Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State fell off while alighting from his official car on March 30 and injured his left foot, a statement from the Kogi State Government House, Lokoja said on Tuesday.
The statement, signed by Kingsley Fanwo, Director–General, Media and Publicity to the governor, said the incident happened at the old market area in Lokoja, when the governor was waiting to receive the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara.
The Speaker had visited Lokoja for the burial of Umar Buba Jibril, a member of the House of Representatives, who died in Abuja on that Friday.
The statement said: “The injury prevented the governor from attending the burial of Jibril. He was represented by his deputy, Simon Achuba.”
It dismissed claims that Bello was hospitalised and incapacitated, stating that the governor was promptly treated by his doctors, who bandaged the leg and discharged him.
The statement thanked the governor’s supporters for their concern over his health, saying that Bello was doing well and would resume work after the Easter holidays.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the clarification was necessitated by reports that the governor was critically injured in the accident.
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