According to a former President, Ibrahim Babangida's long-term confidant, Professor Ukandi G. Damachi; the late Yar'Adua was poisoned by ex-kitchen staff of President Obasanjo.
Wikileaks had revealed that Professor Ukandi G. Damachi who is a friend to the US consul, told them about the alleged poisoning of the erstwhile president.
The Wikileaks cable, reference ID 08LAGOS153, described in Professor Damachi's narration, that the late president, Yar'Adua was given poison in his food, "his food was poisoned."
According to the report, when president Yar'Adua realized this, he sacked the entire Obasanjo's kitchen staff.
He further alleged that, "There are lots of problems in Nigeria." The first problem, he said, is the President's illness; "his food was poisoned."
"The President inherited Obasanjo's kitchen staff"; Yar'Adua has now fired them all, and the kitchen has been cleaned out following the incident" Damachi added.
"The President was so sick that the day he signed the budget, he was unable to sign a second piece of legislation awaiting his approval…"
Late Yar'Adua was known to have stepped hard on his predecessors toes. Upon entering office, president Yar'Adua, described by his wife as a very honest man who left no wealth behind seriously went after the reversal of Nigeria's public assets that his predecessor had sold to his allies, Dangote and Femi Otedola.
"In the weeks leading to Obasanjo's departure, Dangote's privately held company has also scooped up a cement plant, a telecoms licence and mining concessions in a rush of privatisations that has triggered accusations of cronyism by opposition parties."
President Yar'Adua "after considering the facts presented to him, the President directed that the sale should be revoked as the exercise was not transparent enough. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) praised President Yar'Adua for the revocation of the privatization of the refineries."
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