Recuperating Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State shook off officialdom yesterday.

He drove out of Government House Jalingo to go fishing.

The hunting ground was his fish pond located near the School of Nursing at Jalingo Bye-pass in the state capital.

Suntai, wearing a grey sports suit, was accompanied by members of his family, security agents, friends, aides and newsmen.

Among them were his wife, Hauwa; their twin children, his younger brother Babangida Suntai; Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media and Publicity, Mr. Sylvanus Giwa, and Chief Press Secretary, Alhaji Hassan Mijinyawa.

His over one hour expedition, however, yielded no catch.

The governor jokingly said the fish cheated on him.

“Kifin sun chuche ni, dun sun liga su chi abichi,” he said in Hausa, meaning: “the fish cheated on me because they are already fed.”

On arrival at the pond, Suntai asked the farm manager to give him the fish feeds, which he threw into the pond for the fish to show up.

The farm manager also brought him a hook and line and an earthworm which he used as bait.

The fish refused to go for the bait, sending the small audience into laughter.

Hauwa intermittently teased her husband about his inability to make a catch.

At a point, Hauwa herself almost fell into the pond after slipping at the edge of the pond.

Now it was the turn of the governor to tease her.

He said: “If you fall into the water I will fish you out.”

The governor’s failed effort made one of the security men laugh with Suntai telling him to return home if he could not be quiet.

“Noise scares fish,” he said.

Hauwa reminded him that the species of fish in that pond were brought from Indonesia when the governor travelled with former President Olusegun Obasanjo.

Suntai left the pond with a promise to return in a few days, this time to catch as many of the fish as possible.

There were jubilations on the streets of Jalingo and other towns in the state when the video clip of the governor’s fishing expedition was aired on local television.

The governor’s health appeared to have improved significantly as he entered the red Range Rover Sports HSC, which conveyed him to the fish farm unaided.

This was in contrast to last August when he was aided to disembark from the plane that conveyed him from the USA to Abuja.

That scene sparked a flurry of political machinations in the state about his continued stay in office.

The political class was sharply divided on the matter with one faction saying he was unfit to continue to rule the state while another insisted that he was able.

A compromise was later reached to allow Deputy Governor Garba Umar to continue to act as governor until Suntai was medically fit to resume work.

http://thenationonlineng.net/new/recuperating-suntai-goes-fishing/

tnk u jesus i finaly made it,1st to comment

Among them were his wife, Hauwa; their twin
children, his younger brother Babangida
Suntai; Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on
Media and Publicity, Mr. Sylvanus Giwa, and
Chief Press Secretary, Alhaji Hassan
Mijinyawa.

Looks like a primary school story to me. Which kind list be this one?

Was it really necessary?

Clearly, according to their pose in the picture, the ailing gov. never knew what he was doing...

Even the facial expressions on the onlookers faces tells it all.

They should allow this man to rest na. Haba!

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Glory....................

And this mofo is still the governor of a state in Nigeria How about resigning honorably & taking good care of himself....

Pls wat's d name of dis nigerian film..d film go dey interesting ooo

I wish him well

which kind story be this? from driving himself to been driven.......if he drives you, you are at your own peril :-

From the picture it was only one man I saw fishing and that hand (long-sleeved) wasn't the governor's

Foxy_Flow:

Who is deceiving who here?

The person holding the fish rod or the governor seated oblivious of his surrounding?

Abeg, Taraba matter don tire me. Governor, continue till 2015.



Sorry for laughing though

*hisses*

I wish him speedy recovery

Why ar they bent on finally killin dis man by askin him 2 do wat d doctors neva adviced just 2 score cheap points? Dey should just allow him recopurate peacefully! Fishing ko! Kung fu ni!

Each attempt only prove how helpless the man is.
He did not care to talk or even lift his hand to fish and just a pic to show the world how desperate political jobbers can be.

Who mess?

The whole thing is staged to make it look as if the governor is 100% fit. They only succeded in making a mess of the whole cover-up.

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You Phewl ! U just wasted that particular spot......

He should get well quick for he cheated death as the fishes refused to be his victims. Getting off a plane crush is no mean thing!!!!!!!

FUNNY FISHING IN HIS OWN FISH POND U DON SEE DAT KIND THING B4.... ONLY 4 9JA!!!

The farm manager also brought him a hook and line and an earthworm which he used as bait.

The fish refused to go for the bait, sending the small audience into laughter.

Hauwa intermittently teased her husband about his inability to make a catch.

At a point, Hauwa herself almost fell into the pond after slipping at the edge of the pond.

Now it was the turn of the governor to tease her.

He said: “If you fall into the water I will fish you out.”

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Gud to hear that! he's indeed a living testimony, atleast this expedition is telling he is picking up and the acting governor and is cohorts should start warming up to relinquish the position to him.

Ogbeche77: And this mofo is still the governor of a state in Nigeria How about resigning honorably & taking good care of himself....

Don't blame the governor. He's in a vegetative state and knows nothing about the goings on around him. It's his his wife,advisers & greedy politicians that are clinging on to power for dear life on account of a vegetative man

Still trying desperately to remain in power. Ur show to change d fact that u shud be recuperating and trying to enjoy life n be thankful u are alive instead of trying to prove u are still capAble when we all know u ar not

4Kemzy: Gud to hear that! he's indeed a living testimony, atleast this expedition is telling he is picking up and the acting governor and is cohorts should start warming up to relinquish the position to him.

so because you saw a staged pix of the governor holding a fishing hook, you arrive at the conclusion that he's fit to rule again..... The only true test of his health ll be for him to pilot an aircraft again which should carry all of his supporters including you.. If he lands safely, he can rule Taraba state till eternity

I don't know whether it is the norm to sit down to fish in Taraba state because all i can see is still a frail sick man,sitting on a seat,surrounded by desperate Power hungry Mongers thinking of ways to tell the people that this man is strong enough to take back Jalingo Government house so that they will continue wielding power as they used to.

anyway thank God mango is out