Former Governor Akpabio hospitalised in Abuja after car crash

A former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, now Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, escaped death Monday morning after his car got involved in an accident along the Airport Road in Abuja.

The  accident occurred near the Bolingo Junction close to the Ship House, Abuja.

. Mr. Akpabio’s successor, Governor Udom Emmanuel, has already visited.

A witness said Mr. Akpabio was moving in a convoy of vehicles towards the City Gate when it happened.

A witness said ” At the time we brought him out, the siren was still blaring. We put him in the other vehicle and he was rushed to the National Hospital.”

The witness said Mr. Akpabio was badly shaken and was in a traumatic condition when he was brought out of the crashed vehicle.

Sources hinted that the  former governor was at the National Trauma Center.

The source however noted that Mr. Akpabio was later moved to a private section of the hospital for X-ray and other investigations.

When contacted on the telephone, the Chief Medical Director of the hospital, J. Momoh, said he could not speak on Mr. Akpabio’s case because he has no authorisation from the family.

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