Saturday, 5 December 2009

Nigerians urge Yar’Adua to step down

Umaru Yar’Adua, Nigeria’s ailing president, faced mounting calls for his resignation on Wednesday, raising fears of a lengthy period of uncertainty for Africa’s biggest energy producer.

The 58-year-old president was rushed to hospital after complaining of severe chest pain 10 days ago, and was diagnosed with acute pericarditis, an inflammation around the heart, but was “responding remarkably well”, his doctor said.

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