PDP Delegation Forces Ailing Governor Suntai To A Meeting With Taraba Acting Governor And Speaker

A delegation of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the presidency led
by Senator Hope Uzodinma has arrivedTaraba state capital, Jalingo
around 11 am Nigerian time on a fact-finding mission with the aim of
resolving the political logjam in the state.
SaharaReporters learnt that the delegation upon arrival summoned the
speaker of the Taraba state houseof assembly, Haruna Tsokwa and the
Acting Governor, Umar Garba to a meeting with ailing governor, Danbaba
Suntai at the governor's lodge. It will be the acting governor's first
meeting with Suntai since arriving the state two weeks ago, smuggled
in by a cabal in the state working to prevent the acting governor from
taking over power due to Mr. Suntai's ill health.
Mr. Suntai main loyalist, Senator Emmanuel Bwatcha and his wife, Hauwa
were also in attendance.
Senator Uzodinma last August traveled from Nigeria to see Suntai at a
rehabilitation center on Staten Island in New York.
The meeting with Suntai and his loyalists was still in progress as at
the time of publishing this report.
Journalist across Nigeria who massed at the governorslodge hoping to
catch a glimpse of Mr. Suntai were barred from covering the meeting.