Jonathan Goodluck may actually become Nigeria's Next President
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Posted by Felix Okoli on December 27, 2009 at 05:44:35:
To me, it appears as if the long held rumour about South South presidency is turning into the truth; remember the saying, "no smoke without a fire."
There had been a lot of rumours ever since Yaradua assumed number one position in Abuja with the once lucky deputy governor of Bayelsa state as his Vice President.
Jonathan Goodluck has indeed being a lucky man within his young political life. He became governor of Bayelsa state after Alamieyeseigha was removed from office. Now it appears that he will even be more luckier going by the turn of events in Nigeria lately. Plans have been said to make Yaradua hand over to him by the begining of next year. Will Nigeria indeed have a new president come 2010?
These so called rumours have been taking the front page of prominent newspapers and news sites online informing the public that Googluck may very well become the next President of Nigeria even if it is less than a year to the end of Yaradua's tenure. This is said meant to allow the current President, who has been away for more than 4 weeks, to look after his health.
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To me, it appears as if the long held rumour about South South presidency is turning into the truth; remember the saying, "no smoke without a fire."
There had been a lot of rumours ever since Yaradua assumed number one position in Abuja with the once lucky deputy governor of Bayelsa state as his Vice President.
Jonathan Goodluck has indeed being a lucky man within his young political life. He became governor of Bayelsa state after Alamieyeseigha was removed from office. Now it appears that he will even be more luckier going by the turn of events in Nigeria lately. Plans have been said to make Yaradua hand over to him by the begining of next year. Will Nigeria indeed have a new president come 2010?
These so called rumours have been taking the front page of prominent newspapers and news sites online informing the public that Googluck may very well become the next President of Nigeria even if it is less than a year to the end of Yaradua's tenure. This is said meant to allow the current President, who has been away for more than 4 weeks, to look after his health.
You can read more details here:
Barring any last-minute change of mind, President Umaru Yar'adua may have concluded plans to formally hand over to Vice President Goodluck Jonathan, to act as President, next week.President Yar'Adua has been on a sick bed in King Faisal specialist hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia since November 23 without properly handing over to the Vice President.A reliable source told The Guardian last night that the president's kitchen cabinet has seen the necessity of a proper handing over by next week for the Vice President to perform some official functions including the swearing in of the new Chief Justice of the Federation Justice Alloysius Katsina-Alu, who is expected to take over from Justice Idris Kutigi who will retire from the Supreme court on December 31.The source said since it had become uncertain when the ailing president would return to the country, the vacuum his absence had created had to be filled, adding that the Yar'Adua kitchen cabinet had confidence in the ability of the Vice President Jonathan to continue with the seven point agenda of the administration.The source said the leadership of the National Assembly had been informed and was already awaiting the letter from the president according to the Section 145 of the 1999 Constitution which says that "whenever the President transmits to President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a written declaration that he is otherwise unable to discharge the functions of his office, until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary such functions shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President."The source said among the worries of Yar'Adua's caucus is that the president cannot give the traditional New Year message which the president delivers in the early morning of January 1 every year both on national radio and television and this, they reasoned, would send wrong signals to the Nigerians about the country's leadership.In fact, as at last night, some political pundits still in doubt about the ability of President Yar'adua to return to work, see the expected hand-over next week as a first stage of what should be expected by next year, the reason there is intense lobby for who becomes the Vice President.
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Re: Jonathan Goodluck may actually become Nigeria's Next President
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In Reply to: Jonathan Goodluck may actually become Nigeria's Next President posted by Felix Okoli on December 27, 2009 at 05:44:35: iT must be clear to all nigerians now to see that good luck jonathan becomes the obvious president come 2010 automaticaly,the qustion is who takes the role of vice?however its a sorry scenereo in which president yaaradua have found him self, but as the saying goes thus whatever situation a person finds himself he should always give glory to the almighty lord.president yaaradua has eventually done beautifully well for the country. this few years, he has transformed the 7point agenda to reality,all of us in the diasporal have heard and at least seen some spectaular steps mr president has established its fantastic.i just want to plead to mr president to get well soon and retire home immediately, his health is more important to him now than governance.we wish him gesundteit which means good health in german language.and GOD bless nigeria in jesus mighty name AMEN.
In Reply to: Jonathan Goodluck may actually become Nigeria's Next President posted by Felix Okoli on December 27, 2009 at 05:44:35: iT must be clear to all nigerians now to see that good luck jonathan becomes the obvious president come 2010 automaticaly,the qustion is who takes the role of vice?however its a sorry scenereo in which president yaaradua have found him self, but as the saying goes thus whatever situation a person finds himself he should always give glory to the almighty lord.president yaaradua has eventually done beautifully well for the country. this few years, he has transformed the 7point agenda to reality,all of us in the diasporal have heard and at least seen some spectaular steps mr president has established its fantastic.i just want to plead to mr president to get well soon and retire home immediately, his health is more important to him now than governance.we wish him gesundteit which means good health in german language.and GOD bless nigeria in jesus mighty name AMEN.