‘Your Excellency I Said Go And Sit On That Chair’ – Otedola Reveals How Jonathan Sat On Yar’Adua’s Seat

Billionaire businessman Femi Otedola revealed in his upcoming memoir, "Making Big Lessons in Life and Business," how former President Goodluck Jonathan took a bold step by sitting on late President Umaru Yar'Adua's seat, creating a power vacuum in Nigeria. The situation arose on February 9, 2010, when the National Assembly invoked the Doctrine of Necessity to proclaim Jonathan as Acting President.

Despite public anxiety and the risk of a military takeover, Jonathan presided over the Federal Executive Council meeting from Yar'Adua's seat the next day. Otedola recounted telling Jonathan, "'Your Excellency, I said go and sit on that chair,'" highlighting the tense political maneuvering that led to the unprecedented moment.

The revelation sheds light on the events that shaped Nigeria's political landscape during that period.