By Yusuf Alli:
The Peoples Democratic Party yesterday said it has decided to back Dr. Goodluck Jonathan as acting President.
It also denied that Jonathan was purportedly summoned by the First Lady, Hajiya Turai Yar’Adua.
The party made its position known in a statement last night by its National Secretary, Abubakar Kawu Baraje, against the backdrop of the [...]
By Yusuf Alli
The President returned from Saudi Arabia this morning – 93 days after he left for medical reasons.
An air ambulance landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport at 1.46a.m., carrying President Umaru Yar’Adua. Then a presidential jet landed at 1.55a.m. It was carrying presidential aides and First Lady Turai Yar’Adua.
There was excitement on the faces [...]
Acting President, Goodluck Jonathan, has written to the King of Saudi Arabia, Abdulla Bin Abdulaziz, over the state of affairs of ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua.
The letter, Sunday Punch gathered, is to be delivered to the king by the six-man Presidential investigative panel visiting Saudi Arabia to determine the fitness or otherwise of Yar’Adua.
A reliable source [...]
