The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is considering its options in replacing Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State as it is becoming clearer he is unlikely to recover from his head injuries.

The governor, who was in a plane crash at the Yola International Airport in Adamawa two months ago, is currently in hospital in Hanover, Germany.
Several sources have told SaharaReporters that the party is working with the Presidency to find a suitable replacement for the governor.
According to one source, several party leaders including PDP chairman Bamanga Tukur, Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, and Senate President

David Mark, have all visited the ailing governor and concluded that he could never recover from brain injury to run the state.
A separate delegation led by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, failed to set eyes on the governor during an attempted visit two weeks ago as he had been moved to the intensive care unit and on life support. He and his four companions could only leave a get well message with Mr. Suntai’s doctors.

SaharaReporters has also learned that last week, Mr. Suntai’s personal doctor visited Nigeria and confided in family members and friends that the governor is unlikely to recover from his head injuries anytime soon.

But as in the case of the late Nigerian president, Umaru Yar’Adua, members of Mr. Suntai’s family have pressurized state officials to engage in propaganda that the brain-damaged governor is “making dramatic” improvements and speaking by telephone to some people in the state. Party officials have contracted that, however, telling SaharaReporters that Suntai does not know the difference between day and night.

Last Saturday, the Taraba State Commissioner for Information, Emmanuel Bello, told SaharaReporters the governor wasn’t brain-damaged, but when SaharaReporters asked him to provide evidence, he only said the governor had spoken to a Senator.

Our source said none of the state officials have visited the governor in Germany since he was airlifted from Nigeria. Other members of his government who were hurt in the air crash have left hospitals in Germany and returned to Nigeria.

On October 4, three weeks before Governor Suntai’s plane crash, the Taraba House of Assembly impeached Deputy Governor Sani Abubakar Danladi following allegations of “gross misconduct" leveled against him by a judicial panel.

On October 5, Alhaji Garba Umar was sworn in as Deputy Governor after he signed an undertaking with the governor not to run as a candidate for governor in any elections.

On November 14, the House of Assembly, invoking Section 190(2) of the Nigerian Constitution, empowered Umar to act as governor.
With the party performing poorly in many states and at the centre, the PDP is anxious not to lose Taraba to other political parties.

A source at the presidency said the party has been mandated to make formal announcements after the holiday seasons regarding the status of Mr. Suntai.

Meanwhile the acting governor appears working fully as governor already by making internal changes and putting structures in place to run the state as the defacto governor.

http://saharareporters.com/news-page/pdp-writes-brain-damaged-governor-taraba-state-danbaba-suntai

Pdp meanss politicians deceiving people..so what do you expect of them other than deceit

DISADVANTAGE OF OWNING PRIVATE JET

What goes around...comes back around

While I am not a fan of PDP, they are only doing something any political party anywhere in the world would do in the same situation. So why use the phrase "write off"?

You write off a damage car, a damaged phone. . .write off useless things but you most certainly do not write off people no matter how sick they are.

SR is already doing a fine job bursting PDPs balls based on what the party does, there is no need to sink to this level.

I like to read my news without a side of Propaganda, thank you very much!

coolkris: Pdp meanss politicians deceiving people..so what do you expect of them other than deceit

if it was ACN, or CPC, they would do the same thing, there is no difference in any of the parties, moreover, some politicians have been a part of all 3 parties.

As always..sahara reporters na dem dey get all the news..bloody liars.. history has been made today am 6th to comment

With or without a governor taraba wouldn't make any difference except that confusion and thiefing stops

heiyaa to the dying Governor,Shame to PDP, & Sorry to Taraba people!

MAA GBA LESINNI (lesson) L'ODO IKU

And the pilot warned him oh. .. He has a licence to fly, and over sabi dey worry am, typical with any Nigerian
No him don crash, brain damage . . ..
Na obituary remaaiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Animots

obadiah777: DISADVANTAGE OF OWNING PRIVATE JET

No disadvantage of owning a private jet and foolishly choosing to fly it yourself.

But what kind of report is this. Did the governor not have a deputy? How does this even concern us...

The life we live could be so "UNPREDICTIBLE" We never can tell what Tomorrow holds.... Hmmmm.

It's not 'writing-off' jaree. They obviously have more info as regards the Governor's condition and are just doing what any other political party would do in a case such as this. Part of the deputy's job is to step in when/if the Governor becomes incapacitated, so I guess they are doing the right thing on this particular issue. I'm not a doctor but I believe say "brain damage" no be joke matter.

Honestly I wonder what kind of prayers the deputy governor would be saying now,anyway if one man own no spoil anoda man own no go beta. Deputy governor abeg carry go

Sisi_Kill: While I am not a fan of PDP, they are only doing something any political party anywhere in the world would do in the same situation. So why use the phrase "write off"?

You write off a damage car, a damaged phone. . .write off useless things but you most certainly do not write off people no matter how sick they are.

SR is already doing a fine job bursting PDPs balls based on what the party does, there is no need to sink to this level.

I like to read my news without a side of Propaganda, thank you very much!

The bold part I have to disagree with. Gabrielle Gifford, a U.S. Senator who was shot in the head in the Jan 8th, 2011 Arizona shooting was NEVER written off. In fact, they stayed her seat with the hopes she will recover shortly. When she finally recovered and was going through therapeutic sessions, she was advised by medical experts to give up her seat (less stress and more rest), which she did. It was only then that her state called for anther election and the Democratic party chose someone to replace her at the election. The election was held sometimes this year, almost more than a year after the incident. Though I cannot remember some details, but read up on it. They NEVER wrote her off, in fact, the whole senate stood by her until it was time

What PDP is doing is very callous, and the term write off is the highest of insensitivity...

Governor is the operative position here. . .GOVERNOR!

Whatever has been destined to happen, wil surely happen. I really pray Dr. Suntai recover no matter long so dat he can appreciate God fo his healin. Also, the way taraba state house of aseembly handled dis issue, im so impressed by their courage. If it were some states, it wuld hav been dramatic. Whether we like it or not, democracy is gradually encroachin. I pray de deputy wil be transparent and not to start lootin frm the state treasury.

[quote author=obadiah777]DISADVANTAGE OF OWNING PRIVATE JET ;
Laughing at another persons's misfortune?

kai....kai......kai!!!
I dont believ this news at all.
Its an opposition sponsored news!
Suntai is well and ll suprise u pple.

manny4life:

The bold part I have to disagree with. Gabrielle Gifford, a U.S. Senator who was shot in the head in the Jan 8th, 2011 Arizona shooting was NEVER written off. In fact, they stayed her seat with the hopes she will recover shortly. When she finally recovered and was going through therapeutic sessions, she was advised by medical experts to give up her seat (less stress and more rest), which she did. It was only then that her state called for anther election and the Democratic party chose someone to replace her at the election. The election was held sometimes this year, almost more than a year after the incident. Though I cannot remember some details, but read up on it. They NEVER wrote her off, in fact, the whole senate stood by her until it was time

What PDP is doing is very callous, and the term write off is the highest of insensitivity...

Any man alive deserves not to be written off in life @all no matter the situation; stalled indices should be adopted in stead of writing off!.

Several sources have told SaharaReporters that the party is working with the Presidency to find a suitable replacement for the governor.

Any need searching for replacement? Shouldn't that be the Deputy Governor new Role?

[quote author=manny4life]

The bold part I have to disagree with. Gabrielle Gifford, a U.S. Senator who was shot in the head in the Jan 8th, 2011 Arizona shooting was NEVER written off. In fact, they stayed her seat with the hopes she will recover shortly. When she finally recovered and was going through therapeutic sessions, she was advised by medical experts to give up her seat (less stress and more rest), which she did. It was only then that her state called for anther election and the Democratic party chose someone to replace her at the election. The election was held sometimes this year, almost more than a year after the incident. Though I cannot remember some details, but read up on it. They NEVER wrote her off, in fact, the whole senate stood by her until it was time

What PDP is doing is very callous, and the term write off is the highest of insensitivity...[/quote

You are very right my Bro, but as you said it, the Senator was SHOT,not the Senator wanted 2 commit suicide. You see,some of our 'top' men are so so arrogant and irresponsible that you will want to hate them.
If person wen flight be him line advise am,him no go succumb,but for wheree...now make them go sit down de romance am til him well so dat nxt tym he go go buy flying boat go de ride for Atlantic ocean coz he get pple wen de romance am.
Na y God no de gree prosper sm pple,bcoz if he does.......this is one of the many ways they end up.

You all missed this part in the report.

A separate delegation led by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, failed to set eyes on the governor during an attempted visit two weeks ago as he had been moved to the intensive care unit and on life support. He and his four companions could only leave a get well message with Mr. Suntai’s doctors.SaharaReporters has also learned that last week, Mr. Suntai’s personal doctor visited Nigeria and confided in family members and friends that the governor is unlikely to recover from his head injuries anytime soon.

.....it would be nice to know how much this hospital is charging per hour that the governor remain in their custody.

Here is what I say, The Governor is already dead! Hospital knows the Nigerian Federal Givt will absorb the cost ultimately and the longer he is believed to be on life support the more they can earn.

Why would his status on life support debar official delegation or his own family from visiting his bed side?

These high ranking Nigerian officials were, again as is usual, bamboozled and hoodwinked by oyibo.

All in a bid to stop the acting governor from being made governor. Dogs eating dogs

PDP - the congregation of evil people.

Karma is a b1tch sha. LOL

the fools championing this campaingn of calumni are thesame ppl that want a muslim govna. I remember the day the incident occur, som useless indiviaduals were jubilitating around the city wishing the govnor death. I stumbled on some of them and i over-heard them wispering to eachother that it is now high-time a muslim man steer the affair of taraba state. thesame crops of animals were equally responsible for Ibi violence. I av a word for them. Suntain wil return home and continue in his capacity as the governor. A muslim govna as far taraba was concerned wil neva be realizable and is imposicant.

@godjone since when i found that 2 out of d 3 senators in taraba are muslim n jalingo the state capital is rule by a fulani muslim.i know is just the matter of time 4 muslim to become a governor.so start to live wit it that taraba now is a muslim state. Just go n protect plateau n benue from muslims.