Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has continued with the planned political campaigns across Kogi State after escaping unhurt in a helicopter incident at Kabba on Saturday afternoon.
The helicopter conveying Osinbajo crash landed at Kabba in Kogi State on Saturday. The Vice President and the entire crew on board however came out unhurt.
In a press statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to Kogi State Governor, Muhammed Onogwu, the Vice President will continue with the political engagements across the state as planned.
“The Kogi State government wishes to announce that the Vice President Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria, Prof Yemi Osibanjo, SAN is safe after the challenge experienced during the landing of his helicopter at about 1:30pm today in Kabba, Kogi State.
“The VP and his campaign team however continued with their visit to the state and are currently engaging the people of Kogi West Senatorial district at the Kabba township stadium,” he said.
The Vice President was billed to hold a town hall meeting with traditional rulers as well as other party supporters in Kabba, Okene and Idah in continuation of the APC presidential campaign ahead of the forthcoming election.
The vice president’s helicopter managed to land at the township stadium before the propeller of the helicopter suddenly pulled off and was flying in the sky to amazement of party faithful who had gathered to welcome him.
Immediately after the incident, the vice president was evacuated from the scene into a waiting vehicle and was thereafter driven in convoy to the palace of the Obaro of Kabba where he paid a courtesy call.
He later addressed some party supporters at St Augustine’s College, Kabba.
Osibanjo was billed to launch the trader-moni in Kabba and was equally expected to visit Okene in central axis of the state and Idah in the Eastern axis before he returns to Abuja.
