Taraba State House Of Assembly Votes Deputy Governor To Continue As Acting Governor

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The Taraba State House of Assembly on Thursday reaffirmed Alhaji Garba Umar as the Acting Governor of the state. The assembly advised Gov. Danbaba Suntai to go back for further treatment.

As contained in a statement which was signed by 16 out the 24 members of the House of Assembly, the members said the decision was taken in the best interest of the state.

The statement reads “The leadership of the assembly made several efforts to see the governor since his arrival, but till Wednesday they were not allowed access to him.
“The ailing governor spoke in a manner that brought more doubt to his letter purportedly transmitted to the speaker.
“In view of the above, we, the undersigned members of the state assembly unanimously resolved at our meeting that the Deputy Governor, upon whom power was earlier transmitted to by the state Assembly, still remain the acting Governor of Taraba.
“He will continue to act in that regards until such a time the governor is capable of administering the state,” the statement said.
The News Agancy of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the lawmakers, who signed the statement include the Speaker, Haruna Tsokwa, Deputy Speaker, Tanko Maikarfi, Chief Whip, Mohammed Gwampo and Deputy Majority Leader, Josiah Kente.
Others are Deputy Chief Whip, Mohammed Umar, the Minority Leader, Ibrahim Imam and the Minority Whip, Yahya AbdulRahman.
Also in the list are Mr Iratsi Daki, Rashida Abdullahi, Aminu Umar, Emmanuel Dame, John Bonzena, Dr Abubakar Jugulde, Hamman Adamu Abdullahi, Abdulkarim Mohammed and Edward Baraya.
NAN recalls that Suntai was flown out of the country for urgent medical treatment following injuries sustained in a plane crash in October 2012.
Suntai, who returned to Jalingo on Aug. 24, wrote to the House of Assembly informing the lawmakers of his return and readiness to resume office.
The assembly, however, asked Suntai to appear before it to enable it decide on his request.