WikiLeaks: Nigeria feared coup as president lay dying overseas

Date: 09-12-2010 9:34 pm (13 years ago) | Author: AfricanNewslive
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The ill health of Nigeria’s president sparked fears of a military coup and caused screaming matches over who was in charge of the country, according to secret US diplomatic cables.

Umaru Yar’Adua, who was terminally ill, left the country in November 2009 for medical treatment in Saudi Arabia.

A US memo marked secret and dated 26 February, just after Yar’Adua’s return, reveals frantic negotiations in the corridors of power of Africa’s most populous nation.

It says the acting president, Goodluck Jonathan, admitted “‘everyone’s confused’ about who is in charge of Nigeria”.

“He said the last cabinet meeting was disastrous and included yelling and screaming, and it is totally dysfunctional. He said he is ‘not a politician’ and had very limited experience as an administrator, but concluded, ‘I will not tolerate a brawl.’” Read More: http://indepthafrica.com/?p=4092

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