Ailing Taraba State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Aminu Alkali, on Tuesday, returned to Jalingo, the state capital, after an eight-month absence.
Although the state government has yet to issue any official statement on Alkali’s return, a short video clip of him has gone viral on social media.
It was learnt that Alkali landed in the state through Yalo Airport from Abuja and was immediately driven to his official residence at Government House, in a convoy of four vehicles.
The Taraba Deputy Governor, who has been reportedly battling an undisclosed ailment, was last seen in his office eight months ago.
An official in the Deputy Governor’s office, who pleaded anonymity, said Alkali entered his office today (Tuesday) and stayed briefly.
“It is today that l was told that the Deputy governor returned to Jalingo unannounced. l did not see him at the time l entered the office but l was told that he entered his office briefly and met with some senior officers,” he said.
The Deputy governor has no press secretary assigned to him, but the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Agbu Kefas, Mr Yusuf Sanda, said he had not been officially informed about the return of the Deputy Governor.
“I saw a short video clip showing the Deputy governor in his office and l do not know the source of the video clip” he said.
Senior Adviser on Media and Digital communication to Governor Agbu Kefas, Mr Emmanuel Bello, declined to make any sense official statement about the development because he is spokesperson of the governor.
” I saw the video clip you are talking about and l cannot comment on that; it is the commissioner for information who can make any official statement about the state government,” he said.
