File photo of President Umaru Yar'Adua, whose cabinet ministers were dismissed by acting president Goodluck Jonathan. Nigeria's acting president, Goodluck Jonathan , has announced the dissolution of the country's cabinet. According to Akunyili, the move would not lead to a power vacuum, as the permanent secretaries will step up to take the positions vacated. Jonathan had taken over the role of acting president in February after President Umaru Yar'Adua temporarily stepped down due to sickness, and the cabinet had been entirely appointed by Yar'Adua. In Akunyili's statement, she said that an official statement from Jonathan as to the future of the cabinet would be released soon. Additionally, at some time in the future, Jonathan will submit to the National Assembly a list of his submissions for the next incarnation of the cabinet. Yar'Adua has recently returned to Nigeria after being treated for a heart ailment in Saudi Arabia, but has made no public appearances. As a reflection of his impaired condition, Nigeria's election next year has been brought forward three months, and the ruling People's Democratic Party , of which both Yar'Adua and Jonathan belong to, has announced that its candidate in those elections will be a Muslim, preventing Jonathan, a Christian, from running. The decision follows a tradition of alternating between Muslim and Christian candidates, allowing each two four-year terms.
File photo of President Umaru Yar'Adua, whose cabinet ministers were dismissed by acting president Goodluck Jonathan. Nigeria's acting president, , has announced the dissolution of the country's cabinet. According to Akunyili, the move would not lead to a power vacuum, as the permanent secretaries will step up to take the positions vacated. Jonathan had taken over the role of acting president in February after temporarily stepped down due to sickness, and the cabinet had been entirely appointed by Yar'Adua. In Akunyili's statement, she said that an official statement from Jonathan as to the future of the cabinet would be released soon. Additionally, at some time in the future, Jonathan will submit to the a list of his submissions for the next incarnation of the cabinet. Yar'Adua has recently returned to Nigeria after being treated for a heart ailment in Saudi Arabia, but has made no public appearances. As a reflection of his impaired condition, Nigeria's election next year has been brought forward three months, and the ruling , of which both Yar'Adua and Jonathan belong to, has announced that its candidate in those elections will be a Muslim, preventing Jonathan, a Christian, from running. The decision follows a tradition of alternating between Muslim and Christian candidates, allowing each two four-year terms.
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