Former Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State Peremobowei Ebebi has survived a boat accident by a whisker.
Ebebi was among the passengers in the boat that capsized in Ekeremor Local Government Area of the state on Saturday after the state’s ward congresses of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The boat mishap reportedly claimed the lives of four persons including an operative of the Department of State Security Service.
However fresh facts emerged on Sunday that if not for the timely intervention of the locals, the fo Ebebi, would have died in the boat mishap.
But while Ebebi lives to tell the story, the DSS personnel was reportedly not fortunate, as he was said to be among the dead casualties.
The DSS officer, before the incident, was attached to the office of the state Project Monitoring Department located along Imgbi Road, Bayelsa State.
He was said to have escorted the head of the department, Mr. Ball Oyarede, who is aspiring for a seat in the state House of Assembly, to Ekeremor LGA for the just concluded ward congresses of the PDP.
Oyarede, a former Commissioner for Lands and Housing and former state Representative, Niger Delta Development Commission, is the Special Adviser to the Governor on Special Duties.
It was learnt while returning from the ward congress, a boat the DSS officer and Ebebi boarded at the Ekeremor Town jetty overturned before taking off and emptied its contents into the water. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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My condolences. Were they not wearing safety vest at least to keep them afloat before rescue effort arrived? This my friends is the wage of lawlessness (safety vest is a must for water transportation but am sure they refused to use it or did not even care if it were on board)
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