Debt
Debt burden threatens governance in Taraba By Charles Akpeji, Jalingo FROM all indications, the huge expectation of dividends of democracy by the people of Taraba State from the incoming government of former Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Darius Ishaku may turn out to be a mirage considering the precarious financial position of the state. Apart from being hugely indebted to so many sources, which has made the state to go cap in hand looking for survival doles, the system appears incapable of gaining financial strengths to meet the obligations of the state to the people. Following the inability of the out-going governor, Danbaba Suntai who began his administration on a good note before the October 25, 2012 plane crash which forced him out of office, to meet up with the demands of the people, the expectations of the people from the governor- elect, have skyrocketed. From available indices, it is obvious that the tenure of Ishaku would face a herculean t