Assembly Asking To Resume As Governor
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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