GOVERNOR FAYOSE ESCAPES DEATH AS MYSTERY FIRE ENGULFS VEHICLE [PHOTOS]
GOVERNOR FAYOSE ESCAPES DEATH AS MYSTERY FIRE ENGULFS VEHICLE
[PHOTOS]
A white Mercedes Benz G-Wagon
belonging to Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, was on Tuesday completely
burnt down on the Oshodi-Oworonshoki expressway in Lagos.
Confirming the incident, Fayose’s
spokesman, Lere Olayinka said the SUV caught fire on the motion but the
Governor was not in the vehicle.
“No casualty recorded. Cause of the
fire not ascertained yet.
“There was an accident involving the
governor’s vehicle on his way to the airport yesterday. Though he was meant to
be in the vehicle, by providence, he was not there.
“What caused the sudden fire under
the vehicle is yet to be ascertained,” Olayinka told New Telegraph in a
telephone chat.
Fayose was among the 17
Southern Governors, that converged in Lagos on Monday , to discuss
crucial national issues.
The others included: Lagos State
Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode; Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun; Ondo State
Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu; Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola and Oyo State
Governor, Abiola Ajimobi.
The Governors of Rivers State, Nyesom
Wike; Edo State, Godwin Obaseki; Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu; Enugu State,
Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi; Akwa Ibom State, Emmanuel Udom and Ebonyi State, David Umahi,
were also present.
