Sick Nigeria leader 'must quit'

Abuja, 24 Dec-(ANA)-A senior opposition politician in Nigeria has begun legal action to try to force the country's sick president to step down on health grounds.

President Umaru Yar'Adua has been seriously ill in hospital in Saudi Arabia for a month.

Farouk Adamu Aliyu of the All Nigeria People's Party has asked the federal high court to rule whether the president has the capacity to govern.

Doctors say President Yar'Adua is suffering from acute pericarditis.

The condition is an inflammation of the lining of the heart.

Mr Yar'Adua has not formally handed over power and as a result Nigeria is locked in a political impasse. (ANA)

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