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L–R: Kogi State
Governor, Mr. Idris Wada; President Goodluck Jonathan; and Dr. Felix Ogedengbe
of Cedarcrest Hospital, Garki, Abuja, during the President’s visit to the
governor in Abuja ...on Monday.
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Hospitalised Kogi State Governor Idris Wada was in high spirits
yesterday [Dec. 31], full of smiles as President
Goodluck Jonathan showed up in his ward.
He raised up his body and stretched
out his hand for a handshake. Wada
then pulled up his blue kaftan to show the President his plastered leg, which
was broken in an accident last Friday [Dec. 28].
The governor, who is being treated at
a private hospital in Abuja, was returning to Lokoja , the state capital, from
Anyingba when his Lexus SUV crashed at Emi Woro village. His Aide-de-Camp Idris
Muhammed, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), died. His driver was
injured.
The President was received at the
Cedar Cross Hospital, Abuja by Minister of Health Dr. Onyebuchi Chukwu, and the hospital’s Chief Medical Director
(CMD), Dr. Felix Ogedengbe. Jonathan arrived at about 3:15pm.
Jonathan, who was
accompanied by some of his aides, wore a brown stripped kaftan with a red cap
and a pair of brown shoes.
After exchanging pleasantries with
the minister who got to the hospital much earlier, the President was ushered
into the governor’s ward.
The President joked with the governor
and wished him speedy recovery.
The visit last 15 minutes later…Jonathan declined to speak with
reporters. He seemed satisfied with the state of things at the hospital as he
smiled while coming out of the hospital.
The CMD spoke to reporters at the end
of the visit, saying Wada’s health has improved tremendously. Dr. Ogedengbe
said the governor was doing well after surgery and will be discharged from
hospital “in a couple of days”.
He said: “The governor is already doing step-climbing. He is doing very well
at the moment. You know it was a severe injury. We have continued to watch out
for any other problem that he might have, but, at this stage, we have not seen
any other problem at all”.
Kogi state Deputy Governor Yomi Awoniyi, who has been on a foreign
trip in the United Kingdom on Monday [Dec. 31], returned to the country. He cut
short his trip following the crash.
Awoniyi‘s trip was to have lasted 12
days covering the Christmas holiday in London.
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