Taraba State Governor, Suntai Arrives in National Hospital, Abuja …He is in a Stable Condition, Says Jonathan

Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State, who was involved in a plane crash on Thursday, was moved to the National Hospital in Abuja for further medical attention on Friday.

The governor and other survivors of the crash had earlier been admitted at a hospital in Yola, Adamawa State, where the crash occurred.

Suntai arrived in an ambulance belonging to the State House Medical Centre with registration number SH 576 at about 2pm amid tight security.
He was bandaged up and placed on a life support machine, complete with an oxygen mask and other gadgets, on arrival.

President Goodluck Jonathan was among early callers who paid the injured governor a solidarity visit in the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital on Friday.

Jonathan arrived in the hospital at about 3.15 pm and was received by the Chief Medical Director, Prof. Bello Shehu.

In a meeting with journalists after the visit, the President said Suntai’s condition was stable.

Source: PUNCH