Governor Abiola Ajimobi yesterday rescued two accident victims at Iwo Road area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
Ajimobi, OYO INSIGHT learnt, was on his way back from Ado-Ekiti, where he had gone to join others for the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential campaign, when his convoy got to the scene.
The duo were soaked in blood.
An aide of the governor who narrated the event, said: “As we headed back to Ibadan from the APC Presidential campaign held in Ekiti State, our convoy encountered an accident in Iwo Road, involving 2 people already clad in blood.
“My boss did not only tell our convoy to stop in order to attend to the victims, more than that, he was literally practically involved in the efforts to lift them into one of the Hilux vehicles in our convoy.
Abiola was down to see and analyze the situation himself. He didn’t leave it to his ADC, the ever reliable Olopa Odubela or Dayo his PA.
“He came down, perused and took the initiative that would inspire this write up.
He breached his seemingly tight schedule and led our convoy, bearing these victims, to the emergency unit of the University College Hospital, all the while showing that unadulterated fatherly worry in his eyes.
“He kept asking ‘Se won sín mí (Are they still breathing?
“Abiola stood right there engaging the doctor and nurses on ground as they ensured the victims were stabilized and given treatment.
“At this point, it came as no surprise to me and our team that he paid all the medical fees for these particular victims and other patients we met there at the Emergency ward.
“Typical of him, he spoke encouraging words to the patients and medical practitioners too,” he added.
