The Minister of State for Labour and
Productivity, Mr. James Ocholi (SAN); along his wife and son,
Joshua, on Sunday died in a road crash along the Abuja-Kaduna
Expressway, 57 kilometres to their Kaduna destination.
It was learnt that the Sport Utility
Vehicle in which the family travelled in, had a burst tyre on the
highway, leading to the crash. It was also gathered that the minister’s SUV ran into other vehicles in his convoy. A critically injured Blessing died at the Doka Government Hospital, Kaduna, around 4pm on Sunday.
Ocholi, who hailed from Ogbabede-Abocho
in the Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, and his third child
were said to have died on the spot after the Prado-Jeep had a burst tyre
in the rear and somersaulted several times.
The driver and aide de camp, who were
also rushed to the clinic, were later brought to the National Hospital,
Abuja at 7.45pm for treatment.
The Kaduna State Sector Commander of the
Federal Road Safety Commission, Mr. Francis Udoma, said the accident
occurred about 57 kilometres away from Kaduna.
Udoma confirmed that the minister and
the son died on the spot, adding that some aides to the late minister
also sustained injuries.
The news of the minister’s death was first broken by his counterpart for Aviation, Hadi Sirika.
He said on his twitter handle, “It is
too heavy for me to bear the loss of my dear friend, Minister of State,
James Ocholi, SAN. We departed on Friday to meet no more.”
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