An eight-day-old baby has died after being allegedly trapped
in a traffic jam caused by a stakeholders’ meeting of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) in Lagos state.
Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos state, Bola Tinubu,
national leader of the party, attended the programme organised ahead of the
July 22 local government election.
Major roads around the APC state headquarters in Ikeja were
closed, subjecting residents to hardship.
The father of the deceased took to Twitter to pour out his
anger.
Tweeting via @sauce231, the man narrated how the baby died
in the traffic gridlock on Acme Road, Ogba.
He said the eight-day-old was being taken to a specialist
hospital on Lagos Island when the sad incident occurred.
“@AkinwunmiAmbode @APCNigeria Thanks to you guys today for
the roads you blocked without prior notice. My eight-day-old baby boy died,” he
wrote.
“My baby died in traffic on the way to the hospital, the day
after his naming ceremony.
“I prayed for you this morning, kissed you and told you I
would see you and your beautiful mum when I’m back from work.
“I was at the office; my wife, dad, mum, and three of my
aunties were the ones doing the running around. From Oke Ira Ogba, they were
referred to a children specialist hospital on the island but died in the
traffic.
“Why didn’t the LASTMA officials that my parents were begging
to let them through because of the emergency call the attention of the
ambulance?
“Imagine your child dying in the presence of his mother and
grandparents inside traffic. First grandchild.”
Efforts made to get the reaction of the party on the
development was unfruitful as Joe Igbokwe, APC spokesman in Lagos, could not be
reached on telephone.
Calls made to him indicated that his telephone was switched
off
Olarinde Famous-Cole, police public relations officer (PPRO)
in Lagos, could also not be reached, as he did not answer his calls, and had
not replied the text message sent as of the time this report was filed.
-cable
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