(PressTV) Amid fears of a vacuum of power in Nigeria, a court ruling said the constitution did not require President Umaru Yar'Adua to transfer executive powers while he is sick.
Four lawsuits were filed in court by Nigeria's National Bar Association and two other opposition groups demanding that President Yar'Adua relinquish his powers to Vice President Goodluck Jonathan.
The president's seven week absence has caused a power-struggle within the West African nation.
"At the moment I am undergoing treatment, and I'm getting better from the treatment. I hope that very soon there will be tremendous progress, which will allow me to get back home," President Yar'Adua told the BBC in a three minute phone conversation from a hospital in Saudi Arabia.
"Everything is going on well in accordance with the constitution of the country."
On Tuesday, a protest rally was held in front of Nigeria's parliament in the capital city of Abuja. Demonstrators expressed objection to the president's lengthy absence, expressing concern at the possibility of a power vacuum within the government and a constitutional crisis.
The court on Wednesday supported Yar'Adua's government and said the other three cases were adjourned until late January, without stating any reasons for the decision.
Four lawsuits were filed in court by Nigeria's National Bar Association and two other opposition groups demanding that President Yar'Adua relinquish his powers to Vice President Goodluck Jonathan.
The president's seven week absence has caused a power-struggle within the West African nation.
"At the moment I am undergoing treatment, and I'm getting better from the treatment. I hope that very soon there will be tremendous progress, which will allow me to get back home," President Yar'Adua told the BBC in a three minute phone conversation from a hospital in Saudi Arabia.
"Everything is going on well in accordance with the constitution of the country."
On Tuesday, a protest rally was held in front of Nigeria's parliament in the capital city of Abuja. Demonstrators expressed objection to the president's lengthy absence, expressing concern at the possibility of a power vacuum within the government and a constitutional crisis.
The court on Wednesday supported Yar'Adua's government and said the other three cases were adjourned until late January, without stating any reasons for the decision.
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