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General News of Tuesday, 8 November 2022

Source: www.mynigeria.com

APC House of Reps candidate dies in car accident

Pharm. Ejikeme Omeje Pharm. Ejikeme Omeje

Pharm. Ejikeme Omeje, the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives candidate for Nsukka/Igbo-Eze South Federal Constituency in Enugu is reported dead.

Omeje is reported to have been involved in a motor accident on Tuesday, November 8 along the Eden Ani/Nsukka road, near El-Rina hotel, Nsukka.

According to New Telegraph, the accident that took his life happened when the deceased was returning from a political meeting held in Edem-Ani town.

A source who spoke to the media said Omeje suddenly lost control of his car while driving, veered into a nearby bush, and hit a tree in the process.

Omeje is a prominent candidate of the APC in the Enugu North senatorial zone.

A source said Omeje suddenly lost control of his car while driving, veered into a nearby bush, and hit a tree in the process.

Omeje later succumbed to the serious injuries he sustained in the accident at the hospital he was rushed to afterwards.

His death was confirmed by an APC stakeholder who spoke on condition of anonymity.

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