A former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio, was on Tuesday afternoon flown out of Nigeria to receive medical attention abroad.

It was learnt that the senator, in company with about five of his aides, left the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja aboard a regular private jet that he usually travels with.

Sources at the airport told our correspondent that Akpabio and his team arrived at the General Aviation Terminal, local wing, of the airport around 12.40pm.

It was learnt that the former governor was conveyed to his aircraft by a tarmac bus and was fit physically when sighted at the airport.

An official of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, who saw the senator while he was about to board his aircraft, said, “He (Akpabio) was at the GAT local wing of the airport and one of the tarmac buses was used to convey him to his aircraft. He left around 20 minutes to 1pm.

“The flight conveying him on the trip taxied to the international terminal from where it took off. The former governor travelled with his own private flight and had about five persons who accompanied him on the trip. He looked physically okay, although some of the men with him said he might receive medical attention abroad due to the car crash he was involved in on Monday.”

Akpabio, who is currently the Minority Leader of the Senate, was involved in a car accident on his way to the airport to catch an international flight on Monday.

His car ran into a convoy of some United State’s embassy officials while trying to beat the traffic light.

It was learnt that the occupants of the vehicles in the convoy of the US embassy and Akpabio’s driver did not sustain any injury but the senator suffered some injuries in the chest region.

It was gathered that the accident occurred around 7.25am near the Bolingo Hotel, along Abuja Airport Road, in the Central Business District of the FCT, and Akpabio was immediately rushed to the National Hospital, Abuja for an intensive care.

Akpabio, it was learnt, was travelling outside the country on Monday to visit his wife and children when the accident happened.

The US Embassy also confirmed that the convoy of the former governor collided with a suburban jeep belonging to the mission.

The Senior Information Specialist in the embassy, Sani Mohammed, stated that local authorities had commenced investigation into the accident.

The Head, Media Relations and Strategy, Federal Road Safety Corps, Bisi Kazeem, said seven adult males were involved in the crash, adding that three of them including Akpabio sustained injuries and were taken to the hospital.


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So again can't we handle dt iN Nigeria??

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What happened to his State general hospital/National hospital ? What happened to our local product like Aboniki ?

Is it that serious
Anyways, Let God's will be done.

His family is outside Nigeria, he gets an injury he rushes to an hospital outside the country, yet he is a senator? What stake does he have in the country, think it's high time the Law that ensures Senators and top Government officials send their wards to only FG schools and are only cared for in FG Hospital and compelled to use Made in Nigeria goods be used.

But, I thought we have well equipped hospitals here in Nigeria, why flown abroad??



It's Quite Unfortunate That We Have Personified Thieves In Nigeria As Politicians

To get treated for bruises?

Yet people with more serious illnesses cannot get treatment in the same Akwa Ibom state he governed for 8 whole years. God will judge this man and similar politicians.

And they said they want to make 9ja Grt y cnt he receive treatment here.......oloshi

wish him well

Chai, people just trying to write something, the Editors must be less busy this period. (Off peak).








ThefakeStan

Na wetin him dey find all around self?

naso. I guess our doctors could not handle that small bruise he sustained on his knee. if na poor man now they will end up In an I'll equipped community health center. smh

Haaa if not because Buhari haven't talked using his body of late people for they claim that he's faking it cuz of Buhari body language.

In as much as I like this man, he has done what I don't like, why travel abroad for treatment, while we have Nigeria and good medical doctors here, I know you have not performed your duties well during your time as the governor, if you have in the area of health, you would have stayed back in your home country and be treated.

Na only akpabio get crash for this country abeg next news joor

Lol.. Why them no take am to Ibom specialist hospital?

Travel to Abroad for medical treatment my foot!


He's going abroad for his intial purpose b4 the accident (to visit his wife /family)

Honestly I don't know the treatment he's going for that is not available in Nigeria even if u swallow the whole car that had the accident Nigerians Doc will remove it.
because now they will include the traveling in his health expenses not knowing he's strong and healthy.....

Stupid People gbogbo*

OMG, God please heal Akpabio!,

Is it that serious?



Didn't he upgrade hospitals in his state?

smh what of luth or UCH

bullshit!!!!!!!!!!

he want to go and check his loot! and nack his london based slut

we saw the car , nothing serious, he was sitting at the owners corner, wasn't he?
did he fly his driver abroad also? cos if he didn't, then he must be very selfish!!

nawaa....what of our own hospitals..and i taught that he had being discharged from the hospital , now why is he going abroad again.....if it was the time that he was the governor , the state would have spent billions on this trip even when pain relief drugs could cure the sickness.....Now who is fooling who.

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This is a shameful thing to our dear nation.so we can not treat this minor tin.if those nation did not provide a good health system where will he run to.?

After spending 8 years in office, he couldn't build a standard 5 star hospital that could attend to his 'minor' injuries.

Family abroad...it simply means he's not building any Legacy in the country.

I hope he never comes back.

if he is a common man, he will be treated in a hospital or referred to hospital like UBTH, LUTH, UCH, FMC, IFE but rich man na too fly abroad even when its not critical. God help us