'I was supposed to be aboard missing ill-fated Titanic submersible' - Ned Nwoko speaks on how he escaped death

Nigerian politician Ned Nwoko has revealed that he was invited to join the tour of the famous Titanic Ship wreckage.

The billionaire made the revelation on Friday, June 23, while grieving over his friend and partner, Hamish Harding, a passenger in the ill-fated Titan submersible.

Mr Harding, a British businessman, explorer, and multiple-Guinness World Record holder, including one for the longest time spent traversing the deepest part of the ocean on a single dive, was one of the five people who died aboard the imploded submersible.

The politician took to his verified Instagram handle and explained why he couldn’t make the Titanic tour despite the invitation.

He also eulogised Mr. Harding while recounting adventures they had explored together, Premium Times reported.

Nwoko said he was heartbroken by the loss and described Harding as a man who loved adventures and challenges, The Cable reported.

His tribute read, “I have lost a dear friend and business partner. Captain Hamish Harding.”

“He also invited me on his space shuttle last year and this very Titan ill-fated adventure, but I was tied down with national duties.

"Above all, he was a partner in the various pieces of research into eradicating malaria in Africa project.”

All five people aboard the missing Titanic Submarine have been declared dead.

The persons onboard the submersible Titan were likely killed instantaneously in a “catastrophic implosion” when it dived into the Titanic disaster two miles beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean.

The sub was lost in an area about 900 miles east of Cape Cod, in the North Atlantic, in water with a depth of about 13,000 feet, about level with the depth of the Titanic wreck, USA Today reported.