12 May 2023
The Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori on Monday visited victims of the Bayelsa State Football Supporters Club who were involved in a fatal accident on Sunday to commiserate with them (victims)
The Bayelsa supporters’ team were on transit to Asaba for the Nigerian Women Football League final between Delta Queens and Bayelsa Queens when a bus in the entourage was involved in a fatal crash after Kwale, leading to the death of 4 members of the supporters club with 7 others sustaining injuries.
Oborevwori who was received on at the Asaba Specialist Hospital, by the Chief Medical Director of the Hospital, Dr Peace Ighosewe, Bayelsa State Commissioner for Sports, Mr Daniel Igali, Secretary to the State Government, Dr Kingsley Emu and Chief of Staff to the Governor, Hon. Johnson Erijo was conducted round the male and female surgical wards to see the casualties.
Speaking to Journalists after the ward visitation the Governor expressed satisfaction with the hospital’s ability to handle their cases effectively.
, “as at this time yesterday (Sunday), we lost four persons and the other seven persons who sustained injuries are responding to treatment and they are in stable condition. It is our prayer that they survive.
“I am very sure that God being on their side, they are going to survive because the CMD of the Asaba Specialist Hospital and her team were very proactive and they have been doing a great job taking care of them.
“When I got the call yesterday from His Excellency, the Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, we immediately sent an ambulance to rescue them to Asaba.
“The doctors were on standby to receive them and they have done very well to keep them in stable condition” he explained.
This hospital is well equipped and with the right manpower in place, they can handle any case and they have been doing that.
“They have operated on some of them and as you can see they are all in very stable condition.” He further explained.
Regarding the victory of Delta Queens, Governor Oberovwori said the State could not celebrate their(Delta Queens)
victory because of the unfortunate incident that has occurred.
“Though we were supposed to be rejoicing for defeating Bayelsa in the Nigerian Women Football League Final but we can’t are not too happy because of the sad incident that claimed lives of four persons with seven seriously injured coupled with the fact that they also lost in the finals is like double jeopardy.
“As a State, we are in pains over the loss of those four persons and we have commiserated with the Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri over the loss. He said
The State Governor on behalf of the Delta State Government and Deltans commiserate with the people of Bayelsa over the sad incident and prayed God to grant their souls eternal rest,” and quick recovery to the injured.
Meanwhile, Governor Oberovwori who also visited other patients aproved the purchase of artificial legs for a diabetic patient who was amputated at the hospital.
The approval was sequel to a request by the woman praying the Governor to assist her in procuring artificial legs to enable her walk again.p
