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February 8, 2010. Nigerian president hands power to VP

SOURCE:Corporate Risk International

President Yar'Adua will formally inform the Senate that he is on medical vacation, automatically empowering Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan to become acting president, reports indicated on February 5th. The announcement comes over two months after Yar'Adua left Nigeria to receive medical treatment at a Saudi hospital, leading to fears of a power vacuum and unrest.

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