A letter purportedly signed by the ailing governor of Taraba State, Danbaba Suntai, seeking to resume his office, was today received by the Speaker of the House of Assembly.
Mr. Suntai, who suffered serious brain injury in an air crash in Nigeria in October last year, was flown back from the United States yesterday by a cabal desperate to maintain control of political power in the state despite the governor’s evident incapacitation. Doctors in the United States have said it is unlikely he will recover sufficiently to lead a normal life.
Upon his return yesterday, he appeared confused and was repeatedly being helped around by a circle of officials. Neither in Abuja, at the airport in Jalingo nor at the Governors’s Lodge did he utter a word for, against or about anything. SaharaReporters has consistently reported on his near-vegetative state and inability to function normally.
In the letter to the Assembly, sources say the governor claims that he has fully recovered from his injuries. The letter is being treated with derision by officials of the state who have so far been prevented from seeing or hearing from him 24 hours after his return.
Meanwhile, Hajiya Hauwa, the wife of Mr. Suntai who is known to be coordinating the political hoax about her husband, told security chiefs who tried to visit him at home yesterday that he needed to observe bed rest for at least 72 hours.
The purported letter is apparently the handiwork of Mrs. Hauwa and several of his aides who are hell bent on creating a political crisis in the state that would enable President Goodluck Jonathan to declare a state of emergency there.
Taraba State has a high number of Christians as well as Muslims, and Mr. Suntai’s condition is being used by his supporters to whip up religious sentiments that would likely provoke a crisis. The governor’s supporters seem determined not to let the deputy governor, a Muslim, assume power despite the governor’s incapacitation.
Meanwhile, the House of Assembly has said it would invite Mr. Suntai to come before the assembly and address them regarding his health and plans to resume work.
A legislative source in the state said the House will be meeting to consider Mr. Suntai’s letter any moment from now.
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Na by force,let him take care of his health not anxiousness of going back to office n if he is psysically fit after 72hrs let him address the press,Our executives decive themselves too much,they should not play on our intelligence.
ReplyDeleteSomeone that can not even help himself around wanting to resume Office? Na wah oh, its only in this country that a vegetable will rule.
ReplyDeleteAbsolute power corrupts absolutely.... Only in Naija can a zombie be in power! Kai!
ReplyDeleteBy all indications. This man is in another world entirely. Let him come out and prove himself by addressing the assembly and the press about his health status.
ReplyDeleteLet the assembly invite him and ask a few questions. This is another Yar Adua in the making. His wife won't let him appear at the assembly cos yawa go gas.
ReplyDeleteCAN UR XTIAN PRESIDO LEARN GODLINES 4M TARABA MUSLIM DEPUTY.THANKS 4 SHOWIN D BEAUTY OF ISLAM.PLS DNT BETRAY HM,GIV HE'S 2HIM.WAIT 4UR DESTINY MY GODLY DEPUTY
ReplyDeleteHonestly, things are never and will never be right in this country. Please, somebody should correct me incase i'm wrong. Does the constitution not spell out 90days for an elected official who is not fit, after a period of 90days (3months), he is voted out? this man has spent more than 300days (10months) of incapacitation, yet he is holding on to power. Yes, i feel sorry for him, but sentiments should be kept aside and reality faced. The Deputy Governor should be sworn in
ReplyDeleteIt's sad that desperate mortals with selfish inclinations would play with someone's health. I wonder why this man would be forced to die in office instead of allowing him to recuperate well.
ReplyDeleteYaradua's saga is playing out again in this country. For the wife, let her join the wolves and vampires in killing her husband slowly, at the end of the day she will be the greatestlooser by the time the man is finally gone bc of stress.
My advise o Suntan is to resist any form of manipulation from any quarter and concentrate on his health first.
Another "Yaradua Syndrome".Naija..the place where anything and everything is possible!!
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