The Acting Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs
Division of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC Mr. Fidel Pepple
has described as untrue reports that the convoy of the Minister of Petroleum
Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke was involved in a deadly car crash which
killed Mr. James Momoh, a staff of the Nigerian Pilot Newspaper in Abuja.
Mr. Pepple however confirmed that a shuttle vehicle
belonging to the Corporation was involved in an accident which eventually led
to the death of the Pilot Newspaper staff.
“I want to state categorically that the unfortunate event of
last night has nothing to do with the convoy of the Honourable Minister as
speculated.
The accident involved one of our shuttle buses which
regrettably knocked down a pedestrian in the Mabushi area of Abuja and was
immediately rushed to the NNPC Medical Centre for attention. But sadly the
young man gave up the ghost,’’ he said.
The NNPC spokesman stated that the Minister’s convoy was not
involved in the crash in any way noting that the vehicle in question is not
part of the minister’s pilot vehicles.
He said the Management of the NNPC has taken steps to meet
with the family of the deceased as well as the Management of Pilot Newspapers.
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