The controversy trailing the sudden disappearance of Sullivan
Chime seemed to have been put to rest yesterday following the appearance
of a picture purportedly taken with his fellow governors from Rivers,
Benue and Akwa Ibom states in the United Kingdom.
Chime had been absent from his duty post as the governor of Enugu State, due to reported ill health,.
He was alleged to be receiving treatment in London for undisclosed
ailment and his continued absence has generated a lot of furore and
widespread spread rumours of his death, even as a group, Save Enugu
Group (SEG), has threatened to occupy the Government House in Enugu, if
the state government failed to provide information about the whereabouts
of Chime and his state of his health.
The picture, which was released by the Enugu State government in
Enugu yesterday, had Governor Chime, standing with the Akwa Ibom State
governor, Godswill Akpabio, the Benue State governor, Gabriel Suswam and
the chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Rivers State
governor, Rotimi Amaechi.
Governor Chime had disappeared from the state for an undisclosed
location since September 19, 2012. At first, his aides said he was on
vacation, before word came out that the governor was indisposed.
Speaking with National Mirror yesterday, some Enugu
residents doubted the authenticity of the picture while some said that
the governor’s appearance in the picture was an indication of his
ill-health as he was said to have emaciated and therefore lends credence
to claims that he was indisposed.
Others on the other hand believed that the picture was authentic and prayed for the governor’s quick recovery.
Chime’s absence has put the state government and the House of
Assembly at loggerheads with the SEG and opposition parties and
stakeholders in the state, with the SEG calling on the House to adopt
the “Doctrine of Necessity” to empower the Deputy Governor to act in
Chime’s absence.
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