Nigeria:President Yar'Adua Speaks

Nigeria:President Yar'Adua Health A Global Concern

I testify that I heard the voice of President Umaru Yar'Adua on Tuesday morning. It was on the BBC's Africa Service, about 6.35 am. He was answering questions by telephone,

put to him by a BBC correspondent, on his nearly two-month absence from Nigeria and the intense public anxiety over his true state of health.

He said he was responding to treatment, but was not sure when he would return to his duties in Nigeria, as that would be determined by his doctors. He thanked Nigerians for praying for his recovery, and for praying for the nation. He also wished the country's football team playing in the ongoing Nations Cup tournament in Angola success.

Dafe Onojovwo (A Nigerian Reporter)