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Nigerian National Assembly empowers vice president

Nigerian National Assembly on Tuesday empowered Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to take over for ill President Umaru Yar'Adua, according to agencies' reports. The decision of the House of Representatives came after the Senate endorsed a motion to empower

Nigerian National Assembly on Tuesday empowered Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to take over for ill President Umaru Yar'Adua, according to agencies' reports.

The decision of the House of Representatives came after the Senate endorsed a motion to empower Jonathan as acting president in the absence of Yar'Adua.

The long absence of Yar'Adua has generated controversy among Nigerians across the world.

Yar'Adua has been out of the country since Nov.23, 2009. He is undertaking medical treatment in Saudi Arabia for a heart- related ailment. The ailing leader has been facing serious pressures to respect the constitution and hand over power to the vice president pending his return to the country.

Source: Xinhua

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