Suntai
Umar was speaking today at the Peoples Democratic
Party national secretariat as. he briefed the party leaders
of what he tagged as the “tense situation” on ground.
Governor Umar has been feeling the pressure since ailing
Suntai flew in for the second time after being
hospitalized abroad.
The situation on ground had forced the State Executive
Council to tell the House of Assembly to set up a medical
panel to check the Suntai’s health.
A court in jalingo however blocked the check up, thereby
causing a risis of confidence and divided loyalty in the
state’s local politics.
Umar said: “As you must have by now noticed, we have
once again stepped into a tensed situation occasioned by the
second return of His Excellency, Governor Danbaba Suntai
from a treatment abroad.
“The insistence by a powerful bloc on the state that I hand
over to my boss even against professional advice, is at the
centre of the current impasse. This has forced the state’s
Executive Council to request the state House of Assembly to
set up a medical panel to verify the state of health of our
beloved governor.
“I have heard people say the motive behind the setting up of
the panel is to remove the governor. This is not true. It is
merely intended to determine if I can hand over to him or not.
“As can be clearly seen over this period, the medical
condition of Governor Suntai is improving. And we are
waiting for the doctors to certify him to be fit to resume his
duties.”
Responding, the party leaders, led by the Deputy National
Chairman, Uche Secondus, tactically avoided making
commitments on behalf of the party.
Suntai has been hospitalized for two years now due to
complications arising from injuries he sustained in
an October 25, 2012 plane crash, in which he was the
pilot.
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