Stephen gbadamosi delves into how these two men ruined the yar adua led administration as revealed in the new book authored by yar adua s media aide, segun adeniyi. Atuche, victim of sanusis interest in bank phb utomi. Jonathan said this in a book titled against the run of play written by segun adeniyi. Filled with political intrigue and revealing anecdotes, power, politics, and death chronicles the events segun adeniyi, yar adua s spokesman, takes us behind the scenes of the former nigerian presidents mysterious disappearance to a saudi hospital in late 2009 and his even more mysterious return to the country in 2010. Bbc news yaradua returns but nigeria deputy stays in charge. A frontrow account of nigeria under the late president yaradua. Late president yaradua was elected to power in 2007, sponsored by another and two time nigerian president, olusegun obasanjo. He was governor of katsina state in northern nigeria from 29 may 1999 to 28 may 2007. This book put to rest some rumors and falsehood surrounding the yaradua administration. Apr 26, 2017 i know many corrupt people who are accusing me of corruption jonathan editor apr 26, 2017 7. View the profiles of professionals named olusegun adeniyi on linkedin. Olusegun adeniyi in his book power, politics and deatha frontrow account of nigeria under the late president yar adua published by the lagos based kachifo limited is a wellwritten, thoroughly researched and detailed account of the presidency of late umaru musa yar adua, nigerias president who died while in office.
Umaru yaradua meaning, pronunciation, origin and numerology. According to him, the desperation to take over the bank was confirmed in the book written by former presidential spokesman for the late president umar yaradua, mr. I told him that the drafters of the law knew what they were doing when they wrote the provisions. Former special adviser on media and publicity to the late president umaru musa yar adua, segun adeniyi believes the opposition could be doing a better job to unseat president buhari. Former president goodluck jonathan has revealed why he didnt declare his asset publicly when he was the president. He had promised during his electioneering that he would make his assets public. He did so immediately he stepped in the saddle and the declassification of the assets was the first assignment that his spokesperson, segun adeniyi, performed a week or two after assumption of duties. Jonathan didnt discredit my new book segun adeniyi. Olusegun adeniyis chilling and scary reflections on yar. Power, politics and death kindle edition by adeniyi. Beyond the familiar graveyard orations, however, the yaradua.
The messy details are contained in a chapter named. It was not proper for me to declare my assets jonathan. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In an advance copy of against the run of play, a book which details how. Power,politics and death free ebook download as pdf file. The erstwhile president in a book titled against the run of play written by segun adeniyi, said he didnt disclose his assets because it. According to the book, yar adua dismissed the allegation against his. I remember i told the late president yar adua that it was wrong to.
Late umaru yaradua in this regard, as invoked in the national discussion, left a good and important legacy. Segun adeniyi, president yar adua has total assets value of n856, 452,892. He died late wednesday evening, about 9 oclock at his official residence in the presidential villa, abuja. May 09, 2012 olusegun adeniyi in his book power, politics and deatha frontrow account of nigeria under the late president yar aduapublished by the lagos based kachifo limited is a wellwritten, thoroughly researched and detailed account of the presidency of late umaru musa yar adua, nigerias president who died while in office. The federal executive council presided over by umaru musa yar adua today rescinded, on. A front row account of nigeria under the late president yaradua. Olusegun adeniyi has done us a world of service, in many respects far more. In this book, olusegun adeniyi, current chair of the editorial board of.
President buharis health challenge, by olusegun adeniyi. Not only is adeniyi a poor apologist, but he also did not do. Segun adeniyi was the former editor of thisday newspaper and is currently chairman of the editorial board of thisday newspaper. Pressed further to make public his assets in the spirit of the anticorruption war and moral basis, the book quotes jonathan as saying, i dont give a damn about it. Umaru musa yaradua 16 august 1951 5 may 2010 was the th president of the federal republic of nigeria. Frontrow account of nigeria under the late president yaradua. Also, one of the issues for which jonathan was pilloried was his refusal to publicly declare his assets as the late umaru musa yar adua, his predecessor, did. May 01, 2017 against the run of play by olusegun adeniyi pdfdownload the controversial book titled against the run of play,where some dirty political secrets of the previous administrations in nigeria and most especially the alleged obama conspiracy with the northern governors to unseat former president goodluck jonathan. Late nigeria president wilted away in office lagos, nigeria ap nigerias late president umaru yar adua grew so weak while in office he needed once to be carried by a soldier off a runway during a state visit to togo, ultimately becoming unable to speak in the last weeks of his life, according to a new book by his former spokesman. Why i refused to declare my assets jonathan by soni daniel. Real ownership of indigenous oil blocks revealed by. Olusegun adeniyi is the author of the critically acclaimed book power, politics and death. Wikiproject biography politics and government rated cclass this.
Adeniyi had earlier written a book after the death of yar adua. Obasanjos unguided missiles by olusegun adeniyi abusidiqu. These include a total of n19 million owned by the first lady, turai. The gesture was the first by any of nigerias helmsmen since independence in 1960. Jonathan explains why he refused to publicly declare asset. Clark accuses obasanjo of influencing adeniyis book to. President umaru yar adua has forwarded to the national assembly for urgent consideration a bill to amend the land use act. How an incumbent president was defeated in nigeria adeniyi, olusegun on. May 01, 2017 in segun adeniyis new book against the run of play, former president goodluck jonathan defended his decision for not declaring his assets while in office between 2011 and 2015. Oct 23, 2017 home news nigeria my regret working for late president umaru yaradua segun adeniyi. Jonathan used boko haram insurgency to turn nigeria to his.
Segun adeniyi, yar adua has a total assets value of n856, 452,892. Apr 30, 2017 the former president, whose action is captured in the new book, against the run of play. My regret working for late president umaru yaradua segun. The former president, whose action is captured in the new book, against the run of play. View segun adeniyis profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. According to jonathan, whose action is captured in the new book, against the run of play. Adeniyi said that elrufai and others cooked it up to force the yar adua govt out of aso rock villa. Adeniyi, whose journalistic and writing career i have followed keenly and closely over the years, has an unusual historical consciousness that is. Yaradua declares assets publicly, worth n856m naija. How an incumbent president was defeated in nigeria. Power, politics and death kindle edition by adeniyi, olusegun, books, prestige, kachifo. Here then lies the enduring significance of olusegun adeniyis new book, against the run of play. In segun adeniyi s new book against the run of play, former president goodluck jonathan defended his decision for not declaring his assets while in office between 2011 and 2015.
The yaradua i knew segun adeniyi the nigerian voice. A statement issued on sunday by his media adviser, segun adeniyi, said yar adua has written. Writer, journalist and former sa on media and publicity to the late president umaru musa yaradua. I remember that segun, as sa media to the late president umaru musa yar adua, passed through a path which i also passed through recently and i learnt a lot from those who worked with him, and who are still working with me in the same office.
A front row account of nigeria under the late president yar adua, by segun adeniyi by muhammad danjuma the book, with the title power, politics and death has opened yet another chapter which has shown how the politics of this country is and has further underscored the extent of lack of trust among the various tribes and regions that make up the nigerian nation. Segun adeniyi served as special adviser on communications to the late president umaru yaradua, for nearly three years. Questions on nigerian project as tola adeniyi presents book. I remember i told the late president yar adua that it was wrong to declare our assets publicly and i explained why, he said. May 1, 2017 omoniyi osadare issuespolicy, politics 0. Expresident jonathan says most corrupt nigerians speak. I know many corrupt people who are accusing me of corruption. He may have boosted his own ego by his book and proved to any discerning reader that umaru orchestrated the pullobasanjodown activities at the villa and in the government. The axis formed by the beginning and end of the bridge points directly to the national assembly. Search ends when sharing starts if you already know the meaning of umaru yar adua in english or in any other language, please contribute that will helpful for other users, also you can edit any data like gender, pronunciation and origin to improve accuracy. Former president olusegun obasanjo has revealed why he picked goodluck jonathan instead of peter odili, as president umaru yar adua s running mate.
According to the book, jonathan said that he did not believe that declaring his assets could stop corruption or degrade the level of terrorism in the. How an incumbent president was defeated by segun adeniyi, argued that he did not believe that declaring his assets publicly could stem the tide of corruption. May 05, 2017 as we reminisce on former president yar adua s death 7 years ago today, we flashback on the politics that surrounded yar adua s health and his eventual. Clark accuses obasanjo of influencing adeniyi s book to ridicule ijaw. I told the late president yar adua that it was wrong to declare our assets.
Olusegun adeniyi, a former editor of thisday and currently chairman of its editorial board, was appointed special adviser to the president on communications on may 30, 2007, a position he held until may 5, 2010, when his boss, president umaru musa yar adua died. A journalist and writer, segun adeniyi was spokesman to president umaru musa yar adua s shortlived administration. His latest book power politics and death, which happens to be his third, touches on the controversial days of president umaru yar adua. But in the book, he said it was a matter of conviction for him, and that he had advised yar adua against it.
The move is in keeping with his pledge to amend the act in a way that would promote economic development. A frontrow account of nigeria under the late president yar adua. One spectacular feature of the center is the unfinished bridge. I realize that olusegun adeniyi, president yar adua s special assistant on communication, has a job to do as spokesperson of a beleaguered and unsure presidency. Opposition yet to prove it can win buhari segun adeniyi. Yaradua really is a mixed bag, declared his assets publicly, admitted that he. One, the lingering doubts about his health, while the other was a very pervasive allegation that he had a manipulative wife, who had too much influence on him, the book quoted him as saying. The yar adua we knew i write this article in response to the yar adua i knew, vanguard, june 6, 2010, by segun adeniyi, who served as press secretary to president umaru yar adua. Segun adeniyi, the spokesperson for late mr yaradua, queried in an. A public officer should declare his asset, and if there are issues, then the relevant agencies would have a basis to assess whether you have amassed wealth or not. Former president goodluck jonathan has defended his decision shunning entreaties to make his assets public while in office between 2011 and 2015.
Former president goodluck jonathan has criticised some of the claims in the book against the run of play which was written by the chairman of thisdays editorial board, mr. How an incumbent president was defeated by segun adeniyi, he did not believe that declaring his assets publicly could stem the tide of corruption or degrade the level of terrorism in the country, vanguard reports. Download against the run of play by olusegun adeniyi pdf. When president yar adua had that medical challenge, i was the editor of daily sun. Olufemi atoyebi, ibadan the former special adviser on media and publicity to the late president umaru musa yar adua, olusegun adeniyi, on thursday said.
Mar 02, 2018 akeem lasisi many prominent nigerians celebrated acclaimed columnist and a former managing director of daily times of nigeria, chief tola adeniyi, in lagos on thursday. According to details of the assets released on his behalf by his special adviser on communications, mr. He was declared the winner of the controversial nigerian presidential election held on 21 april 2007, and was sworn in on 29 may 2007. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover seguns connections and jobs at similar companies. Corruption and the ibori saga, in the book entitled. Indeed, it was the late yar adua that blazed the trail.
Yaradua wilted away in office book by olusegun adeniyi. Join facebook to connect with segun adeniyi and others you may know. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading power, politics and death. Olusegun adeniyi born 6 november 1965 is a nigerian journalist, current chair of the editorial board of thisday newspapers and a former presidential spokesman for the late president umaru musa yar adua. We keep adding meaning and other info to all names. Well, maybe that was what he wanted to portray and convey. Segun adeniyi, attends, reads from his published book and discuss on some issues arises during late president yar adua episode in government at 14th labaf 2012. Real ownership of indigenous oil blocks revealed by segun adeniyi contrary to the claim by the chairman of the senate committee on business and rules, senator ita enang, last week that 83.
Yar adua reverses the ajaokuta concession press release issued by segun adeniyi in abuja today, reads. Declaring my assets wont have ended boko haram legit. Segun adeniyi had been the spokesman of the president and. Why i refused to publicly declare my assets jonathan.
The author, segun adeniyi did write that elrufai told him and others that there was nothing called the cabal. Selfcondemnation by obasanjo in adeniyis book vanguard. Adua yesterday in abuja blazed a trail by making public his assets and thus submitting himself to public scrutiny during and after his presidency. Power, politics and death by olusegun adeniyi goodreads. Expresident goodluck jonathan has defended his decision shunning entreaties to make his assets public while in office between 2011 and 2015. The federal executive council presided over by umaru musa yar adua today rescinded, on account of non compliance, the concession agreements between the federal government and global infrastructure nigeria limited gihl in respect of the ajaokuta steel company and the national iron. According to the details released to journalists by the special adviser to the president communications, mr. Those who accuse me of corruption are the most corrupt.
A frontrow account of nigeria under president yaradua. Yaradua isnt the most corrupt, but to say he was not corrupt sir, that is hard to swallow. President umaru musa yar adua on june 28 in abuja made public photocopies of his duly and honestly completed assets declaration form. Nov 23, 2009 president yar adua wishes to reassure all nigerians that on account of their unceasing prayers and by the special grace of god, his health has greatly improved, the presidents spokesman, olusegun adeniyi, said in a statement. The assets include a total of n19 million owned by his wife and first lady, hajia turai umaru yar adua.
A life of service and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Adeniyi was one of the resource persons at the nigeria governors forum ngf, media. In a journalism career that started in january 1991 and has taken him through four media houses the guardian newspapers, african concord magazine, the concord press and thisday newspapers, adeniyi has authored five books and writes the weekly column, the verdict. A news item involving umaru musa yar adua was featured on wikipedia s main page in the in the news section on 5 may 2010. Umaru yaradua was the president of nigeria, the most populous nation in africa. It is also significant, and i was made to understand, that while segun adeniyi might have satisfied himself by rushing to write his book, yar adua s family, friends and most members of his administration were neither amused nor pleased with it for a number of reasons. How an incumbent president was defeated by segun adeniyi, argued that he did not believe that. It was sold to the press and that the press bought it hook, line and sinker. Obasanjo, however, said the accusation against yaraduas wife was out of jealousy, as she was close to the husband. Power,politics and death nigeria united states house of. My take on it is that the book as presented contains many distorted claims on the 2015 presidential election by many of the respondents. In a book, against the run of play, written by a former yar adua s spokesman, mr segun adeniyi, which is to be launched today in lagos, chief obasanjo confirmed that odili, a former governor of. On his return, olusegun adeniyi was again given an appointment by thisday newspapers but this time as the chairman of the editorial board. Umaru musa yaradua, president and commander in chief of nigerian armed forces is dead.