Less than 24 hours to his 50th birthday
celebration, the convoy of Benue State
governor, Dr. Gabriel Suswam and his
deputy, Chief Steven Lawani was yesterday
involved in an auto crash on Makurdi-Gboko
Road.
The incident,which happened at exactly
11:20am yesterday at Angbaaye, outskirt of
Makurdi, Benue State, left at least seven
persons badly injured although there was
no immediate loss of life in the accident.
Suswam was on his way to Wannue in
Tarka local government to flag off the con
struction of a- 36km road, while his deputy
was to stop over on the way to also flag
off the 2014 tree planting season before the
incident occurred.
Saturday Sun gathered that the accident
occurred while a driver of a station wagon
car, conveying passengers to Makurdi on
top speed wanted to overtake other
vehicles ahead of him, but realising that it
was too late to apply his brakes rammed
into the governor’s convoy in the opposite
direction.
The crash left the governor’s SUV badly
damaged, while its back-up skidded off the
road into the bush, but the occupants
escaped unhurt.
Suswam thereafter alighted and directed
two of his pilot vehicles led by one Special
Assistant, Terkaa Mawoo to immediately
evacuate the injured to the Benue State
University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi for
medical attention.
Governor Suswam’s 50th birthday is
expected to be celebrated in grand style
today with the President, Goodluck
Jonathan expected in the state to grace the
occasion as well as commissions some
projects.
- Sun.
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