Governor Yahaya Bello Falls Off Car, Injures Foot

The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Tuesday attended a meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on crutches.

The meeting was between President Muhammadu Buhari and all state governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress.

Bello attracted the attention of his colleagues and others when he arrived the Council Chambers, venue of the meeting, on crutches.

He was said to have, last Friday, sustained the injury that confined him to the crutches.

A statement later issued by the state government indicated that the governor sustained injury on his left foot when he fell off as he alighted from his official vehicle.

This was said to have happened when Bello, an arch enemy of Senator Dino Melaye, attended the burial of late Hon. Jibrin.

In a statement signed by the Director–General, Media and Publicity to the governor, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, Governor Bello experienced this while at the old market area in Lokoja, waiting to receive the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara.

The Speaker visited Lokoja for the burial of Umar Buba Jibril, a member of the House of Representative, who died in Abuja on that Friday.

“The injury prevented the governor from attending the burial of Mr Jibril. He was represented by his deputy, Simon Achuba,” the statement said.
However, the Kogi State government has debunked reports in a section of the media that says Governor Yahaya Bello fell from his car, injured his foot and is incapacitated.

Fanwo dismissed the report saying although the Governor actually was injured, he received treatment and will resume work after the Easter holidays.

The statement read:

We wish to refute speculations in some quarters that the Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Bello is either hospitalised or otherwise incapacitated. The Governor missed his footing last Friday March 30, 2018 while alighting from a vehicle and injured his left foot. He was treated by his doctors, who bandaged the leg and discharged him.
We thank all the Governor’s supporters and well-wishers who reached us to inquire after his wellbeing. His Excellency is doing very well and will be at work as usual after the Easter holidays. “Once again, the Governor sends his best wishes to Kogites for the Easter Season and beyond”.