Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba
State who was critical injured following a plane crash on Thursday in at
Ngulore Village near Yola Intewrnational Airport, Adamawa State has been placed
on life support gadgets at the National Hospital. Suntai was flown to the
National Hospital on Friday on the advice of President Goodluck Jonathan. The
heavily injured governor arrived the hospital at about 2.08pm amidst tight security.
Suntai was driven into the hospital in a State House Medical Centre Ambulance
with number plate SH 576 was bandaged from head to toe.
The
governor, whom hospital sources told our reporter might take days to recover
from his injuries, was on life support gadgets with oxygen mask. He was brought
into the hospital in a recycling stretcher.
Heavy
presence of State Security Service (SSS) officials and policemen witnessed his
arrival at the hospital. The ambulance that was conveying him into the hospital
made a retreat on sighting journalists who had thronged the hospital. It moved
back to the other end of the institution. Reporters were not allowed to get
close to the private ward of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital
where the governor was taken.
However, after initial threats of
gun-totting and physical harassments, the officials of State Security Service
(SSS) became calm, but prevented reporters into the doors leading to the ICU.
Beside the ambulance that brought the injured governor into the hospital, other
seven vehicles were on his entourage. Just an hour after he was brought in,
President Goodluck Jonathan moved into the premises quietly. Donned in a cream
flowing gown, and a white hat, the president headed to the ICU where the
governor was being attended to.
Five
minutes later, he came out and spoke briefly with reporters. Expressing
happiness that the governor was in a stable health, he said reports indicated
that he could be treated in the country.
“We
are quite happy that he (Suntai) is very stable even though by virtue of his
position and being an aircraft accident, arrangement is being made to get him
out of the country to make sure everythig is okay but from the information that
I got this morning, he does not really need to get out of the country since he
is okay, we thank God but we will contune to request for your prayers… “First
and foremost, we have to thank God for what has happened. Plane crash is not
something you can just wave off.
We
are quite happy that the governor is still stable and feeling well. The doctors
are working very hard on him. I believe God’s willing; he will soon come out of
it. But, he is still in the hospital; no doubt about that. And the professor,
the CMD is here; he can just say one or two things. Being a governor, people
are worried; they want to know his state of health.” He then called on the
Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital, Prof. Bello Bala Shehu, to
address journalists on the governor’s state of health.
Giving
assurance that the governor was in a good state, the CMD said he was still
being observed. Said he: “Briefly, just like the president said, he is very
stable. Obviously, in the first 24 hours of any injuries, there are worries.
There
are very few worries; there are very few. So, we will continue to observe him
for the first 24 hours. There is no need to do any operation on him; he is very
stable. Given what happened, we are actually satisfied with the situation at
the moment.”
Source:
National Mirror
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