CBN Deputy Governor Cheats Death In Ghastly Motor Accident
The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Bayo Adelabu, has cheated death after being involved in a car accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The incident allegedly happened on Thursday while the CBN Deputy Governor was on his way to Lagos to catch a flight to Abuja.
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According to a source close to the Adelabu family, the accident occurred at about 6pm at a spot close to Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG camp on the expressway.
Adelabu, who was travelling in a Sports Utility Vehicle, in a convoy of a few other vehicles was suddenly hit by a stray car.
His car thereafter skidded off the road, somersaulting several times.
The source said, “It was such a sudden collision. We did not see it coming and the impact caused the Deputy Governor’s jeep to somersault severally. The car skidded off the main road before the somersaulted. If you see the vehicle after the accident, all the airbags came were triggered. God saved him from the accident. He was taken to Abuja to be treated before he came back home to rest more. He prefers not to make a noise about it.”
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It was learnt that Adelabu is allegedly interested in contesting the 2019 governorship election in Oyo State.
It was also learnt that the CBN deputy governor is the preferred candidate of the state Governor Abiola Ajimobi.
