Feb 24 - Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua
returned home after three months in a Saudi hospital renewing
uncertainty over the leadership of Africa's most populous
nation.
Following is a timeline on Nigeria since Yar'Adua was
elected:
April 2007 - Umaru Yar'Adua is elected president.
Nov 23, 2009 - Yar'Adua goes to Saudi Arabia for medical
checks. Three days later officials say the 58-year-old president
is suffering from the heart condition acute pericarditis and it
is unclear when he will return.
Dec 2, 2009 - Cabinet unanimously agrees there are no
grounds to seek the president's resignation, rejecting calls for
him to quit.
Dec 19, 2009 - Niger Delta rebel group MEND say they have
carried out their first attack on an oil pipeline since an
amnesty offer as the absence of Yar'Adua was delaying talks.
Jan 12, 2010 - Yar'Adua makes his first public comments in
over seven weeks, saying in a radio interview that he is
recovering from illness and hopes to return home soon.
Feb. 9, 2010 - Vice President Goodluck Jonathan assumes
presidential powers. Parliament earlier had recognised Jonathan
as acting head of state in an effort to end uncertainty.
-- The Senate resolution states that Jonathan will cease to
be acting president once Yar'Adua stated in writing to the
leaders of both houses of parliament that he has returned from
"medical vacation".
Feb. 10, 2010 - Jonathan chairs first cabinet meeting as
acting head of state, seeking to revive government business
after more than two months of stagnation. He removes Justice
Minister and Attorney General Michael Aondoakaa. Aondoakaa had
been among ministers who held out against formally transferring
power to Jonathan during Yar'Adua's absence.
Feb. 12, 2010 - Jonathan approves the disbursal of $2
billion from windfall oil savings to the country's 36 states and
government agencies.
Feb. 17, 2010 - The cabinet rejects a motion to declare
Yar'Adua unfit to govern, deciding instead to send a delegation
to Saudi Arabia for an update on his health.
Feb. 24, 2010 - Yar'Adua arrives back in Abuja after three
months in a Saudi Arabian hospital.
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