What Happened When Gov Nyako Visited Suntai On Monday

It was an emotional scene. Adamawa State Governor Mr Murtala
Nyako was all tears yesterday as he visited Governor Danbaba
Danfulani Suntai at the Government House, Jalingo.
Nyako, who is the first caller since Suntai’s return on Sunday
from the Hospital Rehabilitation Centre & Home, New York, United
States, spent over an hour with his counterpart in his inner sitting
room.
The duo sat on one chair. Suntai was wearing an ash-colour suit
with a blue-black shirt. Nyako was clad in a white agbada and a
black cap.
He prayed for Suntai to recover fully. As Nyako prayed, Suntai
bowed his head, responding–in a low voice: “Amen, amen”. Prayers
over, Suntai clapped his hands and smiled.
When Nyako shook Suntai’s hand, telling him he was about to
leave, the tears began to drop.
It was tears of joy, Nyako told The Nation.
The Taraba governor looked smarter yesterday. He also walked
without assistance – unlike when he arrived in Abuja on Sunday,
aided to walk from the plane onto the tarmac.
He wore a stress-free face and was more relaxed. He did not
wince, as he did on Sunday.
Speaking with the wife of the Taraba Governor, Hajiya Hauwa
Suntai, in the main sitting room, Nyako described him as his brother
and not only a colleague.
“What affects him affects me too. I pray he recovers speedily so
that he can continue with the work, where he stopped,” he said.
Suntai’s wife expressed appreciation for Nyako’s show of love.
Acting governor of Taraba Garba Umar on MOnday said he was
happy over his boss’s return. He briefed reporters in his office in
Jalingo. Umar appreciated the turnout and urged Taraba people to
“sustain the unity and cooperation”.
“I am very happy for the successful homecoming of my boss, the
Executive Governor of Taraba State, His Excellency Danbaba
Suntai. I appreciate the unity, cooperation and the way everyone
turned out. I want to urge Taraba people to sustain this unity and
cooperation.
Anyway, it was learnt that the House of Assembly may hold a
plenary on Suntai’s homecoming as Suntai has communicated the
House in writing about his return.
It would be recalled that Suntai spent about 10 months in Germany
and United States, treating the injuries he sustained when a plane
he piloted crashed near Yola, Adamawa State on October 25, last
year.