Former Edo Speaker Narrowly Escapes Death

By Osariemen Idiaghe |Benin City

THE Immediate past Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Right Hon. Marcus Onobun, narrowly escaped death as he was reportedly involved in a road accident on his way from Benin City to Abuja.

The former Speaker was said to have sustained multiple fractures during the accident which occured on Wednesday

The State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Tony Aziegbemi, who confirmed to newsmen in Benin on Friday said, Onobun who is now a member of House of Representatives, is currently at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital where he is receiving treatment.

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Aziegbemi said that the former Edo state House of Assembly speaker was not in critical condition as he spoke to him when he visited him in the hospital on Thursday.

“I can confirm to you that he had an accident on Wednesday and he had fracture in some parts of his body but he is responding and not in critical condition.

“When I visited him on Thursday, we spoke and he even told me how the accident happened. I wish him quick recovery so that he can get back on his feet and contribute to the development of his people like he has always done,” Aziegbemi added.

Onobun, representing Esan West, Esan Central and Igueben Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, was said to have sustained multiple fractures when a vehicle he was travelling in fell into a ditch along Ekpoma-Abuja Highway.

He was said be be travelling from Benin to Abuja, after missing his flight when the accident occured.
He was rushed to the hospital, and doctors said he would make a full recovery

The wreckage of the lawmaker’s vehicle, a dark-brown Mitsubishi showed a detached airbag system, a shattered windshield and a disfigured roof.