Comments on: How ill is Nigeria’s president?

By: Meeh

Meeh — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:07:22 +0000

How Nigeria ended up with a president like Yaraduwa is still a misery to me. For how long do we have to let Corrupt people like Babangida dictate who our next leader is going to be? Why don’t we give people that are ready for change a chance? Since Yaraduwa stepped to office, I have not heard of or seen anything he has contributed to the well being of Nigeria. The idiots that we keep electing are already rich but just want to keep getting richer.
For those of you that stand on line to vote, You are just wasting your time. Your vote does not count. Right now, the top officials already know who the next president is going to be even before Yaraduwa’s time is up. I am Hausa and I believe that it is time for the Igbo people to get in power. Let’s see something different. All most Hausa politicians think of when they get in positions is how to embezzle money. As for Yaraduwa’s health condition, it is something that should have been disclosed to the public before he became the president. Anyway, sick or not, He makes no difference.

By: Godsglory

Godsglory — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:20:58 +0000

President yaradua has come to stay for a while,his health has been his problem and ours not minding it state.what we should be aiming now is how to produce another person like him or one who is better.

By: Adekunle Samuel Owolabi

Adekunle Samuel Owolabi — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:57:19 +0000

I agree with eliud …and same thing applies to other contributors. I think we need to support the current Presidency so as to enable the country to run smoothly..

By: eliud. k. magut

eliud. k. magut — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:27:28 +0000

No one wishes to be sick, it is the wish of every human being to be health, but sickness can be destructive, however
it is also good for someone to step aside if she or he as health problem making it not to run the country sufficiently, but so long as the country is running well no problem be it let him continue he is there democratically anyway.

By: yax

yax — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:58:09 +0000

so he is just aoerson like any other nigerian if he dies he ll be buried and the country ll continue ……
so i dont see any big deal in dis

By: chanda chanda

chanda chanda — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:03:30 +0000

Zambia just lost a president, who came into office a sick man. Nigeria must put measures in place just in case he dies.

By: Nduka Tolefe

Nduka Tolefe — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:01:25 +0000

Very sick man indeed, not the sort of leader Nigeria needs at this moment in time. Nigeria needs a strong and very disciplined leader like General Buhari, a leader who can instill discipline into the country and end corruption due to his zero tolerance qualities. With all Yara Dua’s good qualities, he still lacks that strong leader traits and he is also too diplomatic for Nigeria.

By: Uchechi

Uchechi — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:33:43 +0000

My thoughts are that President Yaradua’s sickness has made him lose focus on the issues at hand. There is no way he can run the affairs of the nation when he is always out of the country on medical grounds. Rumours are that the nation is being run by the first lady. After more than one year in office, the President
is yet to achieve any of the post election promises.Worse still, the economy has taken an awful downturn, investors in the capital market have lost billions of Naira in the past few months, the Niger Delta is worse secure than ever, inlation figures are higher than the Obj days, the power sector is still as unreliable as ever. The list is way too long. If he indeed loves this country, he should step aside and let less health challenged persons order the direction of our potentially great nation, Nigeria.

By: Aminu H. Sanusi

Aminu H. Sanusi — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:27:13 +0000

I think Yaradua is doing well now but, whatever is his condition of health it should not be an opportunity for anyone to think upside down. I mean we had the same case in Kaduna state under makarfi, when many thought he will not be opportuned to complete even his first term. But he even did second term and eventually became a senetor all afterwards.
But do not forget that his then healthy deputy passed away in the process, now Makarfi again is the chairman senate comittee on finance. GOODLUCK Mr. Jonasan

By: Ngozi Asoya

Ngozi Asoya — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:46:48 +0000

It is true that the Nigerian President has been sick lately. I think it is human for people to fall sick even when they are presidents, kings and queens. What is unacceptable is the childish denials being issued from the seat of power.
I am praying for his quick recovery because this is the only president that seems humane and, yes, fraile like us. I hope that the Vice president, Jonathan Goodluck and Ambassador Kingibe can rise up to the situation and provide the guidance required for these times. What must not happen is that civil servants and enemies of Nigeria must not see his sickness as an opportunity to rape the treasury.
God bless Nigeria