News: United States of Africa

NigerianNews::Nigerian News Portal; Unbridled and UnAfraid: "From Yusuf Alli, ManagingEditor, Northern Operation

Fresh facts emerged yesterday that President Yar’Adua decision to go on a two-week leave was partly to avoid being part of the election of Libyan President, Col. Muammar Ghadafi, as the Chairman of the African Union, AU.

Ghadafi was elected as the 53rd AU chairman on Monday. Some African leaders are uncomfortable with his choice.

It was learnt that President Yar’Adua was one of those opposed to the choice of Ghadafi because of the radical profile of the Libyan President and his ambitious United States of Africa project.

Highly-placed sources confided in our correspondent yesterday that Yar’Adua decided to go on vacation 'as a clever way of avoiding the African Union summit having learnt that Ghadafi was going to be elected chairman.

According to one of the sources, the Ethiopian Visa for the President and that of his aides had been processed before the change of mind by Yar’Adua."

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