Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has been accused of refusing to repair a vehicle and a motorcycle he allegedly crushed in an accident on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos.
The bus driver, Taiye Adams, and the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) said efforts to reach the governor or his aides had proved abortive since the accident occurred on December 5, 2018, The Punch reports.
On the said day, Mr Fayose was reportedly speeding on the bridge when he rammed into Adam’s bus and the motorcycle, which belongs to LASTMA.
The ex-governor, who sustained minor injuries as a result of the crash, was taken to a hospital for treatment after which he was discharged.
But the owner of the bus, Mr Adams, a Kwara State indigene, said Fayose had promised to replace his mangled vehicle, but had refused to honour his word.
“My vehicle had broken down on the Third Mainland Bridge that day when a LASTMA official rode his motorcycle to the spot. He called a towing truck from their office at Iyana Oworo. I put a C-Caution sign on the road to warn other motorists.
“While we awaited the arrival of the towing truck, the LASTMA official was also diverting traffic from my bus.
“Fayose, who was alone in his car, was driving on top speed when he rammed into my bus. He also crushed the LASTMA motorcycle. A lot of people came to his rescue and the vehicles were taken to the LASTMA office at Iyana Oworo,” the 42-year-old Adams said.
LASTMA spokesperson, Mahmud Hassan, said Fayose and his aides did not honour their promise to compensate the driver, adding that the agency’s damaged motorcycle was also left unattended to by the ex-governor.
The Punch said it had learnt that the case had been referred to the Femi Falana Chambers.
Fayose and his spokesperson, Lere Olayinka, could not be reached for comments.
