Two top level political sources in
Taraba State have told
SaharaReporters that the days of
Danbaba Suntai as governor of the
state may be numbered. "Alhaji
Danbaba Suntai will be replaced
soon," said one of the sources.
As a first step towards Mr. Suntai's
removal, the national leadership of
the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
today inaugurated a committee to
determine the status of his office.
Mr. Suntai was seriously injured in
October, 2012 when a small plane he
was piloting from Jalingo crashed
near the airport in Yola, the capital of
Adamawa. The governor was trying
to land the aircraft at the time of the
accident.
Speaking to members of the seven-
man committee in Abuja on Monday,
the PDP's national chairman,
Bamanga Tukur, said the party
decided to intervene in order to
resolve the political situation created
by Mr. Suntai's accident. One of the
tasks given to the committee was to
discover and report the political
repercussions among key
stakeholders of the governor's
sickness and absence.
"Interact and establish the most
effective approach to reduce to the
barest minimum, the fears of all the
contending interest in Taraba State,"
Mr. Tukur told the committee
members.
The PDP chairman added: "Fast track
the process of constitutional
adherence as it affects the current
status of the office of the governor of
Taraba State.
"Ensure that in all practical
implications, the PDP Taraba emerge
stronger and more united in
responding to all the partisan
challenges arising thereafter in the
state.
"Consider and report any other
matter that is, in the opinion of this
committee, relevant in the resolution
of the political condition of the state."
Members of the committee are Hope
Uzodinma, Ahmed Gulak, Shittu
Mohammed, Bala Buhari, Richard
King, Bolajoko Doherty, and
Abubakar Garda, who is serving as
secretary.
Following the plane crash, Mr. Suntai
was briefly treated at the National
Hospital, Abuja before being flown to
Germany for continued urgent
treatment. Despite efforts by PDP
officials to paint a rosy picture of Mr.
Suntai's recovery, SaharaReporters
revealed that the governor had
suffered significant brain damage
that rendered him incapable of
recognizing visitors, including
members of his family.
"Some of us told the leadership of
our great party in Abuja that we
cannot go on telling ourselves lies
about the condition of Alhaji Suntai,"
said one of our sources. "They now
realized that what we're saying is
true. That's why the committee has
been set up," he added.
Mr. Suntai was moved to the US and
is being treated at undisclosed
hospital in the East Coast. A source
said the governor's brain impairment
remains a serious issue.
Mr. Tukur asked the committee to
submit its report within two weeks.



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I might be wrong but is this a PDP affair? Shouldn't the state house of assembly take a stance? Isn't there a law that stipulates the next course of action in such a case? Since October 2012 and nothing has been done.

His deputy is to take over, then the state pdp can appoint\annoint a new deputy.

Mazi_Omenuko: I might be wrong but is this a PDP affair? Shouldn't the state house of assembly take a stance? Isn't there a law that stipulates the next course of action in such a case? Since October 2012 and nothing has been done.

His deputy is to take over, then the state pdp can appoint\annoint a new deputy.

Datz politics for u in nigeria.. We re used to that.. See Yar'Adua"s case.. till he died in office.. It shws lust of power by the political party and greed by the family members of the individual

lol