Taraba: My deputy betrayed me, says Suntai

Date: 27-09-2013 1:11 am (10 years ago) | Author: nairaland boy
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AILING Taraba State Governor Danbaba Suntai has accused his deputy, Alhaji Garba Umar, of betrayal. Suntai said he least expected the deputy governor to lust for his (Suntai’s) office given the confidence he reposed in him.


Suntai, who spoke through his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Sylvanus Yakubu, said the governor was not the only one that felt betrayed but the entire people of the state.

Yakubu, who was reacting to Umar’s statement on Tuesday that he was 100 per cent loyal to Suntai and would not undermine his authority, said, “His (Umar’s) activities are a direct opposite of what he keeps saying.”.

Yakubu, in a statement made available to newsmen in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, on Thursday, added that he had personally lost the respect for Umar, who has been the state acting governor since October last year when Suntain sustained injuries when the small aircraft he flown crashed in nearby Adamawa.

“The deputy governor keeps talking of 100 per cent loyalty, but the reverse is the case; his people are in court against Governor Suntai,” he said.

Besides the allegation that Umar bribed the state lawmakers to transmit power to him to continue to act, he also accused the deputy governor of being the sole financier in the suit Danbaba filed against some members of the House of Assembly.

Yakubu said, “What we want is to see him (Umar) showing concern for the governor’s health, and loyalty to his principal, by negotiating with him on how to resolve the political impasse.

“The governor had on August 28 announced the dissolution of the executive and new appointments but Umar disregarded the dissolution. A cabal was trying to hijack the machinery of government.”

Meanwhile, a former Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, Alhaji Habu Isa, has said that Umar’s continued stay in office as acting governor was constitutional.

Isa said in a statement on Thursday that Umar’s tenure as acting governor was in order since the House had passed a resolution for him to continue in that capacity till Suntail would be fit to resume his office.

He said, “The lawmakers were convinced that the governor they met was not the source of the letter of resumption sent to the House. Their efforts to set up a médical panel was blokked when by proxy the state executive council was dissolved. Left with no other option in the interim.

“The State Assembly passed a resolution mandating Alhaji Umar to continue in acting capacity.”

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Posted: at 27-09-2013 01:11 AM (10 years ago) | Newbie
- maxzy277 at 27-09-2013 02:10 AM (10 years ago)
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Ok o!
Posted: at 27-09-2013 02:10 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- newtoncruz at 27-09-2013 02:40 AM (10 years ago)
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JUST LIKE THAT
Posted: at 27-09-2013 02:40 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
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- jimctu at 27-09-2013 02:57 AM (10 years ago)
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 Embarrassed Embarrassed Embarrassed
Posted: at 27-09-2013 02:57 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
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- MayorKingz at 27-09-2013 04:54 AM (10 years ago)
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Politics  Undecided
Posted: at 27-09-2013 04:54 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- osamabinladin at 27-09-2013 05:18 AM (10 years ago)
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Very dirty game !
Posted: at 27-09-2013 05:18 AM (10 years ago) | Hero
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- reddish at 27-09-2013 05:52 AM (10 years ago)
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ok o
Posted: at 27-09-2013 05:52 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
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- proly at 27-09-2013 05:54 AM (10 years ago)
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Trust. Nobody
Posted: at 27-09-2013 05:54 AM (10 years ago) | Hero
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- ThoRam at 27-09-2013 06:37 AM (10 years ago)
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 Embarrassed Embarrassed Embarrassed Embarrassed  
Posted: at 27-09-2013 06:37 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Shegzan at 27-09-2013 06:41 AM (10 years ago)
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I hv gat no biz wid dis; dn't waste my godly tym!!

Posted: at 27-09-2013 06:41 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- ebiteck at 27-09-2013 08:01 AM (10 years ago)
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i see
Posted: at 27-09-2013 08:01 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- softhils at 27-09-2013 09:05 AM (10 years ago)
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rotten Game
Posted: at 27-09-2013 09:05 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- ajanni at 27-09-2013 09:16 AM (10 years ago)
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 Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Roll Eyes
Posted: at 27-09-2013 09:16 AM (10 years ago) | Grande Master
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- dareper at 27-09-2013 09:31 AM (10 years ago)
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Noting like betrayal there mr governor, u are not fit to take over for now. Period!
Posted: at 27-09-2013 09:31 AM (10 years ago) | Hero
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- Silver187 at 27-09-2013 09:43 AM (10 years ago)
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I think this is the work of sycophants captilizing on the mental state of the governor to incite confusion.

The governor's incapability is the question here and not betrayal.
Posted: at 27-09-2013 09:43 AM (10 years ago) | Newbie
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- Ecto at 27-09-2013 09:55 AM (10 years ago)
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But why not just do the right thing and resign?

Or U have not learn the Yaradua lesson yet?

Be a gentle man or just pretend to be and allow peace to reign in Taraba govt
Posted: at 27-09-2013 09:55 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- vicklove at 27-09-2013 10:41 AM (10 years ago)
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na wa ooh
Posted: at 27-09-2013 10:41 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- ijviva at 27-09-2013 10:43 AM (10 years ago)
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Their business jare
Posted: at 27-09-2013 10:43 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
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- BlueIxora at 27-09-2013 11:14 AM (10 years ago)
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Power struggle
Posted: at 27-09-2013 11:14 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- paulohking at 27-09-2013 11:56 AM (10 years ago)
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na your own palavar be that abeg  Angry Angry Angry Angry Angry
Posted: at 27-09-2013 11:56 AM (10 years ago) | Hero
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