Imoke Hale and Hearty

The Cross River State Government has refuted a news report (not THISDAY) purporting that the Governor of the state, Senator Liyel Imoke was involved in a ghastly motor accident, and has been subsequently flown abroad for further medical treatment to an undisclosed European country.

"We wish to state categorically that there is no iota of truth in this story. The Governor has travelled to the United States on a routine visit to attend to some earlier scheduled meetings and not for any medical emergency as the report may insinuate."We find the report not only distasteful but in bad faith and a move by the reporter to embarrass the Governor, and the Government and people of Cross River State," a statement made available to THISDAY said.

The statement recalled that the Governor's convoy was involved in a minor road accident about two kilometres from the Obudu Mountain Resort about three weeks ago, after inspecting some on-going rural road projects in Biase, Yakurr and Obubra Local Government Areas before attending to funeral wake keep of late Chief Steve Agba, a one time commissioner. and that of Madam Beatrice Ayade, mother of Prof. Ben Ayade, a businessman and another PDP stalwart in the area.

http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=169429

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http://thepmnews.com/2010/03/24/ghastly-crash-governor-imoke-flown-abroad

Following the injuries sustained by the Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, on the mountainous Obudu Ranch Resort, the governor has reportedly been flown abroad for further medical treatment.

Imoke was flown to an undisclosed European country for treatment as the crash is reported to have seriously affected his health, “especially around the ankle region,”a P.MNEWS source disclosed.

He was earlier flown to the Federal Medical Centre, Abuja where doctors recommended his treatment abroad following the severity of the injuries he sustained during the crash.

The governor was involved in a road mishap while ascending the mountainous Obudu Ranch Resort at about 2 a.m after he had attended two funeral obsequies in Obudu in the northern senatorial zone of the state.

After the event, it was too late for the governor to use the cable car which had closed during the day, hence his trip in the SUV in the early hours of that fateful day to rest at the Resort.

Impeccable sources disclosed that Senator Imoke’s driver who was on duty complained that he was feeling sleepy but was urged by a superior official to drive the SUV as there was no alternative.

The driver, according to our source, was told to use water to wash his face to prevent the sleep, which he did but that did not help matters.  The driver still fell asleep and eventually lost control of the SUV in which the governor was, causing it to skid off the snaky road and crashing several times into the steel barriers by the side of the road, thus causing him to sustain serious injuries.

The driver and the chief security officer to the governor did not sustain serious injuries but Imoke’s case was terrible.  The governor’s car according, to sources, was badly mangled.

Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Patrick Ugbe, who had earlier reported the accident to newsmen, declined to speak on Imoke’s trip abroad.

The Deputy Governor, Barrister Efiok Cobham, has been acting as governor, swearing in board members as approved by the state House of Assembly.

Don't really know the chap, would have wished this on the more useless politician amongst them.

barnabasj:

http://thepmnews.com/2010/03/24/ghastly-crash-governor-imoke-flown-abroad


Following the injuries sustained by the Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, on the mountainous Obudu Ranch Resort, the governor has reportedly been flown abroad for further medical treatment.

Imoke was flown to an undisclosed European country for treatment as[b] the crash is reported to have seriously affected his health, “especially around the ankle region,”[/b]a P.MNEWS source disclosed.

He was earlier flown to the Federal Medical Centre, Abuja where doctors recommended his treatment abroad following the severity of the injuries he sustained during the crash.

The governor was involved in a road mishap while ascending the mountainous Obudu Ranch Resort at about 2 a.m after he had attended two funeral obsequies in Obudu in the northern senatorial zone of the state.

After the event, it was too late for the governor to use the cable car which had closed during the day, hence his trip in the SUV in the early hours of that fateful day to rest at the Resort.

Impeccable sources disclosed that Senator Imoke’s driver who was on duty complained that he was feeling sleepy but was urged by a superior official to drive the SUV as there was no alternative.

The driver, according to our source, was told to use water to wash his face to prevent the sleep, which he did but that did not help matters. The driver still fell asleep and eventually lost control of the SUV in which the governor was, causing it to skid off the snaky road and crashing several times into the steel barriers by the side of the road, thus causing him to sustain serious injuries.

The driver and the chief security officer to the governor did not sustain serious injuries but Imoke’s case was terrible. The governor’s car according, to sources, was badly mangled.

Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Patrick Ugbe, who had earlier reported the accident to newsmen, declined to speak on Imoke’s trip abroad.

The Deputy Governor, Barrister Efiok Cobham, has been acting as governor, swearing in board members as approved by the state House of Assembly.

Are you kidding me?
He has a life threatning ankle injury?
bwahhahahahah!!!

Impeccable sources disclosed that Senator Imoke’s driver who was on duty complained that he was feeling sleepy but was urged by a superior official to drive the SUV as there was no alternative.

The driver, according to our source, was told to use water to wash his face to prevent the sleep, which he did but that did not help matters.

This is the mind of the people that 'rule' Nigeria.

No wonder, there is no light, no water, no good. Yeye country.

He has a life threatning ankle injury

Bob Marley died from a toe injury!

How i wish they cld stop sending all these people Abroad for treatment, cos if all those nations stole the money and never develop their own place, we wont have anywhere to fly this people to

Bob Marley died from a toe injury!

~Borat~:

Are you kidding me?
He has a life threatning ankle injury?
bwahhahahahah!!!

Why are you inventing new angles na? Where does the article say "life threatening"? This is how rumours start.

Beaf:

Why are you inventing new angles na? Where does the article say "life threatening"? This is how rumours start.

Lol

barnabasj:

http://thepmnews.com/2010/03/24/ghastly-crash-governor-imoke-flown-abroad


Following the injuries sustained by the Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, on the mountainous Obudu Ranch Resort, the governor has reportedly been flown abroad for further medical treatment.

Imoke was flown to an undisclosed European country for treatment as the crash is reported to have seriously affected his health, “especially around the ankle region,”a P.MNEWS source disclosed.

He was earlier flown to the Federal Medical Centre, Abuja where doctors recommended his treatment abroad following the severity of the injuries he sustained during the crash.

The governor was involved in a road mishap while ascending the mountainous Obudu Ranch Resort at about 2 a.m after he had attended two funeral obsequies in Obudu in the northern senatorial zone of the state.

After the event, it was too late for the governor to use the cable car which had closed during the day, hence his trip in the SUV in the early hours of that fateful day to rest at the Resort.

Impeccable sources disclosed that Senator Imoke’s driver who was on duty complained that he was feeling sleepy but was urged by a superior official to drive the SUV as there was no alternative.

The driver, according to our source, was told to use water to wash his face to prevent the sleep, which he did but that did not help matters. The driver still fell asleep and eventually lost control of the SUV in which the governor was, causing it to skid off the snaky road and crashing several times into the steel barriers by the side of the road, thus causing him to sustain serious injuries.

The driver and the chief security officer to the governor did not sustain serious injuries but Imoke’s case was terrible. The governor’s car according, to sources, was badly mangled.

Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Patrick Ugbe, who had earlier reported the accident to newsmen, declined to speak on Imoke’s trip abroad.

The Deputy Governor, Barrister Efiok Cobham, has been acting as governor, swearing in board members as approved by the state House of Assembly.

That is how it should be , job continues until he is well to return.  We wish the Governor  a speedy recovery. Unforunatelty, this Governors and the President have not build any good hospital to th point that 'ankle injury, cannot be treated in this country. shame.

Kai, Fake Journalists. What will it have cost them to do a reseach to fine out the name of the hospital at least. There is no federal medical center in Abuja

aisha2:

Kai, Fake Journalists. What will it have cost them to do a reseach to fine out the name of the hospital at least. There is no federal medical center in Abuja

Abi woo, Bunch of klepards

If the story is true, then to hell with him.

The dimwit is too big to drive a car himself if his driver is tired?

Bigman eediot! Good for him.

Defination of ghastly: Gruesomely indicative of death or the dead. Someone had an ankle injury and the accident is ghastly, also rushed to Federal medical Center Abuja which does not exist

the journalist needs to brush up his writing skills or do more legwork.

There's a federal hospital in abuja, but he either got the name wrong or doesnt know exactly where the governor was taken.

@Tpia, off course i know the Federal Hospital in Abuja but it not a federal medical Center, a simple google search would have showed him all the hospitals in ABuja, but am sure he is too busy after getting the gist from aa beer parlour to confirm

aisha2:

@Tpia, off course i know the Federal Hospital in Abuja but it not a federal medical Center, a simple google search would have showed him all the hospitals in ABuja, but am sure he is too busy after getting the gist from aa beer parlour to confirm

the journalist might be referring to the national hospital cuz i think its ok to entertain vip apart from state house clinic anyways i wish the poor dude quick recovery.

what was he doing there to have such accident? is that we we votred him in to be? when he return he won't dare go there again, he want to enjoy duke's creation what has he done since he was elected Governor? Yeye man

Another apocryphal news item by the hugely moronic, useless and hopeless buffoons that make up the Nigerian press corps especially daily newspapers.

otawa:

This is the mind of the people that 'rule' Nigeria.

No wonder, there is no light, no water, no good. Yeye country.

Bob Marley died from a toe injury!

No Bob Marley did not die of toe injury, he died from cancer worsened by a toe injuries that became cancerous as a result.

Fhemmmmy:

How i wish they cld stop sending all these people Abroad for treatment, cos if all those nations stole the money and never develop their own place, we wont have anywhere to fly this people to

I dont just understand all these? what has nigeria turned into, a small sickness and dey all run abroad for treatment, In this present day, we cannot boast of a standard Hospital,
**shakes head** we need help in nigeria