Justice Silas Haruna, in a five-hour judgement, said the action of the State Executive Council and the state House of Assembly in setting up the panel was a usurpation of the judicial process
Browsing: Governor Danbaba Suntai
The Acting Governor of Taraba State, Alhaji Garba Umar, has debunked reports that the medical panel set up to ascertain the health of ailing Governor Danbaba Suntai was to remove him from office.
The court, however, restrained the defendants or their agents from taking any action in any manner in relation to the office of the Executive Governor occupied by the plaintiff pending the determination of the motion fixed for September 26
The panel has Prof. Bala Shehu as Chairman
Nyame said that Suntai’s mental alertness indicated that he was capable of taking over the affairs of the state
Artimas said it was designed to paint Umar as power hungry and not complying with the directives of the Independent National Electoral Commission on electoral campaigns
Yusuf Ali (SAN) and Yusufu Akirikwen, counsel to the Assembly and Speaker Haruna Tsokwa, respectively, did not object to the request
It observed that Taraba had been “unnecessarily thrown into a state of confusion by selfish politicians who did not mean well for it since the return of Governor Danbaba Suntai on August 25
The governor prayed for Suntai’s quick recovery and for God to continue to strengthen his family during the trying period
The aircraft, with registration number N388CA, belonging to Shelt Air, left at exactly 7.43pm New York time, which is about 1am in Nigeria
A source close to the family told NAN that they could not secure enough seats for those accompanying Suntai, hence the chartered flight
Hauwa said that all arrangements had been concluded for the return of Suntai, who had spent some months at the rehabilitation centre, following the injury he suffered after his aircraft crashed in Adamawa State while attempting to land in October in 2012
Uzodinma commended President Goodluck Jonathan and the party’s National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, for setting up the fact-finding committee
Suswam added that Suntai had actually been communicating with the people of Taraba State, particularly with the acting governor
Governor Suntai is undergoing rehabilitation following injuries he sustained in an air crash
Umar told newsmen in Jalingo, the state capital, on Sunday that only the medical experts at John Hopkins Hospital in the United States of America could tell when Suntai would return to the state
Kona, who spoke on Friday in Abuja against the backdrop of reports that Suntai, who was involved in a air mishap suffered brain damage, said the governor’s brain was not affected by the crash
President Jonathan has also mandated members of the delegation to stopover in Hanover, Germany on their way back to visit Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State who is receiving treatment there for injuries sustained in a recent plane crash
Umar also broached on the issue of the near breakdown of law and order in the state, following the initial report that Suntai was dead