The Director Media and Publicity, All Progressives Congress
Presidential Campaign Council, Bayo Onanuga, has alleged that a vehicle in the
convoy of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku
Abubakar, nearly crushed him to death while he was inside his car in Abuja on
Sunday.
He said when he trailed the convoy to its destination, it
turned out to be Atiku’s mansion.
He said he was, however, mollified when a man who identified
himself as the chief of staff promised to sort out the damages.
Onanuga disclosed this in a post on Facebook, titled,
‘Atiku’s Convoy Nearly Crushed Me To Death.’
He said, “I had a close shave with death on Sunday night in
Abuja as I was returning home at about 9pm after a visit to Senator Tokunbo
Afikuyomi. I was driving on the first lane of Shehu Shagari Way when I noticed
a convoy emerging from one of the feeder roads. I counted in the centre lane,
four vehicles ahead of me.
“I slowed down on my own lane to give a wide berth to the
convoy. My slowing down turned a mistake as a Toyota SUV emerged from the same
road where the convoy had earlier emerged. It headed straight to my car. I was
petrified as the driver rammed into my Toyota Camry, by the passenger side.
“The force of the collision immediately severed the side
mirror from the body, severely dented and scratched the two doors on its path.
I watched in horror as the driver of the SUV reversed the car and joined the
cavalcade, leaving me behind to my fate.
“He didn’t bother to stop to check the damage his vehicle
had done to my own car, whether he had left me or anyone inside it traumatised
by his recklessness. He just drove away.
“Instinctively, I followed the convoy, which headed to Asokoro
area of the city.
“At this point, I didn’t know the VIP embedded in the
convoy. Initially, I thought it was a governor as the car that hit me bore a
number plate that starts with RSH. My interest in following the convoy was to
lodge a complaint about the murderous driver and get my car repaired.
“The convoy drove
deep into Asokoro, into TY Danjuma Road and then entered one of the mansions,
at the entrance of which were several banners of Atiku-Okowa campaign. I drove
into the compound with the convoy as I had my hazard light on like other vehicles
in the convoy. My adventure was certainly getting interesting. I, an APC and
Tinubu campaigner inside the PDP Atiku-Okowa den.
“Who was the big manwhose convoy nearly killed me? Was it
Okowa or Atiku or an Atiku supporter? Up till this point. I had no idea as the
mystery big man had been shepherded into the house, well ahead of me by the
security aides, who now accosted me as I wanted to enter the house.
“You can’t just enter the house, one of the aides blustered
as some policemen blocked my path, as well. “One of your drivers nearly killed
me at the secretariat. He damaged my car,’ I shouted back and demanded to see
their big man.
“Our argument was creating a scene as more people came
closer to behold the audacious intruder that I seemed to be.
“Another aide asked me to show him the damage to the car. He
introduced himself as the chief of staff and gave an undertaking to repair the
car. He tendered an apology as well.
“His approach mollified me. I gave him my complimentary card
and we exchanged phone numbers.
“Moments after, I entered my car to continue my interrupted
journey home.
“Because I had not cracked the mystery big man, I stopped
outside to ask a guard about the owner of the house, where I just emerged.
‘It’s Atiku,’ he said. Another neighbor also confirmed this.
“As I drove off into the night and shared my experience with
Senator Afikuyomi and others, I simultaneously imagined what the headline would
have been if the accident had been more severe or had resulted into some
fatality.”
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