Gov Suswam abandons Tarzoor

With less 22 days left for the 2015 governorship elections, there are strong indications of deep cracks in the relationship between the outgoing governor of Benue state, Dr Gabriel Suswam and his stooge, Hon Terhemen Tarzoor over finances meant for the campaigns.

It was learnt that the Governor is no longer keen at aiding the success of Tarzoor's gubernatorial contest as he has starved the campaign of funds unlike what was obtained during Sen George Akume's time.

Unlike Sen Akume who took Suswam around and sponsored most of his campaign expenditure in 2007, Gov Suswam has abandoned Tarzoor to his fate. Those who claim to know insist that monies sent from the Presidency for the purpose of the governorship race has been hijacked by the governor thereby starving the PDP candidate of funds.

As we write,  Suswam do not take Tarzoor along for any of his senatorial campaign rallies in Benue North-East senatorial district. On Monday this week, while Suswam was busy combing Ukum local government from hamlet to hamlet for votes, the PDP Governorship candidate was seen driving around Makurdi,  the Benue state capital.

It was learnt that pained by this development,  Hon Tarzoor was said to have reached out to some powerful traditional rulers in the state as well as the Senate President,  Senator David Mark to intervene. But to the charger in of many, Suswam was said to have been angry with Tarzoor for daring to report him.

Meanwhile,  the senatorial ambition of Governor Suswam met a brick wall from angry youths in Sankera, Monday. The youths had gathered along the road side in Sankera and pretended to be PDP members. To the embarrassment of the governor and his entourage, as soon as they sighted the governor's convoy,  the youths raised up their brooms and began to shout 'Change.' Change'. Attempts by Prof Saint Gbilekaa,  Chief of Staff to the governor to persuade the Broom clutching youth fell on deaf ears.

The actions of the youths almost created an unsavoury scene between Prof Gbilekaa and the chairman of the PDP in the area. Gbilekaa was said to have angrily berated the chairman: "you have failed to do what I told you to do" to which the chairman retorted: "is it now to come and pretend that you care for us"?

Even when Prof Gbilekaa,  Hon Paul Biam and a host of other PDP Dignatories tried to pacify the angry youths with a bundle of 100 thousand naira, they declined do collect the money, insisting that the governor must not be allowed to campaign in Sankera area.

As  the embarrassment continued, Governor Suswam was furious therefore forced to proceed to Ayati where he later met with a handful of PDP supporters.