Buhari and Yar'Adua: How ill-health has left a vacuum of power in Nigeria
Buhari and Yar'Adua: How ill-health has left a vacuum of power in Nigeria Editor’s note: So much has been said about President Muhammadu Buhari's vacation, there are questions as to the president's state of health, with many arguing for and against his death. In this analysis, Mike Ebonugwo takes a look at the vacuum of leadership created by the absence of some leaders of Nigeria, due to ill-health A failed assurance Against the backdrop of intense speculations surrounding the 10-day vacation of President Muhammadu Buhari to the United Kingdom and the repeated assurances by presidential aides and other government officials that all was well with the President, it is not surprising that Nigerians would engage in a long and anxious wait for his return to the country to resume work today as slated. Rumours and distorted facts Soon after the President left the country on January 18, 2017, the rumour mill went into overdrive with speculations over his state or condition o...