As doctors at the Yola Specialist Hospital battled on Thursday to save the life of Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State after he was involved in a plane crash, a band of thugs invaded Government House, Jalingo and chased out his deputy, Alhaji Garba Umar.

The invasion, which is now being probed by the State Security Service (SSS), is strongly suspected to be part of a plot to stop Umar from succeeding Suntai in the event that the governor did not survive.

At the centre of the SSS probe is a senator said to have instigated the attack.

Governor Suntai was widely rumoured to have died in the crash until the Presidency and the Ministry of Aviation, in separate statements, said he did not.

Umar, who was only sworn-in on October 5, was forced out of the Government House by thugs allegedly acting on the orders of the Senator.

Umar’s predecessor, Alhaji Sani Abubakar, was himself stopped from seeing the governor in the hospital by security agents.

Governor Suntai was transferred from Yola to the National Hospital, Abuja yesterday, wearing an oxygen mask. He was heavily bandaged.

A highly placed source who spoke on the Government House invasion, said: “Following the rumoured death of the governor, some thugs loyal to a serving senator invaded the Government House at about 11pm and unconstitutionally ejected the Deputy Governor from the place.

“They were shouting that under no condition would they allow the Deputy Governor to succeed Suntai who was presumed dead.

“Worried by the threat to his life, the Deputy Governor was ferried by security aides to the state office of the SSS in Jalingo.

“He slept at the SSS office overnight to avoid being killed. But a reinforcement of security around the Deputy Governor was effected on Friday to prevent further harassment against him.”

The source added: “We are investigating the alleged involvement of a serving senator in the illegal attack on the Deputy Governor.

“If the senator’s culpability is established, we will effect his arrest and trial.

“So far, it has been established that the senator has been at loggerheads with the governor. The suspect was opposed to how the immediate past Deputy Governor, Alhaji Sani Abubakar, was impeached by the Taraba State House of Assembly based on ‘cooked up’ allegations of gross misconduct levelled against him by the state lawmakers.”

Suntai was moved to the National Hospital, Abuja at about 2.08 p.m yesterday under tight security.

He was driven into the hospital premises in a State House Medical Centre Ambulance with registration number SH 576.

He was bandaged from head to toe and had an oxygen mask on his face.

He sat on a reclining chair in the ambulance.

A total of seven vehicles were in the convoy, many of them occupied by security operatives.

By then, reporters and photographers had positioned themselves at the entrance of the Accident and Emergency Unit.

But as soon as the security operatives sighted the newsmen, they diverted the ambulance to the back of the hospital.

At about 3.10 pm, President Goodluck Jonathan arrived the hospital to personally assess the governor’s condition.

He told reporters as he departed that the governor’s condition had stabilised.

He said: “First and foremost, we have to thank God for what has happened. Plane crash is not something you can just wave off. We are quite happy that the Governor is still stable and feeling well.”

“The doctors are working very hard on him. I believe that by God’s will, he will soon come out of it. But he is still in the hospital. No doubt about that. And the professor/ CMD is here. He can just say one or two things. Being a Governor, people are worried. They want to know his state of health.”

The Chief Medical Director of the National Hospital, Prof. Bala Shehu, said: “Just like the President said, he is very stable. Obviously, in the first 24 hours of any injuries, there are worries. There are very few worries. There are very few. So, we will continue to observe him for the first 24 hours.

“There is no need to do any operation on him. He is very stable. Given what happened, we are actually satisfied with the situation at the moment.”

However, a source in the hospital said the governor had neurological disorder from the crash.

More: http://channelkoos.com/index.php/news/2864-taraba-gov-plane-crash-thugs-storm-govt-house-sack-deputy-governor

Of course, Democrazy in action!

We have so many useless senators in this country.

At the least thank God he is still alive.

Federal Republic of

acidosis™:
We have so many useless senators in this country.

Nigerian politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both be changed regularly, and for the same reason.

All these stupid PDP boys with their illiteracy. They must be Boko Haram mecenaries to take such an action. BTW why was nobody shot dead to serve as a lesson to others?

Jungle state!

Sometimes, i wonder the kind of background some of our leaders come out from. Many of them are just thugs who managed to find their way into politics.
All the same thank God for the life of the Gov. and his deputy.

ORAFA: All these stupid PDP boys with their illiteracy. They must be Boko Haram mecenaries to take such an action. BTW why was nobody shot dead to serve as a lesson to others?

Are u from ALUU,u sound so violent?

Y r we not talkin abt odas in dat same jet.r dey not IMPORTANT. LIFE OF A COMMON MAN NOT IMPORTANT BUH D RICH R SO 2 US.DAT IT WOD ALWAYS MAKE FRONTPAGE

Zutchy: At the least thank God he is still alive.

Yes mosdef God not allah...cuz dat cripple can't create a life talkless of saving one!

acidosis™:
We have so many useless senators in this country.

or rather we have so many useless nigerians becoming senators,reps,etc

Gosh. Let me get something straight. Thugs stormed the Government House?

And I thought those places should be heavily guarded.

Nigeria, what a mess.

almost what happened during Yaradua"s illness

Instead of looking for a 'Legit' means of 'Impeachment', they are sending thugs.
What will Thugs do? Remove the constitutional mandate on Deputy Governor?
Low IQ.

Oh GOD of israel!!!
I keep saying it that the problem with this country is not ordinary.. We need to take extra-ordinary,i mean extra, extra, strict, extra-ordinary measures before we can move forward..

This contry dey make me go gaga...

If we have good hospital that can takecare of plane cratch victims, why was Patience GoodLuck taken to Dubai for mere medical check at first?

Thank God for our upcoming health system (medical facilities)

acidtalk: Federal Republic of

AREWANISTAN !

...Imagine! the chief medical director,a medical doctor reiterating and repeating what the president said as though the president is the doctor treating the governor. "He is stable",indeed. After critically analysing the comments from both the president/doctor and CMD , I can only deduce that the governor is far from stable. I wish the governor quick recovery,though.

The rich also cry.
Does it mean the deputy gov didn't have "enough" thugs to match the senators own or he's lily livered?

Ranks007:

Yes mosdef God not allah...cuz dat cripple can't create a life talkless of saving one!

Lahanatu llahi alayk

And it came to pass?

Ranks007:

Yes mosdef God not allah...cuz dat cripple can't create a life talkless of saving one!

Are you dis dumb

Thugs in 9ja politics is not a new things

Does that Jet exist before he assumed office? Also, if he really had a NEUROLOGICAL disorder, then Taraba State should be ready for a new State Governor.

Imagine a senator using tugs to settle a legal issue. This is the peak of Insanity Quotient (IQ) in action.

Politics all the way, even at the point of death! smh

Ranks007:

Yes mosdef God not allah...cuz dat cripple can't create a life talkless of saving one!

Danbaba Suntai is a Christian. His Gods ( all the 3 of them - father, Son and the Spirit) couldn't stop the crash. You slowpoke .

acidosis™:
We have so many useless senators in this country.

Point of correction please. We have so many useless senators in the north :