Posted on 05/05/2010 11:08:06 PM PDT by Liberty Valance
Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has died at his presidential villa following a long illness.
The government announced seven days of national mourning and said the president would be buried on Thursday.
Under the constitution, Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan, in charge since February, is to be sworn in as leader.
Mr Yar'Adua, 58, came to power in 2007 promising many reforms. Analysts say he made the most progress in tackling unrest in the oil-rich Niger Delta.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
Mr Yar’Adua’s election in 2007 marked the first transfer of power from one civilian president to another since Nigeria’s independence in 1960.
The BBC’s Caroline Duffield, in Jos, central Nigeria, says “President Yar’Adua will be fondly remembered as a quiet and softly-spoken man whose integrity was respected.
But in his last months, it was clear he was too ill to make decisions himself.”
Dearest Mr. Liberty:
Pleased to make introduction. My name is Yumer Zarhaun. My client is nephew to deceased Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua. Nigerian law prohibits willing of monies to relatives until period of two years withheld.
But transfer to overseas holdings temporary account neccesitated. For half of total sum, you have been relied upon to commence with this faithful transaction. Please contact with specific information to proceed with transfer of monies to your accounts.
This isn’t going to cause a new round of emails to long lost relatives who need to help in getting the president’s money out of the country, is it?
President Yar’Adua was crazier than a sh#t house rat.
Thank goodness! After I had posted and then read your later posts I thought “oh noes - what if this guy was some bastion of freedom that LV admired, and here I just made fun of the last great hope for Africa”.
Although that is saying something, to have a regular election and transfer of power in that part of the world.
Seriously we will see a whole new email scam because of this.
A cousin to NObama?
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.