Fayose Escapes Death As Fire Destroys His N44m G-Wagon, Cash

Governor Ayodele Fayose has been involved in a lone accident that cost him his Mercedes-Benz G-Class and some cash.

The incident occurred on Tuesday at the Oshodi-Expressway in Lagos State.

Punch reports that it took the help of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority and the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency to put out the fire.

Governor Fayose was said to have been whisked away in another vehicle attached to his convoy when the incident happened.

Confirming the occurence on Wednesday, the governor’s spokesperson, Mr. Lere Olayinka said his principal was heading for the Lagos airport when the incident happened.

A traffic official who witnessed the scene said, “The accident happened around 1.30pm on the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway inward Airport Road. It happened on the Oshodi bridge, not too far from the LASTMA’s headquarters.

“We cannot tell the exact cause of the fire. We gathered from those at the scene that the governor was in the G-Class when the accident happened and he quickly escaped into another car in his convoy.

“On getting to the scene, we saw the driver who tried to cover his face with a Fez cap. He watched helplessly as the fire raged on.

“We alerted the state fire service and LASEMA. The LASEMA response unit had to take one way to access the accident scene because the road was blocked because of the inferno.

“On arrival, they were able to douse the fire. The vehicle was seriously burnt. The driver did not talk to anybody. We saw as he started packing some of the burnt cash in the car. They were N500 notes. He packed the money with some other items into a polythene bag. This was in the presence of traffic officials and the police. We later cleared the traffic as the wreckage of the car was towed away by LASEMA,” the witness said.