After 17 days in a hospital in Saudi Arabia, President Umar Yar’Adua has reportedly lost his voice and his condition dreadful.
Sources close to President Yar’Adua this morning confirmed to P.M.NEWS that the ailing President has lost his voice and that doctors are battling to rectify this.
According to sources, the President’s lungs were infected and doctors had to operate on them.
P.M.NEWS also gathered that doctors handling Yar’Adua have put off his return to Nigeria indefinitely after they discovered that his kidneys and pancreatic functions had diminished considerably.
A report published by Saharareporters revealed that the functioning of Yar’Adua’s kidneys has been the lowest since he was diagnosed with Churg Strauss disease in 2007 by a medical team in Germany.
Based on the report, Yar’Adua now faces the certain prospect of prolonged hospitalization.
The grim turn in Yar’Adua’s condition was also reflected in the statement issued by the Federal Executive Council yesterday after its weekly meeting that it is only the doctors that can determine when he will come back.
One of the ministers told Saharareporters that: “Everybody is engaged in a guessing game. We’re in the dark about how Mr. President is doing.”
Minister of Information, Dora Akunyili, who briefed journalists after yesterday’s meeting said only doctors treating President Yar’Adua can determine for sure if and when he would be able to return to Abuja.
President Yar’Adua’s current state of health, as scooped by P.M.News, is in contrast to claims yesterday by Akunyili that the president’s condition was improving.
“I can confirm to you that Mr. President is still in the Saudi Hospital, and he is responding to treatment,” declared the information minister, while responding to enquiries by journalists at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, yesterday in Abuja.
There are also reports that the President may be moved to the US for further treatment.
His possible movement to US was given credence by the arrival of the President’s son-in-law, Isa Yuguda, Governor of Bauchi State in New York Tuesday.
P.M.NEWS gathered that Yuguda, who is married to Nafisat, President Yar’Adua’s daughter, is believed to be in US to prepare the ground for the arrival of the President.
There have been several calls by prominent Nigerians on President Yar’Adua to resign and take care of his health but he has not taken to this advice.
There are also those who are also calling on the vice president to take over the administration of the country in the light of the president’s illness. But lawyers argued that the vice president cannot act for the President because the President did not inform the National Assembly that he was going to Saudi Arabia for medical treatment.
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Posted: at 10-12-2009 02:59 PM (15 years ago) | Addicted Hero
divineproject at 10-12-2009 05:07 PM (15 years ago) (f)
Now why did he have to allow it get to this stage when he had all the cash at his disposal???...........or was he keeping the cash to be used in heaven in case of eventualities?
Ok, I pray that he gets better.......there is nothing God cant do..........
A LITTLE HELP HERE; A LITTLE HELP THERE, MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND!
Posted: at 10-12-2009 05:07 PM (15 years ago) | Hero
can u even imagine dat there is no good hospital in Nigeria, dats why all these politicians go abroad for treatment, nd leave the masses to manage the useless hospitals dat dont even have funds or equipments, to take care of thier patients msscceeww
2.0.
Posted: at 10-12-2009 07:22 PM (15 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Our president has been trying to make this country one of the 2O world economy in e yr 2O2O. May God help him. He is the best thing that has happened to nigeria so far. I dont want militants to return back to creek.
Posted: at 10-12-2009 07:43 PM (15 years ago) | Newbie
Na waoo, this president stuff don dey get out of proportion ohhh. This Minister's statement "IF AND WHEN HE WILL RETURN TO ABUJA" get belle ooohhh. Abi them see say the man no go come back?
Well my sist divine, no eventualities wey remain for heaven or hell wey baba God never complete. Na him know wetin make him leave e situation to get worse like this with all the nairas and dollars and pounds we em get. Only God have answer to it. Maybe na destiny dey work so.
For me ooh. the man try pass other president when don dey before him. God help him make e no leave em beautify TURAI alone as a widow. amen.
Posted: at 10-12-2009 08:22 PM (15 years ago) | Upcoming
It only Almighty Allah dat decide ones death, either ill or healthy. So we nigerians should stop speculating about presidents present health condition. We all know dat every living soul shall test death, i know he owns us no respect but he deserve it by letin him be who he be.
Posted: at 10-12-2009 09:33 PM (15 years ago) | Newbie
l wish mr president a quick recovery and that is if he eventaully survives, l believe his cronnies or psychophants should allow d rule of law prevail by allowing the vice take charge hoping the president comes out of his predicament
smiling angel
Posted: at 10-12-2009 11:06 PM (15 years ago) | Newbie
ifeyemi5 at 11-12-2009 12:07 AM (15 years ago) (f)
i still remeber this song.God save nigeria,God save Nigeria,since independence we still in darkness,we need your help now,we need your help now.bless Nigeria with good leaders.
Posted: at 11-12-2009 12:07 AM (15 years ago) | Upcoming
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