Suntai’s Wife Admits He Is Unfit To Run Taraba

The wife of brain-impaired Governor Danbaba Suntai today admitted that
her husband was physically unfit to resume official duties as the
chief executive of Taraba State.
Mrs. Suntai made the admission when a PDP fact-finding committee led
by Senator Hope Uzodinma visited the ailing governor today. The Acting
Governor of Taraba, Umar Garba, as well as the Speaker of the Taraba
State House of Assembly, Haruna Tsokwa, accompanied Mr. Uzodinma. Mrs.
Suntai as well as Senator Emmanuel Bwatcha were also present at the
meeting.
Two sources told SaharaReporters that the meeting with Mr. Suntai
lasted only 10 minutes. One source disclosed that the state's Acting
Governor had to introduce himself to the ailing governor, as Mr.
Suntai failed to recognize him.
After exchanging pleasantries, the team met with Mr. Suntai's wife as
photojournalists were briefly ushered in to take photos.
Our sources revealed that Mrs. Suntai then confessed to members of
theUzodinma committee and an enlarged body of stakeholders that her
husband was unfit to run the affairs of the state. "She told the group
that the governor was only brought back home [from an American
hospital where he was being treated] because he was homesick," one of
our sources stated. The ailing governor's wife then suggested that Mr.
Suntai would be taken out of the country in less than a month in order
to undergo additional rehab.
The Uzodinma-led stakeholders' meeting was the culmination of a
seriesof meetings the Acting Governor had held during his recent trip
to Abuja.
A stakeholders meeting attended by "political elders," members of the
Taraba State Assembly as well as members of the Taraba State
contingent at the National Assembly in Abuja had resolved that the
acting governor should continue running the affairs of the state.
However, the stakeholders asked the acting governor to consult with
Mr. Suntai or his close associates on crucial issues.
According to a member of the Taraba legislature, "This was the best
political solution we could come up with. Instead of overheating the
state,we decided to have a situation where the acting governor shares
power with those that represent the interests of Governor Danbaba
Suntai."
Mr. Uzodinma and his team have since left Taraba State for Abuja where
they are expected to brief members of the old PDP as well as officials
at the Nigerian Presidency.