The rave now is the emergence of groups rooting for President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the presidential election in 2015.

Everyday, one more group joins the pool, and it was therefore, not out of place for one of such groups to take to the streets two weeks ago.

Already, Abuja is witnessing a deluge of billboards, notices, campaign jingles and signposts asking Jonathan to contest. While the groups are generally perceived as smiling home with goodies for aligning with the source of the crumbs flowing, one of them got the other end of the reward two weeks ago.

It was the last Friday in August that, on the 29th precisely when the Centre for International Integrity, Peace and Development in Nigeria rolled out the drums to commence the sensitisation of Nigerians to join in persuading Jonathan to contest next year. Their campaign slogan is Go-Goodluck Jonathan-Go.

One of the spots they chose to plant their campaign billboards is the NICON Junction, opposite the Gishiri Village, near the Ministers Hills on the Nnamdi Azikiwe Expressway, Maitama.

But as they were set to lift the board and erect it at the spot, disaster struck. In a flash, the incidence left a very bitter taste in their mouths. While one of the campaigners died instantly, his colleagues landed in the hospitalized. All but one of them who is also the leader of the group have been discharged from the hospital. Chief Stephen Ime is now confined to the wheelchair at the National Hospital, Abuja.

Abuja Metro visited the victim who spoke and narrated what happened.

Ime said on that fateful day, they had gathered at the spot where they wanted to erect the billboard. He said that when they raised it, it was so tall that they didn’t know it had touched the electromagnetic field of the high tension power cable. Although the board framed with metal pan did not touch the power line, it was so close that the cables transferred high voltage current through to pole to the hands holding it.

The impact threw all the ten off the billboard and threw the billboard off as well. Needless to add that they all got injured. One of them, Smally Samuel from Akwanga, Nasarawa State, about 34 years old, was not lucky enough to be alive to tell the story. He died on the spot, and his body was later deposited at the Wuse General Hospital morgue.

Up till this time, the body has not been buried because according to Ime, members of Samuel’s family are making demands as to who pick the bills for the burial, and he said the group has no money to handle that now as it had been battling to pick the hospital bills of the survivors.

“We have at least N600,000 in bills for the people that survived and hospitalized. Most of them have been discharged with the exception of myself who the doctors say has spinal cord injury and might take longer to heal or be flown abroad for better care, or if nothing adequate is done, I might be permanently confined to the wheelchair all my life. So, you can see me in wheelchair, but I know I will be fine. But even if I don’t, I won’t relent in my fight for the enthronement of Jonathan or in the fight for a peaceful Nigeria, a task we have been handling for years,” he vowed.

Disappointed

Although Ime is happy that most of his members survived the electrocution, he is bitter that he Federal Government and its agencies have not been helpful in making them overcome the pains. “Of all the government agencies and officials I called to inform about the misfortune that befell us, only the Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba responded and sent someone to see us with financial assistance. We are really grateful to him for the gesture. But I am disappointed that after trying the lines of Dr. Rueben Abati, Media adviser to the president, he has not picked his call to know why I am calling.

“The Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku picked, promised some assistance, but my wife has been literally spending days and nights at his office to reach him all without success. I also wrote the Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) who also has not deemed it proper to respond. I wrote and dispatched all the letters on September 3, and till now I am talking to you, no assistance. This really discourages and makes those genuinely fighting for a better society to grow cold in their effort.

Can you imagine that I even called Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the former president and he told me that he is no longer in power and can’t do anything for me. I have done as much as calling the lines of President Jonathan I have and none of them has been through. So, I am still surprised that those of us that canvass for a better society by ensuring that someone that has been doing well should continue in office would be left unattended in such calamity that befell us. It doesn’t speak good of our attitude to nation building.”

Other victims

While still speaking to Ime, a woman walked into the small corner of the hospital corridor where Ime had his little boy sleeping by his side. He was there with his wife that dutifully provided some documents and supplied some missing links in the husband’s story.

The woman is a member of the body and a survivor of the electrocution. Her name is Mrs. Angel Moma. She is still nursing a deep cut on her left foot, with slight swelling round the cut. She said the injury was worse and in fact, she was brought to the hospital with both hands shriveled and abnormally folded like palsied. But with time, the hands have become ok. She complained of other injuries at some parts of the body her clothing covered and said she is one of the survivors that were discharged after some days in hospital. Momah is grateful for being alive, but also troubled that they have not got the right responses after the presidential electric shock that would possibly have ended the lives of all 10 campaigners.

If only I can shoot from d internet @Op, whr's ur source..godammit

make all of them die self.

The source is the SUN NEWSPAPER...check it for your perusal

JingoOAU: Disappointed

Although Ime is happy that most of his members survived the electrocution, he is bitter that he Federal Government and its agencies have not been helpful in making them overcome the pains. “Of all the government agencies and officials I called to inform about the misfortune that befell us, only the Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba responded and sent someone to see us with financial assistance. We are really grateful to him for the gesture. But I am disappointed that after trying the lines of Dr. Rueben Abati, Media adviser to the president, he has not picked his call to know why I am calling.

“The Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku picked, promised some assistance, but my wife has been literally spending days and nights at his office to reach him all without success. I also wrote the Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) who also has not deemed it proper to respond. I wrote and dispatched all the letters on September 3, and till now I am talking to you, no assistance. This really discourages and makes those genuinely fighting for a better society to grow cold in their effort.

Can you imagine that I even called Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the former president and he told me that he is no longer in power and can’t do anything for me. I have done as much as calling the lines of President Jonathan I have and none of them has been through. So, I am still surprised that those of us that canvass for a better society by ensuring that someone that has been doing well should continue in office would be left unattended in such calamity that befell us. It doesn’t speak good of our attitude to nation building.”

Goodluck to them all Till 2015

LWKMD

whatlyf: Goodluck to them all Till 2015

More of this scenario shall befall enemies of this country.....

JingoOAU:

More of this scenario shall befall enemies of this country.....

AMEEEEEEEEEEEENNNNNNN

Very Ugly and bleached Sycophant

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Serves them right! Idiotic_ ambassadors of poverty!

T-These
A-Are
N-Nonentities!

Good for them bunch of useless sycophants who have their eyes of crumbs instead of the good of the nation

If this story is true then it is so pathetic that they are risking their lives campaigning for those that don't give a damn about their welfare.

The inept erecting bill board for the clueless one.

All in the name of money!!! Thank God has dealt with you all. You are the one bringing Nigeria down... Yes, you are the problem!!! Eyin ole, alatenuje yi

But I am disappointed that after trying the lines of Dr. Rueben Abati, Media adviser to the president, he has not picked his call to know why I am calling.

“The Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku picked, promised some assistance, but my wife has been literally spending days and nights at his office to reach him all without success. I also wrote the Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) who also has not deemed it proper to respond. I wrote and dispatched all the letters on September 3, and till now I am talking to you, no assistance. This really discourages and makes those genuinely fighting for a better society to grow cold in their effort.

Can you imagine that I even called Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the former president and he told me that he is no longer in power and can’t do anything for me. I have done as much as calling the lines of President Jonathan I have and none of them has been through. So, I am still surprised that those of us that canvass for a better society by ensuring that someone that has been doing well should continue in office would be left unattended in such calamity that befell us. It doesn’t speak good of our attitude to nation building.”

And these are the people you jokers are willing to terminate your life for? Very pathetic..

lol @ calling Obasanjo. Very comical... OBJ send you foolish message?

Hmmmm! Well that's is their own bargain. If the government they are striving to campaign for had provided with jobs, they won't be carrying campaign billboards at that time of the day. They should be in their various work places. One funny observation from the story is where the victim said he called OBJ for help. Hahahahahah funny! The same OBJ they have been abusing day and night for giving some piece of advice to GEJ.

May nemesis and calamity befall anyone who supports the corrupt government of Jonathan.
Can I get an Amen?

berem: May nemesis and calamity befall anyone who supports the corrupt government of Jonathan.
Can I get an Amen?

haba! Aunty Berem!


Sofry abeg.

Blaqsmith: haba! Aunty Berem!


Sofry abeg.

my dear,you need to travel to Abuja and see the madness of littering billboards in every nook and cranny of the city. Dis one no be hearsay. I use my eyes see am!

Absolutely total madness!!

berem: May nemesis and calamity befall anyone who supports the corrupt government of Jonathan.
Can I get an Amen?

U dont need to get an amen..what u direly need is a shaving stick,shaving powder n an after shave..as for da baldhead therapy,call.

Its gonna be well with those well meaning guys.

Rexxie:
U dont need to get an amen..what u direly need is a shaving stick,shaving powder n an after shave..as for da baldhead therapy,call.

Its gonna be well with those well meaning guys.

why is this ninny goat foaming in the mouth like a photosynthetic epileptic patient, definitely your I.q is inversely proportional to your age. anytime we are discussing issues concerning insanity and allied matters, we will definitely give you a shout. cos it's obvious that the only field your expertise lies.

Rexxie:
U dont need to get an amen..what u direly need is a shaving stick,shaving powder n an after shave..as for da baldhead therapy,call.

Its gonna be well with those well meaning guys.

I hope you also end up the same way as those mounting pro-jonathan billboards in Abuja. Jonathan's buttlicker!

Idiaat!!

Imagine folks wishing their fellow human beings to die because they are not in their party.

berem: I hope you also end up the same way as those mounting pro-jonathan billboards in Abuja. Jonathan's buttlicker!

Idiaat!!

Hha everyonessgonna see'bout whossgonna eat da dust n da lump shiits come feb14..just like it happend'11....u need da anti_dandruff now?

Rexxie:
Hha everyonessgonna see'bout whossgonna eat da dust n da lump shiits come feb14..just like it happend'11....u need da anti_dandruff now?

mumu keep writing jargons. Aye e ti baje!

wetin concern all the people he dey call with his predictment?

Den send am message?

lol.

sorry

Fake news

omerta: Serves them right! Idiotic_ ambassadors of poverty!

T-These
A-Are
N-Nonentities!

see what the bought because the want to eat from the loot.

wow, you are so pathetic. This has nothing to do with GEJ. Something I saw on tv with my two koro koro eyes and it was a northern politician they were pinning the bannrs for. OP you are very hopeless