Section 190 of the 1999 Constitution reads: “Whenever the Governor transmits to the Speaker of the House of Assembly a written declaration that he is proceeding on vacation or that he is otherwise unable to discharge the functions of his office, until he transmits to the Speaker of the House of Assembly a written declaration to the contrary such functions shall be discharged by the Deputy Governor as Acting Governor.”
Browsing: Danbaba Suntai
Abubakar said as an indefatigable advocate of peaceful co-existence, Suntai is one of the youngest politicians for whom he has high regard
Suntai’s movement was carried out by the State House just as President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan said the governor was in stable condition
Jonathan gave this assurance when the Minister of State for Federal Capital Territory, Oloye Olajumoke Akinjide, led a delegation of FCT residents and clerics to pay Sallah homage to the President and Vice President Namadi Sambo at the Presidential Villa
Contrary to the confirmation of the death of Suntai by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s Special Assistant on New Media, Reno Omokri, the Ministry of Aviation said the governor and five others in the light aircraft survived the accident