Cross River State Deputy Governor Dr. Peter Odey survives an accident involving his convoy on Sunday afternoon in Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area. The incident happens at about 2 p.m. as his entourage returns to Calabar from Obanliku, where they attended a stakeholders’ engagement on the proposed concession of the Obudu Ranch Resort.
Reports say the government’s press bus carrying aides and staff veers off its lane near an Army checkpoint and crashes into sandbag barricades. Several vehicles in the convoy are damaged. Nigerian Eye reports that at least two people are injured, including one with a leg injury and another with a nose bleed, while Vanguard reports that Odey is unhurt and several people are injured; neither outlet fully details the injuries’ severity. Daily Post Nigeria also notes that Odey survives and that vehicles are damaged.
While officials have not commented further and assessments continue, the Nigerian Eye account adds that it is the third accident involving Odey’s convoy in two months, raising questions about vehicle condition and the state of the fleet used for official travel.
