Some presidential officials also revealed to NEXT that Mr. Yar’Adua’s inner circle of decision makers, last week, asked the presidential spokesman, Segun Adeniyi, to announce that the ailing president had dissolved the executive council, however Mr. Adeniyi allegedly declined to do so. Attempts to speak with Mr. Adeniyi on this were unsuccessful.

The dissolution of the council was planned so as to make it difficult for the body to reach a resolution regarding Section 144 of the 1999 constitution, according to sources who said this was just one part of a broad strategy by loyalists to Mr. Yar’Adua to ensure political survival.

‘It was a surprise to us all when the usually bubbling Segun looked worried and even confused,” said a mid level operative who asked not to be named for this story.

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