Meantime, the controversy surrounding the long absence of Governor Ishaku has begun to assume untoward dimensions even as the House of Assembly maintains that the governor has not erred. But while the lawmakers accuse detractors of fueling the speculations about Ishaku’s whereabouts and state of health, nobody has cared to explain what might have befallen the governor whose long absence has continued to stir dust in the state. Presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Hamman’ Adama Abdullahi, the vote of confidence was not only for the governor, it was also extended to the deputy governor, Mr. Haruna Manu, who many have described as the most loyal deputy governor the state has ever had. “I am saying this because we all know the situation we went through in this state in 2012 when our late former governor had an air crash. But how well the governor would respond to it depends on when he returns to the state.

Source: The Guardian March 04, 2020 03:56 UTC