Date Published: 10/20/09

Yar'Adua's health worsens, collapses at Hilton Hotel

...May be flown abroad again for treatment

Musa Yar'Adua

President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's suffered a seizure midway into the ECOWAS Heads of State meeting at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel Abuja over the weekend and was rushed to the Hotels toilet for treatment. 

Only recently, the President was believed to have collapsed in Bauchi State while attending a ceremony organized by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to welcome Governor Isa Yuguda, an in-law to the President who decamped to the ruling party.

The President's recent attack fuelled speculations that he might need further medical treatment overseas.

President yar'Adua who was chairing the meeting of the ECOWAS Heads of State, was said to have had the seizure and was immediately rushed to the hotels toilet for treatment. Sources say he did not return for the closing ceremonies.

Sources told  pointblanknews.com that a retinue of doctors who have become regular members of the President's entourage immediately went into action administering first aid treatment to the sickly President.

Top security sources disclosed that the President who spent over 30 Minutes with his doctors was later rushed to the Presidential Villa where medical facilities worth over N2Billion had been installed for the President.

After about two hours, sources said, the President was fully revived but could not attend the photographic ceremonies with other heads of state at the end of the meeting.

It would be recalled that in August 2009, German and Saudi Arabian Doctors had warned the president to reduce his heavy work load because of further deterioration in the condition of his kidney.

President Yar'Adua has been diagnosed with Churg Straus Syndrome, an inflammations of the Blood vessel, a Kidney problem and yet to be confirmed Pulmonary Fibrosis for which he has at various times visited Saudi Arabia and Germany for treatments