Sullivan Chime
At last, the Governor of
Enugu State, Mr. Sullivan Chime, is back in the country after being away for
140 days reportedly treating an undisclosed ailment. Mr. Chime arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe
International Airport,
Abuja, this
morning aboard a British Airways flight.
Some reports say he is still in Abuja at
the Enugu State Government Lodge and is expected to come into Enugu on Friday where his protracted absence
has caused considerable disquiet.
Chime had left the country
in September to spend what the Enugu
State Government said was his accumulated leave. Initial reports said he was in India and
critically ill. It was even remoured that he had passed away, a report that was
strongly refuted by the Enugu State Government.
Later, reports confirmed he was in a London hospital.
Visited In London By Three Nigerian Governors:
L-R: Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom), Gabriel Suswan
(Benue), Chime, and Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers)
Recently, Mr. Chime was
visited by three of his colleagues, Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers
State, Gabriel Suswan of Benue State
and Godswill Akpabio of Akwa
Ibom State,
who took a photograph with him that was widely published and circulated on the
internet.
Chime had used the
occasion to dismiss reports about the state his health, promising Enugu people that he
would soon return to the state.
But an NGO, Save Enugu Group, was quick to dismiss
the picture as “Government Magic”. Asked
the group in statement: “…if Chime is as fit as shown [in that picture], what
is he still doing away from his duty post for over four months?”
A public affairs analyst
said this morning that he hoped Chime’s return would not turn out to be akin to that of former
President Umar Musa’Adua.
“Okay, he is back, as they
said. Let’s now see him return to his duty post, do his work visibly before the
people of Enugu State, and prove to Nigerians that he is
hale and hearty, and that all that have
been said about the state of his health are all lies. He must also realize that
he owes the Enugu people a convincing explanation on what
had kept him away from the state for so long” he said.
Why wait till Friday to return to Enugu where he is highly awaited, where his absence has raised overwhelming dust? Somebody should tell him to hurry down to Enugu
ReplyDeleteBut should he just return like that, and then, it will be business as usual after such a long absence? Come, he has some explanations to give. And if his explanation is not convincing enough, he should be sanctioned
ReplyDeleteHe should not endanger his life, just because he wants to be governor at all costs. If he is not fit enough, he should leave office to take care of himself first. It is better to be alive to be any governor.
ReplyDeleteTake care of your health, Sullivan, please, That is more important
ReplyDeleteHealth first before politics. But will they hear? Stop listening to hangers-on. That's how they deceived Yar'Adua. Once there is life, there is no limit to what you can achieve. Life first
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