Governor Ishaku was last seen in the State on December 22, 2019 after presenting the 2020 budget to the state house of assembly.
It was alleged that the governor was on a medical trip abroad shortly after the Christmas and New Year celebrations, but has since returned to Abuja, according to sources from government house who confided in our correspondent.
Taraba citizens are worried over what they described as the movement of Taraba State government house to Abuja where government functionaries fly with files for signing, using tax payers money.
Ishaku`s sojourn in Abuja amidst kidnapping and crisis at home has prompted the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress APC to threaten court action against him for leaving the state to its fate
For staying in Abuja for over 54 days, “the Taraba State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) shall explore legal options against the state Governor, Darius Ishaku.
“The party will also explore options to compel the governor to return to the state if the State House of Assembly fails to comply with necessary constitutional provisions,” the state Chairman of the party, Ibrahim El-Sudi, and the governorship candidate in the 2019 elections, Muhammad Yahaya, said at a joint press conference in Jalingo.
They also accused Governor Ishaku of leaving the state for nearly two months without transmitting power to his deputy, Haruna Manu.
“The governor has failed to do the needful and he has been out of the state for more than 54 days now,” they said.
The duo said that the House has also failed to invoke the necessary constitutional provisions, and therefore called on the House to urgently do this in the interest of the state.
Nathaniel Gbaoron, Jalingo
