SNG Gives Vice President Jonathan 7 Days To Resume As Acting President

PHOTO: VICE PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN.

San Francisco Feb 02 (THEWILL) – The Save Nigeria Group (SNG) has given Vice President Goodluck Jonathan seven days to assume the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria or face litigation.

SNG attorney, Femi Falana in a letter said the group was aware of a central government plan to facilitate President Yar'Adua’s discharge from a Saudi Arabian hospital to be on a life support machine at the Presidential villa in Abuja.  

The SNG letter to Mr. Jonathan reads:

"REQUEST TO FILL THE VACANT POST OF THE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA.

We are Solicitors to the SAVE NIGERIA GROUP (hereinafter referred to as "our client") on whose behalf we write this letter.

Our client has confirmed the decision of the Federal Government to have President Umaru Musa Yaradua discharged from the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Saudi Arabia, brought home and placed on life support machine at the Aso Rock Clinic, Abuja.

Since the office of the President has become vacant by reason of the permanent incapacity of President Yaradua you are requested to assume the office forthwith pursuant to Section 146(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 which states as follows:

The Vice President shall hold the office of President if the office of President becomes vacant by reason of death or resignation, impeachment, permanent incapacity or the removal of the President from office for any other reason in accordance with section 143 or 144 of the Constitution.      

TAKE NOTICE if you fail or refuse to assume the office of the President within 7 days of the receipt of this letter we shall not hesitate to initiate legal proceedings to compel you to comply with the letter and spirit of the Constitution without any further delay."