Neurological doctors
treating Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State in the United States have told
his family and the state government footing his medical bills the governor cannot
return to normal state of mental health that would enable him to function as a
governor.
Mr. Suntai first
received treatment at the famous John Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore,
Maryland, before moving to a rehabilitation center in upstate New York, both of
which have reportedly given up on the chances of full recovery of Mr. Suntai.
In October 2012, he survived an aircrash near Yola Airport and was flown
to Germany for treatment for brain injuries.
A medical source told
SaharaReporters that when Mr. Suntai was brought in from Germany, he had
swelling in his brain and had lost significant control of his ability to
recognize people or speak coherently. The source also described the
governor as drooling like a baby.
After several months
of treatment in the US the doctors have now told Mr. Suntai's family and the
deputy governor of Taraba State who came visiting two weeks ago that Mr. Suntai
be sent home to manage his condition as there is nothing more that can be done
to heal him.
The State government
has spent close to $3.5 million on Mr. Suntai’s treatment in the US alone.
At a meeting with his
Deputy two weeks ago, Mr. Suntai was seen in photographs laughing out loud, but
our medical sources said he repeats anything told to him several times until he
is told to stop.
A clip of Mr. Suntai
meeting with his deputy was shown on the Nigerian Television Authority network,
with the sound curiously muted.
Mr. Suntai's wife and
a few political office holders, including the Commissioner of Information,
Emmanuel Bello, are reportedly manipulating the media by claiming that Suntai
has fully recovered and is on his way to resuming power as governor. He
has been seen in photos that appear to be stage-managed for brief moments to
show the ailing governor as though fully healed, but nobody has heard him speak
or answer any questions.
Mr. Suntai, a trained
pilot, was personally flying the aircraft in which he was injured.
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