Catastrophe enveloped Jalingo, the Taraba State capital in the early
hours of Monday when the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Haruna
Tsokwa, slumped and died.Tsokwa, who led the team of lawmakers opposed
to the resumption of work by ailing Governor Danbaba Suntai despite his
plea, is said to have slumped in his house and was rushed to the Federal
Medical Centre. His corpse was later removed from the FMC Jalingo to
Taraba Specialist Hospital.
Before his untimely
death, Tsokwa had come under attack by unknown gunmen on his way out of
Taraba State. One of his aides was killed in the attack even though
Tsokwa escaped unhurt.
The late speaker was being
expected to lead a delegation of the state Christian community to the
yearly pilgrimage in Israel, when he kicked the bucket.
Tsokwa
is said to have been down with some heart-related ailments, which
eventually claimed his life at the peak of his political career.
He
was among the majority lawmakers in the state House of Assembly, who
insisted that Governor Suntai could not resume work after his foreign
medical treatment because of his frail state of health.
Angered
by the affront, the governor approached the court to give judicial
interpretation of Section 190 of the Nigerian constitution, dealing
with resumption of work by a governor after prolonged absence arising
from illness or incapacitation.
The court has already referred
the matter to the Appeal Court following the inability of the parties
to settle out of court, as earlier directed.
Vanguard
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