The state burial being organized for former governor of Taraba State, Danbaba Suntai has been postponed till August 19 by the state’s current governor, Darius Ishaku.
A press statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Alhaji Hassan Mijinyawa in Jalingo over the weekend said the new date followed the governor’s consideration of the report submitted to him by the steering committee for burial of the late governor.
“Other activities lined up for the funeral ceremony will be announced soon” Mijinyawa said.
He quoted Gov. Ishaku as describing Suntai as a great leader who impacted positively on the lives of Taraba people and therefore, deserved to be honoured.
Ishaku also urged them to keep praying for the repose of the soul of Suntai and his family.
Suntai, who was receiving treatment from injuries he sustained from a plane crash in Oct. 2012, died at a hospital in Florida, U.S. on June 28.
Credit: thenationonlineng.net
