The All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives candidate for Nsukka/Igbo-Eze South Federal Constituency, Pharm. Ejikeme Omeje, is dead.
Omeje, who was a top party candidate in Enugu North Senatorial Zone, died in a motor accident on Tuesday morning along Eden Ani/Nsukka road, near El-Rina hotel Nsukka.
The incident was confirmed to newsmen by an APC stakeholder
Omeje was said to be driving alone along the Erina-Edem Ani road in Nsukka, when he suddenly lost control and his car veered into the bush, hitting a tree in the process.
He was rushed to the hospital but later died early Tuesday morning as a result of serious injuries sustained in the accident.
The State Secretary of the APC in Enugu State, Robert Ngwu, who also confirmed the news, described it as shocking.