The
Acting Governor of Taraba state, Alhaji Garba Umar, is expected to depart
Nigeria today as head of the state delegation to visit Governor Danbaba
Danfulani Suntai in Hannover, Germany.
Acting Governor of Taraba state, Alhaji Garba Umar, is expected to depart
Nigeria today as head of the state delegation to visit Governor Danbaba
Danfulani Suntai in Hannover, Germany.
A press statement by the state
Commissioner for Information, Mr. Emmanuel Bello, explained that Umar would
have travelled to Germany before now but due to visa difficulties.
Commissioner for Information, Mr. Emmanuel Bello, explained that Umar would
have travelled to Germany before now but due to visa difficulties.
Bello also said that before now, the
Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Emmanuel Injuwa, the Speaker of
the House of Assembly and the state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP), Mr. Victor Bala Ona, had paid similar visits to Suntai, who is in
hospital in Germany.
Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Emmanuel Injuwa, the Speaker of
the House of Assembly and the state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP), Mr. Victor Bala Ona, had paid similar visits to Suntai, who is in
hospital in Germany.
Suntai, the statement explained is
recuperating speedily and would soon return to the state to continue his
assignment.
recuperating speedily and would soon return to the state to continue his
assignment.
Some concerned indigenes of the state
last week addressed the media and demanded that the medical report of Suntai be
made public to avoid protests.
last week addressed the media and demanded that the medical report of Suntai be
made public to avoid protests.
The group also condemned what they
described as the many trips made by Suntai’s political appointees which they
noted were a mere waste of government resources, just as they noted that such
trips have so far amounted to nothing.
described as the many trips made by Suntai’s political appointees which they
noted were a mere waste of government resources, just as they noted that such
trips have so far amounted to nothing.
Source:
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