Ex governor Akpabio flown abroad for treatment

Firstclass newsline gathered that 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 gathered 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 firstclass newsline crew that Akpabio and
his team arrived at the General Aviation Terminal, local wing, of the
airport around 12.40pm.
It was gathered 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.
Firstclass newsline 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.
Firstclass newsline 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.
Firstclassnewsline.net