Council of Ministers says no ground for the president to resign

Yeah well, what did we expect. They are protecting their jobs

BIZZARE!!!!!! ONLY IN NIGERIA, ON MONDAY THEY ARE CALLING ON NIGERIANS TO PRAY FOR YAR'ADUA'S HEALTH THEN ON WEDNESDAY THE PRESIDENT IS NO LONGER SICK. HOW DID THEY COME TO THIS CONCLUSION?. WAS ANY MEDICAL PANEL SET UP? DOES THE PRESIDENT WANT TO COME OUT FOR A LIVE GAME OF SQUASH LET THE NATION SEE HOW FIT HE IS? THIS COUNTRY IS SIMPLY NOT READY FOR DEMOCRACY.

Akunyili sorry for you. You have absolutely no credibility in the world. You just nailed the coffin on your legacy shut! Every one of you that was at this meeting is an embarrassment to Nigeria. Call a spade a spade. I guess this statement gives you guys a few more weeks to grab what you can from our treasury... because the game is over in the next few days.

Did anyone really expect these hustlers in the corridors of power to do anything commonsensical? Common sense is a rare commodity with these lot. Show me the statesmen or women in the cabinet. They cannot distinguish between the Nigerian State and Yar'Adua's personal estate. To them Nigeria can afford to wait while Yar' Adua attends to his failing health, even though we lag behind the developed world by at least 200years. These people don't even have any sympathy for the man or his children. If we may ask Aunty Dora (madam-know-it-all), who is in charge of the Nigerian state at the moment? I wonder what these lot tell their children at home. Nigeria is really in grave danger with these lot on the saddle. Anyway, its only a matter of time before he eventually resigns and make them all jobless.

We are ready for democracy...our own way. The world will look in awe as we re-invent the Nigerian Approach to Democracy - How the led lord it over the people. That will be our contribution to the world...we are on the right part to achieving that objective.

What a nation! What a people! I call on the military to step in before we experience a serious constitutional problem or grave social unrest. I say this because should the president be no more (not my prayer) the PDP will not allow the constitution which stipulates that the vice president takes over to be implemented. The vice president, himself, is even worse. I am not making a case for him because he is any good. Should the military come in, all these opportunists (ministers) will still sing their praises. The stupid and senseless Obasanjo must be blamed for all these. He imposed a sick man on the nation. He forgot that beeing the governor of Katsina state is not the same as beeing the president of Nigeria. I know many will think I am stupid for calling on the men in uniform to intervene. What have we benefited from the civilian rogues? More looting, more corruption, more unjust distribution of the nation's wealth. Is Libya not better than Nigeria? A civilian leader? We are not ready for democracy.

We will get through this stage of our National history. We have no leadership period!

Certainly,Military intervention would never be entertained.Lets not talk of such things now. What many people dont know is that our men in uniform are very well informed. most of the senior officers have improved themselves academically.They are new leaders and very professional. They wont risk their professionalism for Nigeria politics again. They know that the world today is different from the 70s, 80s and even early 90s. if our politics is bad lets fix it.Even if the FEC says Yaradua should not resign. Certainly the man himself will advise himself and resign within few days.We are all praying for his good health and surely he will recover.Once the burden of leading Nigeria is removed from his shoulders, he would have all the time to take good care of his health and enjoy the rest of his life. But as far as Nigeria as a nation is concerned we just need to move forward NOW. We need new men and women at the helm of leadership.

I totally agree with Tunde E. it will soon be over in the next few days. perhaps this weekend. Let Nigeria take a new shape to the glory of God.

Has it become a social unrest or anarchy for a president of a nation to fall ill? How many of these men calling for YAR'ADUA'S resignation have ever resigned they duty as head of they families when they face health problem? Lets pray for his speedy recovery! He's a diplomat period.

I have a dream. Sooner or later, Nigeria shall be free. God bless Nigeria.

Calling on the president to resign to me is a selfish act by some politicians, i can only urge my fellow Nigerians to continue praying. May God help us.

In response to Kenechi, there is nothing wrong in asking for the President's resignation on health grounds. He is not just ill, he has been perennially ill and it is affecting his job. Nigerians have been patient, and he has not been open to the people about the type or gravity of his illness. In more sane societies, he would have had to provide medical clearance before taking the job. Kenechi, we need to begin to put leadership on a more serious pedestal. This is not a family title that you die on.

boys...the council is acting on information received, from the presido's doctor...i have spoken personally with the presido... expect a public announcement tomorrow....

I have just visited the BBC Africa website. The picture of our President with lines and sunken face is most pitiable. Yet the "murderous" executive council will kill him. But thats not my concern. This guy is Nigeria's first university trained president in 40 years.Worthy of note, no comments.

Kenechi, your point would be valid, if we weren't talking about the president of the country. When the head of a family is sick, his wife and children are the first to know. What sort of family head disappears every now and then to places like Germany and Saudi Arabia without his family's knowledge and support? And what sort of family head enters in a marriage without telling his wife that he has a certain condition? Yar'adua is not some otherwise healthy man who unfortunately fell ill with a common cold. He entered Aso Rock unwell. The man's face is covered in lines and spots at the age of only 58, for goodness sake. Have you ever heard him give a speech?!?! And now he his grave condition is being covered up by an executive council that is only worried about their own proximity to power! For his sake and ours, he should bow out gracefully and with dignity and hopefully recuperate while the nation does so as well. Otherwise his sickness will spread throughout the FG.

boys...growing up is hard to...remember your first time? this is the first time we are experiencing this sort of situation in our polity...slowly and steadily, we would unravel the situation...no need to panic....

What is Dele talking about here? What has the President of Nigeria being " the first university-trained" got to do with the Titanic situation he has dumped the country. Please recalibrate your argument. University degrees at least in Nigeria where we have all been half-baked, does not ensure good governance, my brother. A moribond guy who should be in a nursing home is figure-heading us and people are talking about prayers or some quack Chemistry degree. Those are the kinds of thoughts that will never lift Nigeria. Why should we pity or pray for a person who's suicidal? If Yar Adua really loved himself, he should not have allowed the viper called Obasanjo to give him such a poisonous gift knowing his fragile health!!!

Dele, you mean YarAdua's non-performance is a reflecton of the quality of Nigerian graduates?

NIGERIANS DESERVE THE KIND OF GOVERNMENT THAT THEY HAVE. WE HAVE NOT EARNED THE RIGHT FOR "GOOD GOVERNANCE". WE, THE "LED" ARE JUST AS GUILTY AS THE LEADERS! PERIOD!!!!

@ joy hope, amen to that

It would have been an aberration if the FEC has said anything to the contrary. They are only protecting their appointments as Nigerians are wont to. I pity Dora Akunyili who has sqaundered her hard-earned goodwill. In public perception, she is now worse than Wada Nas, Abacha's tailor who became his minister of Informaion.I know it will come to this. Sooner than later this bunch of do-nothing ministers like their do-nothing boss will all sing a different tune.

yaradua has spent more time in nigeria than obasanjo within the same two and half year period...remember obasanjo was never around....

If I was a Minister I would have done the same thing so they have not done anything exceptional.

THE SO CALLED MINISTERS DO NOT LOOK SAD AT ALL IN FACT THEY ALL SEEM VERY HAPPY...WITH YARADUA SICK ..THEY HAVE EVEN GREATER CHANCE TO STEAL AND STEAL...LETS NOT DECEIVE OURSELVES ..WE ALL KNOW WHATS HAPPENING

TATA!!! you are my hero. I dey like your yannings.

An ilegal council of ministers making policy, only in Nigeria where evil reign and good people keeps silent.

Those that said, mr. President should not resign are murderers. My president if are opportune to read my advice please resign, they want to kill you and inherit your properties. All the head of public sectors in have case to answer. If you don't answer on eath you must account when you will see your God. Nigerians are like father like son,this is a course from our collonial masters. My God help us, amene.

Kenechi and Dele I really donot understand ur school of tought. Even in a family if the father is ill hie wife takes over(in a family). In the case of a nation we should live by the constitution and pass the batton to the next guy. Can we all see the Yar'Adua is seriously ill and might likely not make it. I believe if we(ministers mostly inclusive) love him as a human being we should advice him to resing so as to spend the rest of his time with his family. I am so disappointed with level of maturity found amongst our leaders. God help us.

I have been compiling a list of the most ridiculous things I have heard from this administration. The claim that Yar'Adua is not sick enough to warrant his resignation ranks above the Minister of Science and Tech, Alhassan Zaku saying Nigeria's broken down "Satellite was parked safely in one corner of space (sic)" I wonder how the administration will put it if Mallam goes the Abacha way.

@ ibraheem Aruna, thank God you said so bcos its people like you we do not need to head any office in this country. A man who can not simply be honest on such issues bcos of the love for MONEY and POWER. with people like, we indeed have a long way to go in fixing the decay in this NIGERIA.

This is just a fuck. Why can a country be without a president. I think this what they have planned 4. They knew the man was very ill before he was put on the post and now they wanted to ruin NIGERIA. I know the almighty God will not save them all.

prayer is very important for our national life but no country have been developed with it, Madam Dora we need practical leadership in Nigeria now. we have prayed enough lets doing doing Gods principle. Uncle Yaradua get well soon

kokoko, there are many dimensions to this graduate matter. With the first university in Nigeria 1948 ? It just struck me that in 40 years plus we have just this one. His non performance , yes says a lot but its not all about the graduate thing. Reagan of the US was one of the least formally educated presidents of the USA but was so effective as he surrounded himself with great brains. However the tragedy of our half baked or non baked graduates (many are just at dough level) is that they know nothing but think they know all. But thats story for another day.We se them every day at work and at interviews.

Were my boys dey, una no dey see the thing weh dey happen? Please make una come out come do some cleaning up for us asap.

I won't be surprised if TATA is another pseudonym for Segun Adeniyi or what does Yar Adua's mouth piece call himself! Slow and steady with a man who's sending about 150 million people down the guillotine? Hey, I pity Nigeria and the warped-thinking Bible and Koran-wielding morons that have populated her space. Hey, our children and grandchildren are done for!

Nigerians, una dooh, i beg make we pray for our nation, hope dey.

@baba bolaji...i am a card carrying member and a stalwart of the pdp....150m people to the guillotine? c'mon stop being dramatic...when the presido was around, you complained he was sleepy and slow and nothing is going on, now he is away, you complain...please stay tuned...there would be a public announcement by the presido soon....

Let the FEC members continue to delude themselves sooner or later they will need the service of a Voodoo priest,remember a James Hardly Chase novel titled 'Make the corpse walk'.............

@ Ikechukwu. Dont worry, there is already a coup plot. Asking a man with "those conditions" to remain in office is a coup plot. By the way are OBJ and David Mark and some members of the FEC not military boys?

to me the president is in good health.