The Kogi
State governor, Idris Wada is responding to treatment following a car crash he
was involved in on Friday, doctor said.
The governor
was initially rushed to the Emergency Ward of the Kogi State Specialist
Hospital in Lokoja after the accident, which occurred on the Lokoja – Ajaokuta
expressway, around Salem University.
Mr Wada and
his convoy were returning from an official assignment and were close to Lokoja,
the state capital before the accident occurred.
Speaking to
journalists in Abuja, Felix Ogedegbe, the Medical Director of Cedarcrest
Hospital, where Mr Wada is receiving treatment, confirmed that the governor was
received at the hospital at about 8pm on Friday in a stable condition.
Mr Ogedegbe
also confirmed that the governor had a fracture in his thigh bone though it has
been fixed.
He said the
governor did not suffer any life threatening injuries and that there will be no
need to fly him abroad for further treatment, though his recuperation period is
yet to be ascertained.
The special
Adviser to the Governor on Media and Strategy, Jacob Edi also confirmed that
the driver of the crashed vehicle, Isah Jubril is responding to treatment.
The
governor’s Aide de Camp, Idris Mohamed, an Assistant Superintendent of Police
died on the spot of the accident.
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