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Ebonyi Auto Crash Claims Lives Of 8 APC Supporters


More than 8 All Progressives Congress (APC) members mainly supporters of House of Representatives candidate in the just concluded National Assembly election in the state, Mr. Uche Nshii died in a ghastly motor accident that took place at Ezzamgbo junction along the ever busy Enugu-Abakaliki Federal road in the early hours of today.

The accident involving an All Progressives Congress (APC) Sienna branded bus without registration number rammed into a tipper carrying full load of sand heading to Abakaliki from Enugu killing 9 occupants of the both vehicles.

An eyewitness, Mr Chinedu Egwu, who spoke to our correspondent, said “accident use to happen all the time in this Ezzamgbo junction. The truck was carrying sand and was heading to Abakaliki from Enugu while the Sienna bus driver was heading to Enugu from Abakaliki”.

Regrettably, the Sienna was on a very high speed. On getting to Ezzamgbo Junction, there was a motorcyclist plying one way, on sighting the motorcyclist, the Sienna driver while attempting to avoid hitting the motorcyclist, the Sienna bus skipped off the lane, jumped over the pavement and rammed into the oncoming tipper killing everyone involved. “It is due to over speeding that made him to rammed into the on coming truck. If he had not been on a very high speed, he would have avoided the motorcyclist without having to jump over the
pavement before ramming into the tipper”.

The eyewitness called on the state government and the Federal Ministry of Works to construct bump at the junction to prevent further accident occurring at the area.

Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi, who stopped on the scene of the accident to assess the nature of the accident and the state of the victims, described it as painful. Governor Umahi noted that the victims were Labour party supporters who recently defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and were heading to Enugu to witness the Appeal Court Judgment against him in the April 11, 2015 governorship election.

Confirming the accident, the Ohaukwu council chairman, Hon Clement Odah, who described the accident as unfortunate and regrettable, attributed the cause of the accident to over-speeding and cautioned drivers against over-speeding, dangerous overtaking, drinking while driving, especially during this yuletide period. He lamented that it was very painful that the victims would lose their lives at this point in time, especially as Christmas celebration was at hand.

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in the state, Chief Friday Igah said; “it is very unfortunate and sad that we would loss 8 of our supporters this period. The most painful thing was the death of those who fought for the party during the electioneering campaign”. Also, Mr Victor Ituma a resident of
Ezzamgbo noted that “I was just coming
out from my house reaching to this junction, this truck was going on its own when the bus rammed into it. It would be called that in the last four months more than 40 persons have so far died in Ebonyi State as a result of
ghastly motor accident.

Obinna Ogbonnaya

source: http://leadership.ng/news/482502/ebonyi-auto-crash-claims-lives-8-apc-supporters

That's quite unfortunate that their life ended this way, may God fortify the people left behind.




God just help anybody wey politicise this topic becos na tonda gofayaram..

EPISI hmmmm

d land reject apc and its crew....apc is a taboo in d southeast

With people like you pdp is already dead all that is remaining is offshoot of a dead tree,wait till 2019 draw near pdp ticket in ebonyi will not worth more than Zimbabwe dollars whereas with onu aka ugo with apc ticket backed with federal might apc ticket will be usa dollar for the dead rip die in active service

mirabel001:
d land reject apc and its crew....apc is a taboo in d southeast

You need to be auctioned. You are a disgrace.

ionsman:
You need to be auctioned. You are a disgrace.

Pained....go n die

Apc chain! Sorry chanji