Gov. Suntai’s Wife Begs Legislators Not to Impeach Her Husband
Taraba State political crisis has entered another phase with Hajia Hauwa, the wife of Governor Danbaba Suntai, called on members of the State House of Assembly not to impeach her ailing husband.
This
development followed the commencement of signatures collecting by the
legislators for the impeachment of the governor, as the legislators
understood Mr. Danbaba is not fit enough to resume duty, despite being
treated in hospitals for about 10 months.
The
legislators began the impeachment move on August 28, 2013, after the
governor announced the dissolution of the state cabinet through his
Senior Special Assistant on Media, Sylvanus Giwa.
According
to sources, earlier today Hauwa got wind of the impeachment move and
quickly arranged for the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Haruna
Tsokwa, and a few other legislators to visit the governor.
It
should also be noted that Hauwa did not allow the Speaker or the Acting
Governor, Garba Umar, to have
audience with Governor Suntai since he
was brought back to Nigeria on August 25, 2013, Sunday.
However,
Hauwa’s intervention has small chances to succeed, as, reportedly, most
of the legislators have already signed the impeachment notice.
What
really angered the legislators was the allegedly stage-managed video of
Suntai’s purported broadcast to the people of the state.
Taraba
residents were also annoyed, said there was nothing like a live
broadcast by the ailing governor as reported by a section of the media,
adding that it was a stage-managed recorded tape that the state owned
television station broadcast on August 28, 2013.
According
to sources, the swearing in of the new Secretary to the State
Government, SSG, Timothy Kataps, was also stage-managed as none of the
documents pertaining to his swearing in was signed by the Commissioner
for Oaths.Source: PM News
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