My Car Swerved Several Times, Made 180 Degrees Turn – Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo

Previous President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday, said he is sound and healthy, having turn out unhurt when his vehicle had a burst tire along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

Obasanjo, who is presently in Cote’d’ Ivoire to monitor the nation’s presidential race, expressed gratefulness to Nigerians for their show of affection and concern, when the news filtered that he was included in a motor mischance.

The previous president confirmed that he truly deceived death when one of the rear tyres of his vehicle burst while travelling out to Lagos to go to the 80th birthday service of Sir. Kesington Adebutu.

In a release signed by one of his aides, Vitalis Ortese, said “Indeed he was involved in an accident on the Ibadan-Lagos Expressway, after Sagamu roundabout, while he was on his way to join in the celebrations of the 80th birthday anniversary of Chief Kessington Adebutu in Tinubu Methodist Church, Lagos.

“The vehicle he was travelling in suffered a burst left tyre at the rear and swerved several times, but did not hit any object or any car in front or behind until it did 180 degrees turn and faced where it was coming from and he had to change vehicles.