Olusola Oke, a gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in the 2024 Ondo state governorship election, has recounted the story of his miraculous survival after being involved in an accident four months ago.
He said he ‘died’ after he was flung out of the vehicle onto the highway but was returned to life by God.
Oke, who spoke at a special thanksgiving service in Akure, the Ondo state capital, said he had all his surgeries performed in Nigeria.
He said doctors in the country were doing the mighty job but they needed an enabling environment and encouragement.
Oke said his aides’ escape was also miraculous as they got out of the vehicle a few minutes before it engulfed in flames.
He said: “The journey I embarked on to the southern part of Ondo state, on Friday, August 25, 2023, was like any other ones I made in the past, but turned out to be a memorable watershed, as I had a very close shave with death.
“Due to the recklessness of a road user, a vehicle coming from the opposite direction, and dangerously overtook another vehicle at a sharp bend, needed to escape having a head-on collision with the vehicle I was travelling in.
“In an attempt by my driver to avert running to it, he manoeuvred the vehicle, very swiftly but reasonably timely, but the dislocated vehicle that we were trying to escape, in an ordinarily inexplicable way, hit our vehicle from the rear, forcing it to somersault about three times.
“In the process of this auto gymnastics, I was flung out of the vehicle, leaving my driver, personal assistant, and the security detail trapped inside. By the time my driver and others managed to squeeze themselves out of the wreck of the vehicle, I was lying flat in the middle of the road. Mercifully, there were no vehicles driving past the very busy road at that moment, and God saved me from being run over and crushed to death.
“Just before my driver and others got out of the vehicle, it caught fire, and got razed down after their miraculous escape.
“I want to proclaim the authority of God. I was close to the mortuary. I said I must assemble people to proclaim the goodness of God. He intervened in my life. I will continue service to humanity. God knows I have not concluded my assignment on earth.”
The event was attended by the acting governor of the state, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, and other dignitaries.
