The Convoy of the First Lady of Kwara State Nearly Escaped Fatal Road Accident in Lagos, Not Caused ItThe wife of the Governor of Kwara State, Mrs. Omolewa Ahmed, has denied a report, which was initially published by Saharareporters and picked up by other news sites, linking her convoy with a traffic accident in Lagos last week, in which two people allegedly died.
Dr. Femi Akorede, the spokesperson to the State Governor, disclaimed any connection of Kwara First Lady to the horrible road accident:
“I have been reliably briefed by several people in the convoy including the wife of the Governor, and the facts indicate that Mrs. Ahmed’s convoy narrowly escaped from the accident rather than causing it. On the said day, Mrs. Ahmed was returning from visiting someone in hospital when her convoy narrowly escaped being hit by a tipper-truck, having left the scene of the accident seconds earlier by choice of providence. On noticing the out-of-control tipper truck racing towards them, the remaining drivers quickly left the junction and joined the convoy. The reported accident, tragic as it is, therefore had nothing to do with Mrs. Ahmed or her convoy. However, any loss of life is tragic and sad no matter the cause.
“Furthermore, Mrs. Ahmed was unaware of what happened until she got to Ilorin and was told about the near-mishap. As a kind-hearted person, she will have offered assistance if she had been aware of the incident at the time. We also only got an inkling of the alleged casualty from the accident following a newspaper report the following day which however did not mention her or her convoy.
“It is also untrue that the tipper truck in question reportedly ran into by-standers in a bid to avoid a collision with Mrs. Ahmed's convoy. Neither is it true that the convoy was driving on the wrong side of the road. All drivers in the convoy have a standing order to avoid over-speeding and to always comply with traffic rules”, Dr. Akorede concluded.
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