Wole Ayodele writes that stakeholders in Taraba state especially opposition politicians are mounting pressure on Governor Agbu Kefas to set machinery in motion for the replacement of the state Deputy Governor, Alhaji Aminu Alkali, who has been ill since December, 2024.
On Tuesday, August 12, 2025, Taraba state governor, Dr Agbu Kefas did a state broadcast to address the people of the state on the lingering controversy over the prolonged absence of the state deputy governor, Alhaji Aminu Alkali from office due to ill health.
The deputy governor has been ill since December, 2024 and was hospitalised at the National Hospital, Abuja before he was flown to Egypt for further treatment. He was eventually discharged and returned to Nigeria in May, 2025 though he is yet to resume office as he’s still recuperating.
