Governor of Kogi State, Captain Idris Wada, was on Friday involved in an auto-crash at Emo-worro village in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of the state.

The village is about 12 kilometres from Lokoja, the state capital.

Eyewitness account said the accident was caused when one of the rear tyres of the governor’s car got burst in motion.

The governor’s Aide De Camp, ASP, Idris Muhammed, died on the spot.

He was returning to Lokoja from the Annual Igala Education Summit in Ayangba, his home town.

A source said the critically injured governor was first admitted at the intensive care unit of the Lokoja Specialist Hospital, but was later moved away enroute Abuja when his condition began to deteriorate.

Although, reports said Wada was being taken to the National Hospital Abuja, he has not arrived at the hospital at the time of filing this report.

Kogi State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Yabagi Bologi, issued an official statement shortly after visiting the governor at the hospital in Lokoja.

Bologi said Wada was in a “stable condition.”

He called on the people of the state to go about their normal businesses.

The statement officially announced the death of the governor’s ADC who was involved in the accident along with the governor.

The statement reads: “The convoy of the Executive Governor of Kogi State, Capt. Idris Ichalla Wada has been involved in a ghastly accident.

“The governor survived the road mishap and is in stable condition. Sadly however, the governor’s Aide de Camp, Idris Mohamed, an Assistant Superintendent of Police died on the spot.

“The accident occurred Friday afternoon at Emi Woro Village, about 12 kilometres into the state capital, in between Prime Polytechnic and Salem University, in Ajaokuta Local Government.

“The convoy was returning from an annual Igala Education Summit which the governor declared opened at the state university in Anyigba.”

A medical personnel at the hospital in Lokoja who spoke in confidence said the governor was “critically injured and at such require more serious medical attention than could not be provided in Lokoja.”

It is however not clear if any other aide of the governor was involved in the crash.

Meanwhile, most of his aides have switched off their mobile phones following the accident.


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Source pls

Nawaoo

Pls let forget about the governor 4 now. How is the Driver.

FM 93.7

What is hapening to our political office holders. Nobody should rejoice over this news