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Convoy of FG’s Team Not Involved In Road Crash – Ministry

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Mar 10, 2022.

The Ministry of Works and Housing says Convoy of FG’s team not involved in road crash
Contrary to reports, it was one of the vehicles in the team of the Commissioner of Police from Anambra State that had a mishap during which two policemen sustained injuries.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Ministry of Works and Housing has said the convoy of the Federal Government’s team including the Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari; Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola; and Minister of Labour and Employment, Christ Ngige, was not involved in a road crash.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Ministry late Wednesday and signed by Fashola’s Special Adviser on Communications, Hakeem Bello.

This online media platform had earlier reported that the trio’s convoy crashed during an inspection in Asaba, on Wednesday, as reported by The Punch.

As contained in the statement, the ministry said no fatal crash occurred during Tuesday’s inspection.

It was one of the vehicles in the team of the Commissioner of Police from Anambra State that had a mishap during which two policemen sustained injuries, contrary to reports that four policemen were feared dead.

The statement read, “Contrary to the sensational report making the rounds on the social media, the Team which also comprised the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, his Labour and Productivity counterpart, Dr. Chris Ngige and the Managing Director of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, Mr Uche Orji on arrival at the Asaba Airport in Delta State visited the Interchange along Owerri-Onitsha Road and the East approach to the Bridge in Onitsha from where they walked across to the West approach.

“After a media briefing by members of the Team, the Chief of Staff was conducted to the West approach at Asaba and the Toll Plaza of the Bridge before returning to Abuja.

“It was discovered much later that one of the vehicles in the Team of the Commissioner of Police from Anambra State had a mishap during which two policemen sustained injuries. It was confirmed from the Nigeria Police, Anambra State Command that they were treated at the Federal Medical Centre Asaba and had since been discharged.

“The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola SAN, following anxious calls from well-meaning members of the public about the safety of the members of the Federal Government delegation, expresses deep sympathies over the injured two men of the Anambra Police Command.

“However, no lives were lost at all as claimed in the false report by the online platform of a national daily.”

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