Edo Guber: Reckless, Drunken Driver Behind Auto Crash, Says APC

The APC says Edo government and PDP candidate Asue Ighodalo are playing politics with human lives.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State has described as untrue reports that the convoy of its governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo was involved in an accident which claimed four lives.

According to the party, the story was taken from the political angle of the government of Edo State.

A statement by the Director of Media, Edo State APC Governorship Campaign Council, Prince Kassim Afegbua, said “it is deceitful, misrepresentative, wrong-headed, spitefully contrived and utterly untrue and a crippling travesty of what occurred.”

Afegbua said, “First, the APC convoy did not crush five to death…A reckless and seemingly drunken driver rammed into one of the vehicles in our convoy, shortly after that driver overtook one other vehicle.

“He obviously lost control, and left to fate, crashed into our vehicle. It was a fatal one, sadly. At the scene of the incident, some officers of the Road Safety who came from nearby, confirmed to us that the driver of that car was reckless. They reported that they had tried unsuccessfully, to slowdown the vehicle as it was over-speeding, before it crashed.

“On inspection, they concluded that the passengers in that vehicle must have been under the influence of alcohol; bottles of alcoholic drinks were seen inside the vehicle. It was the victims vehicle that rammed into one of our vehicles; it was not a head-on collusion. The driver was reckless and over speeding, according to the men of the Road Safety Corps.

“That said, even though the victims were the cause of the accident, our candidate insisted that we took them to the hospital in company of the Road Safety Officers. That was what we did, before we left the hospital for Benin.

“In trying to play politics with the lives of accident victims, he said the Edo State government sat down, concocted a self serving story, and sent it to many media houses.

“Accidents are so-called because of their very nature- unfortunate, unpremeditated, unexpected. It could have been anybody. To conclude that an accident has “blighted” our campaign is the height of journalistic partisanship; and they were shamed by day’s end.

“We condemn, in its entirety, this odious report, poised to confuse, misinform and mislead the public for selfish motives. And we demand an apology.

“We saw that Asue Ighodalo +PDP Candidate) quickly rushed to one of the victims house to condole with the family, in a bid to score cheap political points. We stand far away from such politicisation of peoples lives, and gruesome treasure hunt.

“We wholeheartedly and deeply condole with the families of the departed, and make haste to say that we will never play politics with the lives of Edo people or anyone else-we truly sympathize with their families. While some other politicians like Asue Ighodalo may in desperation, find it profitable now, to even visit the toilet, to sympathise with someone trying to defecate, that is not our style.

“The good people of Edo can rely on the APC to deliver on our campaign promises, as we recognize that we are all one. And the emotional intelligence and empathy of our candidate are credentials that stand him out in this election.”

https://www.arise.tv/edo-guber-reckless-drunken-driver-behind-auto-crash-says-apc/


Previous thread https://www.nairaland.com/8213019/okpebholos-campaign-convoy-crushes-five#up

The governorship candidate will deliver insecurity and also 24/7 electricity by donating transformers, if elected.

That’s the key takeaway from the APC campaign in Edo state.

Believe it or not, APC candidates do what they say they’ll do, starting from their leader who said he’ll raise taxes and reduce people’s purchasing power and people thought it was a joke

Nigerians are just crazy people...

Liers.
How can a vehicle that overtook your vehicle and lost control crash into your vehicle?
Did the driver put his vehicle on reverse after overtaking your vehicle?
If a vehicle overtakes you, it means the vehicle is ahead of you so how can a vehicle that is ahead of you ram into your own vehicle?
Meanwhile, the point of impact on your vehicle is from the front which means you were the ones that killed those innocent young men.
Edo people will never forgive APC for this act.
This is a warning sign to all Edo voters.
They should reject APC because APC is a party known for sorrow, tears and blood.

Lies!!!

Was it a one way? Everyone knows that it's impossible to speed when the convoy of even a LG chairman is on a move. With all those horns and men's holding koboko?

Who pronounced the man as drunk? Why didn't you stop and helped them to a hospital?

You only replied and put this to news cos people call you all out.

If you have the interest of your people at heart. We would have read it in the news that you stopped and helped an accident victims and even cleared their bills in hospital.

Well election is a do or die affairs in Nigeria

Just imagine the audacity? You killed five people through your carelessness and you still have the audacity to rob it on faces of the bereaved family. The destruction that this satanic APC has done to Nigeria will take years to rebuild. Edolites, shine your eyes and vote either the PDP or LP.

See spinning. Very very useless political party filled with imbecilic individuals.

Believe APC at your own risk.

Hmmm,the APC govt is so wicked that even in death, they will still find ways to blame the innocent Nigerians,

The dead is dead and gone, who can speak for him, imagine blaming those people that your carelessly wasted their lives as being the ones responsible for their death.

May this fate befall all APC supporters in Nigeria

How come it's taken you and your political party 96 hours to respond? How do want us to believe your story? Something tells me you hiding something. You should have just let it slide like you always do on matters of this nature.

Everybody please read the last paragraph again.

Ok

Hmmm

Chinjo2:
Liers.
How can a vehicle that overtook your vehicle and lost control crash into your vehicle?
Did the driver put his vehicle on reverse after overtaking your vehicle?
If a vehicle overtakes you, it means the vehicle is ahead of you so how can a vehicle that is ahead of you ram into your own vehicle?
Meanwhile, the point of impact on your vehicle is from the front which means you were the ones that killed those innocent young men.
Edo people will never forgive APC for this act.
This is a warning sign to all Edo voters.
They should reject APC because APC is a party known for sorrow, tears and blood.

This is someone who obviously does not know that a convoy contains more than 1 car trash talking. I think the first sign of being in the opposition in Nigeria is stupidity. the more stupid the better you are as opposition

Those you saying is a lie,
are you saying the APC member in the convoy intentionally devised to put themselves to death....

You people keep proving everyday that Nigerians have low IQ

Prosperous111:
Lies!!!

It’s not a lie. One of the people that went to the hospital confirmed it that it was indeed those guys that ran into their convoy.

How they know they were drunk was at the hospital. One of the people that took them there narrated it on Twitter today.

PDP politicians just found a way to use it as propaganda as normal politician exploitation of situation to their advantage.

Bunch of criminals and low life liars.



It took you this long to respond so as to can perfect your cheap lie.

Reckless harbingers of death.

APC only brings tears !

Okay

The Edo politicians shouldn't try nonsense all in the name of election oo

Prosperous111:
Lies!!!

Was it a one way? Everyone knows that it's impossible to speed when the convoy of even a LG chairman is on a move. With all those horns and men's holding koboko?

Who pronounced the man as drunk? Why didn't you stop and helped them to a hospital?

You only replied and put this to news cos people call you all out.

If you have the interest of your people at heart. We would have read it in the news that you stopped and helped an accident victims and even cleared their bills in hospital.

Well election is a do or die affairs in Nigeria

Did you read the response at all, all the answers to your foolish questions are outlined there.

A party that sponsored terrorism just to grab power from Jonathan nothing is impossible for them to do

APC came into power with the blood of innocent Nigerians untill they are chased out of power nothing Will improve in this country

They are planning to grab power again with the blood of the innocent Edo people

Evil demonic party that just came to inflict sorrows pains and agony

Don't play politics with people life

LadySamaritan:
Just imagine the audacity? You killed five people through your carelessness and you still have the audacity to rob it on faces of the bereaved family. The destruction that this satanic APC has done to Nigeria will take years to rebuild. Edolites, shine your eyes and vote either the PDP or LP.

Voting LP is the same as voting for APC.
Let them vote for PDP.
It is not right for the LP candidate who is the cousin to the governor to take over from his own cousin. It has been unanimously agreed that power should go to Edo Central so they should all vote for Asue Ighodalo of PDP.

Playing politics with citizens life...our people say u can't bypass a man and enter his house ...in relation to this accident there's no way a vehicle will overtake u and still be at fault since the accident didn't occur at the back of your vehicle but instead Infront...APC and lies are like bread and butter

nlfpmod:


https://www.arise.tv/edo-guber-reckless-drunken-driver-behind-auto-crash-says-apc/


Previous thread https://www.nairaland.com/8213019/okpebholos-campaign-convoy-crushes-five#up

Ritual successfully carried out as usual

Liar. The know that accident will minus points of a chance of a victory. That is why they change the narrative. The driver is their member and not anyone

After killing that innocent policeman, they need more blood to renew their subscription.
APC is an evil party.

Very very irresponsible party