Kogi State governor, Idris Wada is responding to treatment
The Kogi State governor, Idris Wada is responding to treatment following a car crash he was involved in on Friday, doctor said.
The Kogi State Governor, Idris Wada
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.
The Kogi State Governor, Idris WadaMr 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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