Palpable fear and anxiety returned to Enugu State this yuletide over the continuous absence of Governor Sullivan Chime from office.

It was gathered that the Governor’s supporters are currently wrapped in fears over the threat that the State House of Assembly may impeach him in January next year if he fails to return to the country by or before December ending.

The State House of Assembly has been at the receiving end of hardcore criticism by members of the public for failing to take necessary action over the Governor’s long absence from office which entered its 100 days yesterday.

A close insider who craved anonymity said: “We have been silent over this matter since the past three months and we cannot continue like this in January next year.”

According to the source, even though the Governor wrote to the House officially, informing them of his decision to go on vacation for six weeks, he had spent 100 days so far without any official reason.

“The situation has become more worrisome because some government functionaries who claimed to have visited the Governor wherever he is have neither informed the House of whether he is sick nor incapacitated in one way or the other in that country even when speculations are rife that the governor might have passed out following an undisclosed ailment.

“The people of our various constituencies had been asking us a lot of questions about the governor’s whereabouts but none of us in the legislature can give any good answer or explanation because we know nothing about him,” he added.

Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mr. Eugene Odoh was said to have repeatedly pleaded with his colleagues to exercise some patience over the concerns being raised by the public regarding Chime’s long absence from office, stressing that the Governor by staying away for three months had not acted against the constitution.

It would be recalled that Chime was last seen in Enugu State on September 9 after attending the South East Governors’ Meeting at the Governor’s Lodge but his aides disclosed that he flew out of the country immediately after attending a meeting in Abuja the following week.

The Governor was recently rumoured to have passed on in an Indian hospital but his media aide debunked the rumour, saying that the Governor must return before Christmas, an assertion which hasn’t come through yet.

The 2013 state budget presentation, which was left for him to handle in person, was later assigned to the Deputy Governor, Mr. Sunday Onyebuchi who is acting on his behalf.

“When the Governor failed to return to present the budget himself as he had done since he took over from Chimaroke Nnamani in 2007, our fears were confirmed that all might not be well with him yet his officials continued to say that he is hale and hearty. I think something is fishy,” said one of law makers shortly after Onyebuchi presented the budget to the House last week.


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Yaradu'a must be laughing in his grave.Abeg they should impeach fast! Enugu state must move foward.

WTF...who is the mentally deranged journalist that wrote this. Sullivan chime is back in the country,he came back on the 25th of december. @ op do not fall prey to voodoo journalism

gbanikiti: Yaradu'a must be laughing in his grave.Abeg they should impeach fast! Enugu state must move foward.

And to think you have sold your conscience when you prayed for sullivans death. This is somebody's husband and father you are wishing death. Unluckily for you,the man is back hale and hearty

jchime: WTF...who is the mentally deranged journalist that wrote this. Sullivan chime is back in the country,he came back on the 25th of december. @ op do not fall prey to voodoo journalism

Ar u a brother or son to chime.
Or ar u d spokesman.

Time would tell the true condition of things

mko abiola:
Ar u a brother or son to chime.
Or ar u d spokesman.

What has that got to do with the fact that he is back. I feel sorry for Nigerians considering the misinformation dished out to them by Nigeria's politicized media.
Chime has many haters in Enugu so I wasn't surprised when he was rumoured dead.they manipulate the media to give this commited governor a bad name.
Few months ago, they said he impregnated her sister in law not satisfied,they said he is sleeping with a perm second in Enugu,when they felt it is not having any effect on him,they said that he buys picanto for enugu prostitutes and lately it was rumoured laundered mooney to brazil. Currently making rounds is that he is dead. But they will all fail in their attempt to tarnish the image of this one true Nigerian.

And who told you am wishing him death? You dare not put words in my mouth.Tell your uncle if he isnt medically fit to run the affairs of Enugu State,he should resign honourably and take his health issues seriously.No be by force to become governor.

jchime:
And to think you have sold your conscience when you prayed for sullivans death. This is somebody's husband and father you are wishing death. Unluckily for you,the man is back hale and hearty

Have u just sat down for a minute, imagined and asked yourself why everyone keeps bashing you and you keep making enemies, with all your monikers? You are very uncouth and you come across like a person without an iota of value. The other time yakowa died you were rejoicing, the other time terrorist killed six people on christmas day, you were thanking God. Now, you are saying yaradua must be rejoicing in his grave because chime is sick. What about if all these people you are rejoicing on their plights were your family member, will you be rejoicing? You have a very big problem in all spheres of your life. Your promiscuity is second to none, ur e-touting, ur wickedness, ur insensitivity, ur hard-heartedness. To imagine that you are married gives one alot to reason about. You need to grow up before it is too late oooo.

gbanikiti: And who told you am wishing him death? You dare not put words in my mouth.Tell your uncle if he isnt medically fit to run the affairs of Enugu State,he should resign honourably and take his health issues seriously.No be by force to become governor.

Chime should be impeached ASAP.
He lack the ability the rule.
Only Sycophants will disagree.

Sullivan is back and he is in udi as we speak. All these journalists should desist from spreading lies about sullivan. Also those that are praying for his death should be careful cause sullivan may attend Чσυя funeral

am not against Sulivan, hes done a great job for Enugu. buh lets be honest, how can a public Officer stay away from his job for more than 3months without official word?? Would Chime himself allow a perm sec or civil servant go on such leave? truth be told