B*R*E*A*K*I*N*G* N*E*W*S The governor’s spokesperson confirmed the death. The Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, Haruna Tsokwa, is dead. Kefas Sule, the spokesperson of the acting Governor, Garba Umar, confirmed the death to PREMIUM TIMES. “He died this (Monday) morning, after just a brief illness,” he said. Mr. Sule however declined to provide further details, saying the government would await the outcome of reports from the speakers’ medical doctors before making any further pronouncement on the matter. A source in the state House of Assembly, however, informed us that those close to the late speaker suspect that Mr. Tsokwa may have been poisoned. The late speaker had been a staunch supporter of the Deputy Governor, who is also the acting governor, Garba Umar, in the ongoing battle for the political control of the state. There were reports earlier in September that Mr. Tsokwa escaped assassination after some gunmen reportedly opened fire on his convoy in the town of Bade, along the Jos-Abuja highway through Nasarawa and Kaduna states. Although the speaker escaped the attack, one of his police escorts was shot.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 09:10:43 +0000
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