Yar’Adua for check-up in Saudi Arabia

By Daniel Idonor
PRESIDENT Umaru Yar’Adua is expected to leave Nigeria on Friday evening for Saudi Arabia on a one-week annual leave where he will undergo a scheduled medical check-up. In a statement entitled, “President Yar’Adua Travels to Saudi Arabia Friday”, Presidential Spokesman, Mr Olusegun Adeniyi, added that the President will also perform the lesser hajj (umrah) during the trip.