Two members of the House of Representatives who are equally aspirants in November
16 governorship election in Anambra State, Hon. Mrs Uche Ekwunife and Hon.
Afam Ogene was on Friday involved in an auto accident in which they narrowly escaped
death..Ekwunife who is the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Environment
along with Ogene, Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs were
in a Lexus bullet-proof jeep travelling from Abuja to the East when the accident occurred
along the airport road within the federal capital territory, FCT in the early hours of Friday.
The lawmakers who were injured in the crash are said to be receiving treatment at the
National Hospital, Abuja where they were rushed to after the crash.
An eyewitness account disclosed that the vehicle swerved and somersaulted several times
before landing in a ditch by the side of the airport road. The aspirants and their driver were
immediately moved to the hospital by men of the Federal Road Safety Corps.
The accounts said the accident occurred as the driver was trying to avoid collision with a fuel tanker.
When contacted, Hon. Ekwunife described the incident as a miraculous survival. “I thank
God for His mercies and grace upon my life and the lives of everyone in the vehicle. Seeing the car
alone you will not believe that the occupants survived. But all of us are in very stable
condition. I am very grateful to God for His mercies”, Ekwunife said.
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