Taraba Governor, Suntai, Might Be Flown In Next Week

       

History has a way of repeating itself as there are strong indications that what played out at the height of the illness of the late President Umaru Musa Yar`Adua when he was brought back from Saudi Arabia under the cover of darkness and kept at the State House, Abuja even in his dying state may soon repeat itself in Taraba State.

This is because plans are said to be underway to fly ailing Governor Danbaba Suntai into the country in the cover of darkness in a bid by his loyalists to retain the governorship.

A source hinted that the governor would soon be flown into the country and only trusted aides would be allowed to see him. The source said that the plan to bring him home was being conceived following the decision of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to set up a committee headed by Senator Hope Uzodimma to look into the prolonged absence of Suntai and recommend ways of addressing the problem

Chime: I Was Treated for Cancer of the Nose...

Enugu State Governor, Mr. Sullivan Chime, has broken his silence on why he was absent from the state for about five months, declaring that he had to take the opportunity of his “accumulated leave” to undergo treatment for an ailment later discovered to be cancer of the nose.

He had left the state on September 19, 2012 after handing over to his deputy, Mr. Sunday Onyebuchi, who was the acting governor while he was away.

He spoke just as Cross River State Acting Governor, Mr. Efiok Cobham, said Tuesday that the governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, who has also been out of the state for months, was expected back this weekend.

Chime, who returned to Enugu last Friday amidst tumultuous welcome, told reporters on Monday night that his treatment for cancer, which lasted for 12 weeks, ended on December 14, 2012.

He said he would have returned immediately after he had finished his treatment, but had to delay his return based on the advice of his doctors.

According to him, by late January when he went for a review of his case, the doctors were shocked by his recovery rate which showed that the tumour had gone.

Enugu State Governor, Sullivan Chime Returns After 140 Days...

The Governor of Enugu State, Mr. Sullivan Chime, returned to Nigeria on Thursday after 140 days sojourn abroad where he reportedly attended to his failing health.

The governor was said to have arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, from London in the early hours of the day.

Chime left the shores of the country since September 19, 2012, ostensibly on holiday but his prolonged stay abroad had attracted public angst even as many believed the governor’s health had failed. The rumour of his death indeed circulated across the country sometime ago.

There were however, conflicting reports about his whereabouts in the Federal Capital Territory.

While some people said he was at the Enugu State Governor’s Lodge, others said he was at a private residence in Asokoro.

ACN, Falana Slam on Governors For Visiting Sullivan In Hospital?! Really?!

The Action Congress of Nigeria, human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN), and civil society groups have slammed the Nigeria Governors’ Forum for sending a delegation to visit Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State, who is reportedly receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness, in London.

According to them, the governors are helping Chime to perpetuate  has hold on power by all means.

Chime has been away from the country for over four months and with the nature of his illness shrouded in secrecy, there have been questions about his fitness to govern the state.

So, People cant visit ailing colleagues?! i dont gerrit... 

Disquiet in Enugu as Chime’s Children, Relations Leave for London...

The report that the health of Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State may have taken a turn for the worse following complications from a major surgery carried out on him in a London hospital is causing anxiety in the state.

Though the date and time of the said surgery was not made known when filing this report, informed sources said the governor may be suffering from a cancer-related ailment which prompted the surgery.

Initial reports had it that he was immediately flown to New Delhi in India where he was to be given a more serious medical attention, but government sources dismissed the report, insisting that the governor “who though had initially relapsed into coma” was still responding to treatment in the London hospital.

Don't Fly Me Abroad- Gov Wada Tells Doctors

KOGI State governor, Captain Idris Wada, has told medical personnel of Cedar Crest Hospital, Garki, Abuja where he is undergoing treatment for a fractured thigh not to fly him abroad, his spokesman, Jacob Edi, has said.
Edi told Sunday Tribune, on Saturday, in Abuja, that the governor rejected suggestions that he should be flown abroad for further treatment.
He also disclosed that the governor did not sustain life-threatening injuries and that he was in stable condition.
“He has been receiving calls and he has made calls. He has also received visitors, including Vice- President Namadi Sambo; Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator Anyim Pius Anyim; former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmadu Ali; and the governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, among others. He is in stable health and his mind his stable,” the Special Adviser to the governor said.
Also on Saturday, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital, Dr Felix Ogedengbe, told journalists that Governor Wada, who survived an auto crash on Friday at Emi Woro Village, between Prime Polytechnic and Salem University, in Ajaokuta Local Government, about 12 kilometres to the state capital, Lokoja, was in stable condition and would not be flown abroad for treatment.
Dr Ogedengbe, who stated this during a press conference, said the governor could be treated at the hospital.
The conference was jointly addressed by the CMD and the governor’s aide, Edi, apparently to dispel growing rumour about the governor’s condition.
Governor Wada, who was rushed to the orthopaedic hospital on Friday night, suffered a broken thigh and had since undergone surgery.
The CMD explained that the governor was brought to the hospital at 8.00 p.m. on Friday “without any life-threatening injury,” adding that he was immediately taken to the theatre after his injuries had been ascertained and explained to him.
“When the governor was brought in at 8.00 p.m., we were told he was involved in a car accident and we checked him and explained the nature of his injuries to him. We also told him about our ability to manage his injuries.
“He had a broken thigh and he was taken to the theatre. The governor has since stabilised and he had a nice night. He said he should not be taken abroad for treatment, because he had confidence in our capacity to manage him. There is no immediate need to fly him abroad,” Ogedengbe stated.
The Medical Director, however, said he could not tell when the governor would be discharged because he needed time to recuperate.
“The governor is quite happy to take treatment here; the treatment is ongoing. He needs some days in the hospital and I can’t give a date of discharge now,” he said.
Edi also told journalists that thronged the hospital that the news conference was meant to dispel speculations and give the public the right information on Wada’s state of health.
He disclosed that the governor was taken to Kogi State Specialist Hospital after the crash and that he was brought to Abuja for better management, adding that Wada was in better shape in the morning.

Breaking News! Taraba State Governor in Air crash

Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State, flying his airplane himself just crashed somewhere in Adamawa state. Details are still sketchy at the moment but I heard that his personal aides who are in critical condition have been moved to a hospital

update: Governor Suntai is unconscious and in critical condition at the hospital