As uneasy calm continues to pervade Taraba State over leadership crisis, a socio political group, Taraba Justice Forum, TJF, yesterday appealed to former defence minister, General Theophilus Danjuma to intervene in the rift between the camps of the ailing governor and his deputy.
According to a statement released to newsmen in Abuja, the forum’s General Secretary, Barrister John Ambulus urged Danjuma not to look the other way when his children are fighting and when his home state is politically paralysed.
While noting that progress has been made in the resolution of political crisis in the state, the forum posited that the stalemate remains unresolved as the compromise reached has only emboldened the cabal, adding that intervention of the former defence minister is imperative.
“It is on this note that we passionately task our elder statesman, a courageous leader of the North and a highly revered patron of all Taraba people, General Theophilus Danjuma, to wade into this stalemate and resolve it once and for all”, the forum said, accepting that the General’s refusal to intervene so far was because of his disdain for the antics of usual politicians.
“Your studied silence we know is to jealously guide and protect your integrity built over several decades. But the father of the house cannot be indifferent when his children are bitterly fighting. We submit that ability and readiness to put off the fire in one’s house will influence outsiders’ judgement of one’s leadership capacities”, the statement noted.
The group explained that its “humble petition to General Danjuma is to act now because failure to take action will cast doubt on his indisputable leadership position not only in Taraba but nationally, having helped to resolve the stalemate during the time of late president Umaru Yar’Adua.
