Ailing Governor Sullivan Chime Of Enugu State Arrives Nigeria - PM News, Lagos
By Eromosele Ebhomele
After over 130 days (4 months) of hide-and-seek concerning the health
status and whereabouts of Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State,
southeast Nigeria, the governor who is believed to be sick, is back in
the country.
He arrived Abuja this morning as confirmed by the state Commissioner
for Information Chuks Ugwoke who further said he is expected in Enugu
state later today and that preparations were on in the state to receive
him.
Ugwoke, who made the confirmation through a telephone interview this
morning on a Lagos-based television station, however, insisted that the
governor went on vacation against the popular belief that he was
treating cancer.
Governor Chime of Enugu State, arrives Nigeria this morning
The commissioner who made efforts to convince Nigerians during the
interview, further defended the governor’s disappearance from the
country, saying the Nigerian constitution did not specify the number of
days a governor could spend on vacation.
“There’s no reason to hide why he was away, he went on leave, he was
on vacation and the constitution does not state what time the governor
must spend.
“You can use your vacation to do some other things. During his
vacation, he had the advantage and opportunity to do some other things
he deemed necessary,” the commissioner stressed.
He said the governor’s sudden appearance in the country had put paid
to the falsehood being spread by the opposition in the state.
Ugwoke also denied that the state was paralysed because of the
absence of Governor Chime. According to him, the governor had handed
over to his deputy, Sunday Onyebuchi, who had been acting in that
capacity awarding contracts and keeping the state running.
He said the state Executive Council held six meetings since the governor’s absence against the popular belief that the acting governor was not in charge.
He said the state Executive Council held six meetings since the governor’s absence against the popular belief that the acting governor was not in charge.
“People are entitled to their views concerning how the health status of the governor was handled.
“The good news is that the governor is back and we should refuse to go back to yesterday.
“He is in Nigeria. He landed in Abuja and we are expecting him in Enugu,” he said.
The Vice President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Issa
Aremu, who was in the studio when the commissioner announced the
governor’s arrival, took out time to slam the state government for
shielding the health status of the governor, who was believed to be
treating cancer of the thyroid in a London hospital.
According to Aremu, no President of America goes on vacation outside
America, “but here, in our cetenary, we are still battling to know where
our governor is and you can see the commissioner trying to impress us
here.”
He said many Nigerian leaders are travelling abroad while their counterparts in other countries are busy with development.
He described Nigeria as a miserable country.
He described Nigeria as a miserable country.
“In 100 years, what have we learnt from even the colonialists who came here to turn Nigeria around?
“They built the railway from Lagos to Kano and years after, we are
still trying to revive the moribund rail system,” he lamented.
Source: Sahara
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