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Jonathan: Yar’Adua Signed Power Transfer Letter But Aide Blocked It, Triggering 2010 Crisis.
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed that late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua wrote and signed a letter authorizing him to take over as acting president before leaving Nigeria for medical treatment in 2009, but a top aide deliberately withheld it from the National Assembly, plunging the country into a dangerous constitutional crisis.
In an interview with the Rainbow Book Club, Jonathan explained that during Yar’Adua’s absence, he could run the day-to-day executive functions as Vice President but could not act as Commander-in-Chief, leaving Nigeria without clear leadership for months.
Jonathan said the constitutional vacuum was avoidable, but power dynamics—especially regional and religious sensitivities over succession—complicated the situation. The “Doctrine of Necessity” was later invoked by the National Assembly to allow Jonathan assume the presidency without the formal letter.
He emphasized that in other nations like the U.S., such a power gap is not tolerated, even during brief medical procedures, and stressed the importance of constitutional clarity.
President Yar’Adua died in May 2010, officially making Jonathan President. He later won the 2011 election to begin a full term.
Jonathan: Yar’Adua Signed Power Transfer Letter But Aide Blocked It, Triggering 2010 Crisis.
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed that late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua wrote and signed a letter authorizing him to take over as acting president before leaving Nigeria for medical treatment in 2009, but a top aide deliberately withheld it from the National Assembly, plunging the country into a dangerous constitutional crisis.
In an interview with the Rainbow Book Club, Jonathan explained that during Yar’Adua’s absence, he could run the day-to-day executive functions as Vice President but could not act as Commander-in-Chief, leaving Nigeria without clear leadership for months.
Jonathan said the constitutional vacuum was avoidable, but power dynamics—especially regional and religious sensitivities over succession—complicated the situation. The “Doctrine of Necessity” was later invoked by the National Assembly to allow Jonathan assume the presidency without the formal letter.
He emphasized that in other nations like the U.S., such a power gap is not tolerated, even during brief medical procedures, and stressed the importance of constitutional clarity.
President Yar’Adua died in May 2010, officially making Jonathan President. He later won the 2011 election to begin a full term.
Headline:
Jonathan: Yar’Adua Signed Power Transfer Letter But Aide Blocked It, Triggering 2010 Crisis.
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed that late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua wrote and signed a letter authorizing him to take over as acting president before leaving Nigeria for medical treatment in 2009, but a top aide deliberately withheld it from the National Assembly, plunging the country into a dangerous constitutional crisis.
In an interview with the Rainbow Book Club, Jonathan explained that during Yar’Adua’s absence, he could run the day-to-day executive functions as Vice President but could not act as Commander-in-Chief, leaving Nigeria without clear leadership for months.
Jonathan said the constitutional vacuum was avoidable, but power dynamics—especially regional and religious sensitivities over succession—complicated the situation. The “Doctrine of Necessity” was later invoked by the National Assembly to allow Jonathan assume the presidency without the formal letter.
He emphasized that in other nations like the U.S., such a power gap is not tolerated, even during brief medical procedures, and stressed the importance of constitutional clarity.
President Yar’Adua died in May 2010, officially making Jonathan President. He later won the 2011 election to begin a full term.
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