Former Speaker misses flight, breaks leg in road accident 

The immediate past Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Marcus Onobun, has been injured in an accident while on his way to Abuja.

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, Tony Aziegbemi, who confirmed the incident on Friday, said Onobun, a member of the House of Representatives, was receiving treatment at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital.

Aziegbemi claimed that the former Edo House of Assembly speaker was not in a critical condition.

He said, “I can confirm to you that he had an accident on Wednesday and he had fractures in some parts of his body, but he is responding to treatment.

“When I visited him on Thursday, we spoke and he even told me how the incident happened. I wish him a quick recovery so that he can get back on his feet and contribute to the development of his people as he has always done.”

Onobun, who is representing Esan West, Esan Central and Igueben Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, was said to have sustained multiple fractures when a vehicle he was travelling in fell into a ditch along the Ekpoma-Abuja highway.

He was said to be travelling from Benin to Abuja after missing his flight when the accident happened.

The lawmaker’s vehicle, a dark brown Mitsubishi SUV, was badly damaged; the airbag system was detached, the windshield shattered and the roof disfigured.