Rep escapes death in Abuja-Ekpoma Highway auto crash

Akinwande Soji-Ojo

A member of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Marcus Onobun, escaped death by the whisker on Wednesday, after he had an accident on his way to Abuja.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairman in Edo State, Tony Aziegbemi, who disclosed this to newsmen in Benin on Friday, said Onobun sustained injuries during the accident and had been hospitalised at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital(UBTH), where he is receiving treatment.

Onobun, representing Esan West, Esan Central and Igueben Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, was the immediate past Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly.

According to Aziegbemi, Onobun was not in a critical condition as he spoke to him when he visited the hospital on Thursday.

He added that the former Speaker sustained multiple fractures when the vehicle he was travelling in fell into a ditch along Ekpoma-Abuja Highway.

“I can confirm to you that he had an accident on Wednesday and he had fractures in some parts of his body but he is responding and not in critical condition.

“When I visited him on Thursday, we spoke and he even told me how the incident happened. I wish him a quick recovery so that he can get back on his feet and contribute to the development of his people as he has always done,” Aziegbemi added.

The wreckage of the lawmaker’s vehicle, a dark-brown Mitsubishi SUV, indicated a detached airbag system, a shattered windshield and a disfigured roof.