March 1, 2010
Sir: The subject matter refers. I am a Nigerian Citizen, Legal Practitioner and the National Coordinator of the organization, 100-Lawyers of Conscience. Thus, I write, both on my personal capacity and on behalf of the 100-Lawyers of Conscience, to request from your good office the full information (backed by a reliable medical report) on the state of health of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua who is the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Sir: The subject matter refers. I am a Nigerian Citizen, Legal Practitioner and the National Coordinator of the organization, 100-Lawyers of Conscience. Thus, I write, both on my personal capacity and on behalf of the 100-Lawyers of Conscience, to request from your good office the full information (backed by a reliable medical report) on the state of health of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua who is the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Sir, it could be recalled that President Yar’Adua, who was rushed out of the country to Saudi Arabia on 23rd November, 2009 to receive treatment for Acute Pericarditis, was reported to has been suddenly brought back in an Air Ambulance into the country last week, and ever since then he has neither been seen in public nor Nigerians (including the Acting President Goodluck Jonathan, the Ministers or the Legislators) allowed access to him.
This denial of access to President Yar’Adua has led to and heightened so many rumours/speculations, the strongest of which is that President Yar’Adua has been in coma and on life-supporting Machine in an Ambulance since he was brought back, and thus increasing the political tension in the country.
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In the light of the foregoing Sir, while we join other Nigerians to pray for Mr. President in line with the request of the Federal Government, we hereby demand for a full information on the state of health of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua in respect/exercise of the rights guaranteed us by Section 39 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Article 9 of African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, as this will help dispel these rumours/speculations and reduce the current political tension in the country.
Please Sir, take notice that if we are not availed of the requested information within 48 hours of your receipt of this letter, we will have no alternative than to take all other necessary legitimate and legal steps, including Court actions, to ensure that we are availed of these rights guaranteed us by the laws.
Thanks for your anticipated cooperation.
Yours faithfully,
BENEDICT EZEAGU
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice
Federal Ministry of Justice,
Federal Secretariat,
Abuja.
Copy to:
National Assembly,
Inspector General of Police,
Chief of Defence Staff,
The State Security Service,
FEC,NUJ, NLC, CNPP.
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Sir, it could be recalled that President Yar’Adua, who was rushed out of the country to Saudi Arabia on 23rd November, 2009 to receive treatment for Acute Pericarditis, was reported to has been suddenly brought back in an Air Ambulance into the country last week, and ever since then he has neither been seen in public nor Nigerians (including the Acting President Goodluck Jonathan, the Ministers or the Legislators) allowed access to him.
This denial of access to President Yar’Adua has led to and heightened so many rumours/speculations, the strongest of which is that President Yar’Adua has been in coma and on life-supporting Machine in an Ambulance since he was brought back, and thus increasing the political tension in the country.
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In the light of the foregoing Sir, while we join other Nigerians to pray for Mr. President in line with the request of the Federal Government, we hereby demand for a full information on the state of health of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua in respect/exercise of the rights guaranteed us by Section 39 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Article 9 of African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, as this will help dispel these rumours/speculations and reduce the current political tension in the country.
Please Sir, take notice that if we are not availed of the requested information within 48 hours of your receipt of this letter, we will have no alternative than to take all other necessary legitimate and legal steps, including Court actions, to ensure that we are availed of these rights guaranteed us by the laws.
Thanks for your anticipated cooperation.
Yours faithfully,
BENEDICT EZEAGU
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice
Federal Ministry of Justice,
Federal Secretariat,
Abuja.
Copy to:
National Assembly,
Inspector General of Police,
Chief of Defence Staff,
The State Security Service,
FEC,NUJ, NLC, CNPP.
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