AT LAST YARADUA TO PROCEED ON A 2-WEEK LEAVE...TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IN GERMANY OR US FOR KIDNEY DISEASE, LUNG CANCER, AND CHAUG STARUSS SYNDROME.

Just as was speculated, and despite denials by his top aides, President Umaru Yar’Adua will at last proceed on a 2-week vacation.

The vacation, which would commence on January 26, shortly after his daughter’s wedding, is believed to be a medical trip for the ailing Nigerian President.

Secretary to the Government, Yayale Ahmed confirmed the trip in a statement today in Abuja. According to Ahmed, VP Jonathan Goodluck would steer the ship of affairs in the interim.

Although the statement was silent on the nature of his trip, sources say it would enable the president seek medical attention for his Chaugh Strauss Syndrome and kidney disease.

It was also learnt that the president was diagnosed with lung cancer when he was in Saudi Arabia recently. He is a chain smoker.

The president had floated the idea of a N10 billion state house hospital shortly after his health took a nose dive. But the whole contract went aury when the contractor believed to be his relative absconded with a large slice of his mobilization fee.