THE man widely tipped to become Nigeria’s new defence minister, Theophilus Danjuma, has been treated in France for clinical depression, diplomats said at the weekend. Danjuma, a former chief of defence staff, flew to France this month for the treatment after suffering a breakdown, and is recovering, the sources said. Danjuma, a close adviser of president Olusegun Obasanjo, was under considerable pressure ahead of the return to civilian rule on May 29, a member of his family told the Monday edition of the newspaper This Day. The retired lieutenant-general will be back in the country soon, the family member said, citing the paper referring to an unnamed “ailment”. Danjuma’s nomination as a member of the new government comes up for screening by the 109-member senate this week. If passed, he is expected to be given the defence portfolio.