By Peter Nwasike
A
female Journalist, Lady Nkoli Ugboma, Correspondent of Courage Managine, Lagos,
and also On-line Publisher in U-TUBE, was involved in Road Accident, with a
commercial motor-cyclist (Okada Rider), along Awka- Ekwulobia Road, at the
front of Golden Turlip Hotel, Agulu, in Anaocha Local Government Area, Anambra
State, on Saturday, May 25, 2024.
The
Journalist, in company of some journalists, went on news-coverage, for an event hosted by the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA),
with the objective of sensitizing their members
on the role of Political Parties for grass-root mobilization, for good governance.
After
the occasion, the journalists, came in
front of the main gate of Golden Turlip Hotel, Agulu, which was sloppy, with
vehicles descending in furious speed. Narrating the incident to journalists. Lady Nkoli said that there was
a commercial bus, parked at the opposite side of the Hotel, heading to Awka, and the driver was off-loading goods for a passenger. They crossed to the
side of the bus, and waited for the
driver to let them into the vehicle, for
onward return to Awka. As they were waiting by the side of the road, a commercial motor-cyclist (Okada Rider),
carrying passenger, and descending the
hill with reckless speed. As she saw the
reckless driving, she scampered away, but the motor-cycle hit her right leg, and fractured the leg, and she feel down,
knocking her fore-head on the ground. The wound she sustained made her lost much blood, with herself lying
in the pool of her own blood.
Her
fellow journalists, who also attended the event hosted by APGA, helped her and rushed her to St. Joseph’s Catholic
Hospital, Adazi, for treatment. The Journalist, namely, Nwabueze Okonkwo of
Vanguard Newspaper, Emeka Okonkwo of Anambra Voice magazine, Prince Anthony, Camera-man for Nkoli, also
forced the Okada Rider to ride his vehicle to the hospital. The following day, Sunday, May 26, 2024, two of the journalist,
Emeka Okonkwo and Prince Anthony, reported the case to the Police Headquarters,
Neni, in Anaocha Local Government Area, Anambra State. Who came and impounded
the motorcycle, and kept in their Headquarters, at Neni, for further
investigation.
The
Hospital consulted their Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon, who performed
bone-setting surgery on the accident victim.
When
the Specialist Surgeon, Dr. Okafor was contacted, he testified that his patient
is responding to treatment, and prescribed that the patient should be given meticulous
care, both in medicinal and balanced food for holistic recovery soon.
In
fact, the cost of treatment, both in medicinal and diets, are exorbitant, and
requires interventions, from individual and group Philanthropists. At the time of filling this
report,the Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Anaocha Local
Government Area, Hon. Chief Anthony Ugorji (Ozo Chukwukwadolu), has been
contacted by this reporter, and he expressed sympathy about the accident. He graciously consented to the
appeal by this reporter, to visit the
accident victim, in the Hospital, in the virtues of the motto of APGA: “BE YOUR
BROTHER’S/SISTER’S KEEPER (ONYE AGHANA NWANNE YA).
It is hoped that as the All
Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), is the ruling political party of Government
of Anambra State, they shall sympathetically, compassionately, generously,
magnanimously, apply the “SOCIAL WELFARE RESPONSIBILITY OF GOVERNMENT” and also
of politics and respond to the case with desired sensitivity.
Female
Journalist Accident Victim:
Lady
Nkoli Ugboma on Hospital Bed