Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Not Involved In Auto Crash – Aide

Laolu Akande, media aide to Yemi Osibanjo, Nigeria’s vice president, has said his principal’s convoy was not involved in an accident, contrary to reports by some media outlets.

Akande said the vice president was on his way to the airport Monday when he came across a road traffic accident and stopped to lend assistance

According to Akande, Osinbajo ensured victim was taken to the hospital with his convoy’s ambulance before proceeding on his trip and is now in Ondo State heading to site of Sunday’s attack in Owo.

Akande had tweeted that Osinbajo was headed to Owo, Ondo State to commiserate with victims of the horrendous church attack on Sunday.

His clarification followed reports in some blogs that Osinbajo had an accident along Abuja airport road on Monday morning, it was gathered.