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LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - The ruling party candidate for Nigeria's crucial presidential elections is undergoing medical consultations related to a kidney ailment, party officials said Tuesday.
Katsina Governor Umar Yar'Adua, of the People's Democratic Party, is "with his doctors" because of a kidney complaint, said a party official, who spoke on condition of anonymity citing party rules on dealing with the media.
A statement issued by the party said Yar'Adua had left the country. It gave no specifics on his condition but said, "There is no cause for alarm."
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