Yardua, but the catch is Turai must have a faith like the centurian.

http://www.saharareporters.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4388:as-yaraduas-condition-remains-unknown-pdp-politicians-colleagues-map-out-strategies-to-take-advantage&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=1

@ Richie boy

The group putting presure on Jonathan to resign Have confirmed from Yardua doctors that Mr president days are Numbered and it may happen any time soon, If Mr President dies Mr Vp automaticaly takes over to complete Mr president term. But the group from the north will not want power shift to the north especialy a polititician from Niger Delta. but I believe History have a way of finding Goodluck Jonathan as his name implies. we all knew how he rose from ordinary speaker to the rank of Governor of Bayelsa, also from Pdp governor canditate to Vice president candidate. I believe history is in the making in Nigeria, and we students of history are watching patiently where the tides of history is taking Nigeria to. Believe me Obasanjo or No Obasanjo, so called powerfull kingmakers cabal, they are all pawns and officers in master chess game of Nigeria history.


Is GoodLuck our Obama, what a name, and what a luck, na wahoo 

I mean if ( and I mean a gynormous IF) it happens as described above, then we should all accept that ALL Nigerians(Not matter where they reside) are FOOLS and nothing more! We are talking of a nation of over 140 million people here.


You can imagine 2 families or even one family becos Yuguda family = Yardua Family monopolising a post 149,999,998 can only dream off.

Hogwash!!


How is it Hogwash, are you saying the scenerio descibed in that report cannot happen or what !!

Lt General Dambazzau - Cheif of Army Staff can the southerners manoauver these Hausa / Fulani General and a Sokoto Princel to acheive their goal.

Yuguda seems to have been penciled down to be Jonathan's VP if making the VP to resign might lead to anarchy, the view is Yuguda should understurdy Jonathan  for 1/1/2 years  in which he will be positioned to take the mantle for the PDP with James Ibori being his VP.  This plan will only come to fruition if they cannot convince the VP to resign.

OBJ according to the report below has move some of its operational base to Abuja and he is pushing for the Jigawa Governor to be Jonathan's  VP.


Following Yar’Adua’s admission, for the first time, of a life-threatening condition, the battle for the soul of Nigerian politics has now broken out in two cities on two continents: Jeddah and Abuja, with Abuja as the epicenter.

In Abuja, a group loyal to Yar’Adua, led by his Chief Economic Adviser, Tanimu Kurfi and Abba Ruma has sworn to frustrate any talk of handing over of power to Yar’adua’s vice, Goodluck Jonathan.  Even though Jonathan Goodluck claims publicly that everything is okay with him, people knowledgeable about his status told Saharareporters that the report in The Punch newspaper of November 28 that he is being threatened with forced resignation is completely truthful.

Meanwhile, a splinter segment of the pro-Yar’Adua group, led by James Ibori, has moved to Dubai.  Ibori has been operational there since Thursday, and his plan is to keep in close contact with Yar’Adua in Saudi Arabia and help coordinate the anti-Goodluck forces outside the shores of Nigeria. This group has also vowed to convince Yar’Adua not to hand over power. They calculate that Yar’Adua would be superficially healthy enough to return to Nigeria in December or early in 2010 without officially handing over to Goodluck Jonathan. Ibori, who seems to have been assured by someone in the current administration that he will never be convicted for any of his corruption and money-laundering cases, is eyeing the Vice Presidency in 2011, either under Yar’Adua or someone else from the north. 

Late last night, the Abuja pro-Yar’Adua group sent an emissary directly to Jeddah to meet with Yar’Adua in the hospital. The group comprises three persons: Yar’Adua’s son-in-law, Isah Yuguda, businessman Aliko Dangote, and the governor of Kwara State, Bukola Saraki.  They arrived in Jeddah but our source said a face-to-face meeting had not taken place by the close of today. Isah Yuguda is being positioned to become Jonathan’s VP in case Yar’Adua resigns.

Another group of political manoeuvres is led by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who discreetly moved to Abuja last night to start working quietly with Jonathan.  That group proposes that should Yar’Adua not make it back to power, Jonathan Goodluck should choose Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, as his deputy.

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is also considering conducting their presidential primaries in June next year, a few months earlier than scheduled. It is now almost certain that Yar’Adua cannot be a candidate in the 2011 elections, but his supporters are hell-bent on propping him in place until the PDP can conduct its primaries in 2010.

Meanwhile, in Jeddah, Yar’Adua is surrounded by his immediate family, his daughters, wife as well as the governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema. Turai, it is known, is determined that her husband remain in office.

But the true state of his health remains shrouded in high secrecy following the leak in a local Saudi newspaper last week which forced his doctor and aides to partially reveal his immediate condition.  It did not escape Nigerians that the announcement did not reveal the full story about other conditions Yar’Adua is suffering from, or their possible consequences. 


SOURCE - SAHARA REPORTERS

WOW. What and irony, in one post you completely contradict yourself like this? What a shame, you had some good ideas. If it is due process for the assembly to vote out Yar Adua (which is in order and should have happened a long time ago), it is also due process for the VP to take over. THAT, my friend, is the RULE OF LAW. So please do not drag such tenets through the mud anymore by claiming you know what they mean then desecrating them in thesame sentence. I am quite disappointed that you could so easily sink into the whole "North must have their eight years" trite. WHAT A SHAME; where in the constitution does it say that? Or are we now saying that the rule of law is now dependent on the rules that govern PDP and a "gentlemen's" agreement (gentlemen my foot) that the rest of the nation was not consulted about? How disappointing indeed. Apologies if you feel insulted but this is just irritating, people should stop using phrases like "due process" and "rule of law" if they can't comprehend what it means, the title of your post is misleading, please name it "Due Process and Rule of Law according to @Knowall"



Point 5, of my write up is a classified docs for the vp eyes only since I cannot get to him personally, I decided to post it here, Nairalanders should not really comment on that point. They say beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, the beholder in this context knows what I am talking about and can possibly do something about it.

What can you do about point 5, are u in a position to make things happen, if not disregard that point and pretend u did not see it, those that it concerns I am sure they have understand my Lingo. To reterate again point 5 is a rejoinder of the Original article which ends at point 4 and is for some specific eyes.

I hope this administration will pass the ultimate rule of law or is it due process a word made popular by Mr President, if anything else Yardua will be remembered for reminding Nigerians that there is a word called due process in the English Language.

A word this administration anchored it policies, commniques, and general funtionality on. We see how it pans out in the weeks and months to come.

Is this rule also applicable to Commisioners, that is 2/3 Commisioners forcing a Governor to resign.

I never knew that 2/3 of the ministers can actually make a President resign, I thought it was 2/3 of the Senate and the House of Reps. Never knew Ministers also have that power.

See extract of the Constitution below :


144. (1) The President or Vice President shall cease to hold office, if - (a) by a resolution passed by two-thirds majority of all the members of the Executive council of the Federation it is declared that the President or Vice President is incapable of discharging the functions of his office; and

Characteristically, Yar'Adua did not hand over to his vice, Jonathan Goodluck, a man he either fears, or holds in contempt, as he never hands the constitutional batton of power to him.  In the corridors of power, the lackluster deputy is generally referred to as the "Social Prefect" because of his powerlessness and lack of influence in the presidency. Even the presentation of the 2010budget was done by Yar'Adua aides on Tuesday.



I think the constitution is clear with regards to the VP’s position, I dont think any official hand- over is required when a President is indispose. The VP having being sworn in 2007 with Yardua does not require another fresh mandate for him to take over the reins of affair of the state, if and when required. It is the VP's constitutional, moral and obligatory duty to assume the office of the Presidency in the absence of his boss.

The Eton-Oxford-Cambridge Guys are taking over in the UK in the next Political dispensation, the oldest guy amongst the set of young guns that will be running Britain is probabaly 48, the average age is 44 years. And I believe they will re-position Britain and move Britain forward. If it can happen in Britain it can happen in Nigeria.

Apart from lagos which other part of the country is making any meaningful progress?is it an eastern thing?As`far `as nigeria remains the way it is the country will bear the brunt of the problems in the east.

Funnily where you not the one complaining how the people from your state are running to lagos and overseas for a better life while igbos taking over your home town in ondo?


I was in Ondo for one week, I will live there than live in lagos, I dont need Lagos's money, I am already a made man after spending the better part of 20 years abroad, I am not your average Naija hussler who will be running to Lagos or Abuja for anything.

While in Ondo,  I did not have to watch my back from Kidnapleggers, who have gone amock in the East even the sons and daughters of the high and mighty are not safe from these men in the shadows, to tell them about Biafra is to talk in parabales, these are scums of the Earth they will even kidnap their own father's and mother's in other to balckmail their own siblings.

That kind of problem at present does not exist in Ondo Town. My argument is while spend and waste so much energy on a dead- beat issue such as old Baifra rhetorics and propanganda when there are real life, cultural, and city threatning issues at hand.