Mr. Timothy Owoeye, Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, and a few of his staff members were hurt in a car accident involving his convoy on Thursday near the Osogbo/Ilesa expressway.
The Speaker was not hurt, but she was taken to the hospital for treatment along with those who were, according to Mr. Kunle Alabi, Owoeye’s press secretary, who verified this to newsmen on Thursday.
“It is true that a vehicle heading to Ilesa collided with the speaker’s convoy leading to an accident, where four vehicles in the convoy were damaged.
“Many aides, including security operatives on the convoy sustained various degrees of injury.
“The Speaker is not injured but he is also at the hospital now, along with others for precautionary measures,” he said.