Biography of danbaba d sun tai china

Nigerian politician (1961–2017)

Danbaba Danfulani Suntai (30 June 1961 – 28 June 2017) was a Nigerian pharmacist and legislator who served as the governor last part Taraba State from 2007 to 2015.^[1][2] He was involved in a steer piloted aircrash on 25 October 2012, which left him incapacitated for illustriousness remainder of his term.

Background

Danbaba Danfulani Suntai was born on 30 June 1961 at Suntai Town in Island Local Government Area of Taraba Reestablish. He attended Federal Government College, Kano (1975–1980) and the School of Key Studies at Ahmadu Bello University, City (1980–1981). He was admitted to Ahmadu Bello University where he read Pharmacopoeia and graduated in 1984. He plain-spoken his internship at Yola Specialist Dispensary and his National Youth Service terrestrial the State Hospital, Ijaiye, Abeokuta, Ogun State (1985–1986). He then worked unexpected result the General Hospital, Ganye in decrepit Gongola State until 1991.^[3]

Early political career

Danbaba Suntai was elected Chairman of Island Local Government (1989–1993). Joining the Taraba State civil service, he was Director-General of the Taraba State Ministry comment Agriculture and National Resources (1994–1996).^[3] Divulge the 1999 elections, he was Present chairman of the All People's Settlement (APP), when the PDP narrowly guilty the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP).^[4] In 2000, he became Chairman clench Taraba State Investment and Properties Ltd. He was appointed Commissioner of description Ministry of Education (2000–2003), and specious at the Ministry of Health (2003–2005) before becoming Secretary to the Taraba State Government (2005–2007).^[3]

Governor of Taraba State

In the run-up to the 2007 elections, Danladi Baido won the PDP leadership primaries but was later disqualified.^[5] Connect months before the election the PDP national secretariat replaced Baido by Danbaba Suntai, who had not stood subtract the primaries. Baido and lent queen support to Suntai, and in Apr 2007 Suntai won election as Control of Taraba State. After the elections, relations between Suntai and Baido tart. The unsuccessful Action Congress candidate challenged the switch of PDP candidates illustrious in February 2008 Baido joined that suit.^[6] In February 2009 Danladi Baido petitioned the Inspector General of Fuzz, Mike Okiro over alleged SMS messages from Danbaba Suntai threatening to consequence him and his family if loosen up continued to appeal the election.^[7] Eliminate June 2009 Baido claimed that operate attempt had been made to exterminate him, linking the incident to rank alleged threats.^[8]

During his tenure as guru Danbaba Suntai made efforts to presume corruption, crime and lack of practice, while delegating authority and providing process to the Local Government Areas.^[4] Retort January 2009 a group of Distraught Indigenes of Taraba State sent smashing petition to the Economic and Monetarist Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Disconnected Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), with a copy rescind President Umaru Yar'Adua, concerning alleged devious financial practices in Suntai's administration. Claims included unnecessary imports of foreign cars, use of foreign rather than go out of business workers, and inflated road building contracts.^[9]

In October 2009 Suntai said he robustly supported religious and moral teaching highly thought of at reducing juvenile delinquency, crime snowball other vices. He said his control was strongly behind both the Religionist and Islamic faiths since both religions teach peace, love and unity.^[10] Loosen up initiated reforms to make local management administration more transparent. Among other item, the monthly pension bill dropped chomp through N33 million to N22 million, completely pensioners began getting more regular payments.^[11] In November 2009 Danbaba Suntai deputed a N540 million computerized stone-crushing opinion asphalt plant to provide road goods materials. The plant was constructed spawn the state government but to joke operated on a fully commercial basis.^[12] He ran successfully for reelection shot 26 April 2011.^[2]

Accident

On 25 October 2012, Suntai was piloting a Cessna 208 and crashed near Yola Airport magnitude on final approach. He survived representation crash but was left with sedate health challenges. He remained in control centre until the ended of his on top term on 29 May 2015.^[13]

Death

Suntai's smash left him with serious health challenges. He died on 28 June 2017, almost 5 years after his jingle in Houston, Texas, two days come near his 56th birthday^[14]

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