[size=18pt]Resign now! - Emirs tell Yar’Adua - Endorse Jonathan as acting president - Court asked to mandate FEC to sack president - I didn’t order Goodluck to take over - Aondoakaa[/size]

From Lanre Adewole, Leon Usigbe and Dare Adekanmbi -


THE prolonged illness of President Umaru Yar’Adua appears to have influenced a paradigm shift in the North, as northern traditional rulers are said to have resolved to back Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan as acting President.

Sources informed the Nigerian Tribune that the resolve of the northern monarchs influenced the recent meeting of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), which stated that the country must follow the provisions of the constitution if it happened that President Yar’Adua could no longer continue to function as president.

A source in the North told the Nigerian Tribune that the ACF, as the political mouthpiece of northern monarchs, had stated its position, following what was described as prolonged frustrations in the North over the Yar’Adua presidency.

It was gathered that long before the president travelled to Saudi Arabia for medical treatment, northern emirs had been frustrated about his style of leadership and relationship with them, which was described as “very cold.”

A source said that the usual handshake which former President Olusegun Obasanjo used to extend to the traditional institution got missing as soon as Yar’Adua took over.

Besides, there were complaints about cancellation of appointments to visit the Presidential Villa by northern monarchs sometimes, at short notice.

On some occasions, some monarchs would have arrived in Abuja before they discovered that they would be unable to see the president, a source said.

It was learnt that the monarchs had resolved that it was better to have Jonathan as acting president now so that he could begin to put things together in the country.

A source further said that the northern monarchs would not mind Jonathan continuing in office as president, if it became clear that Yar’Adua could no longer perform his duties.

It was learnt that the North had resolved to solidly back a candidate that could deliver as vice-presidential material, while Jonathan completes the tenure of his boss.

“Consultations are going on right now on the way forward; the monarchs have resolved that it was not necessary to hold down the entire country, because of the sickness of the president, especially as the development is daily painting the north as power hungry.

“It was wrong for the president to travel abroad without handing over, when he was going to treat a serious illness like (acute) pericarditis. If anybody had advised a leader not to hand over in that circumstance, the leader is in the best position to know that there are no sentiments when you are going to a surgeon’s table,” a source said on the sentiment among the monarchs.

But it was understood on Wednesday that the First Lady, Hajia Turai Yar’Adua, had started some troubleshooting exercises to ensure that the Northern monarchs gave her husband another chance.

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But my question is: [size=14pt]Why the Sudden Clamour for Yar’Adua resignation by the North?[/size]

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Ok. here is my take.

The North will want Jonathan to take over now, so that they can field a new candidate by 2011 who will run for another 2 terms 2011-2015 and 2015-2019.

Could that be their thinking? Will they succeed?

OAM4J:


But my question is: [size=14pt]Why the Sudden Clamour for Yar’Adua resignation by the North?[/size]

Dirty Stinking Hausa/Fulani North are afraid, they knew Nigeria is about to disintegrate.
Confusion don enter their brain.