By Ameh Comrade Godwin Shocking revelation has emerged over the death of former President, Umar Musa Yar’Adua. According to a ...
By Ameh Comrade Godwin
Shocking revelation has emerged over the death of former
President, Umar Musa Yar’Adua.
According to a former President, Ibrahim Babangida’s
long-term confidant, Professor Ukandi G. Damachi; the late Yar’Adua was
poisoned by ex-kitchen staff of President Obasanjo.
Wikileaks had revealed that Professor Ukandi G. Damachi who
is a friend to the US consul, told them about the alleged poisoning of the
erstwhile president.
The Wikileaks cable, reference ID 08LAGOS153, described in
Professor Damachi’s narration, that the late president, Yar’Adua was given
poison in his food, “his food was poisoned.”
According to the report, when president Yar’Adua realized
this, he sacked the entire Obasanjo’s kitchen staff.
He further alleged that, “There are lots of problems in
Nigeria.” The first problem, he said, is the President’s illness; “his food was
poisoned.”
“The President inherited Obasanjo’s kitchen staff”; Yar’Adua
has now fired them all, and the kitchen has been cleaned out following the
incident” Damachi added.
“The President was so sick that the day he signed the
budget, he was unable to sign a second piece of legislation awaiting his
approval…”
Late Yar’Adua was known to have stepped hard on his
predecessors toes. Upon entering office, president Yar’Adua, described by his
wife as a very honest man who left no wealth behind seriously went after the
reversal of Nigeria’s public assets that his predecessor had sold to his allies,
Dangote and Femi Otedola.
“In the weeks leading to Obasanjo’s departure, Dangote’s
privately held company has also scooped up a cement plant, a telecoms licence
and mining concessions in a rush of privatisations that has triggered
accusations of cronyism by opposition parties.”
President Yar’Adua “after considering the facts presented to
him, the President directed that the sale should be revoked as the exercise was
not transparent enough. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) praised President
Yar’Adua for the revocation of the privatization of the refineries.”
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