Pharm. Ejikeme Omeje, the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives candidate for Nsukka/Igbo-Eze South Federal Constituency, has died.
Omeje, a top party candidate in Enugu North Senatorial Zone, was killed in a car accident Tuesday morning on the Eden Ani/Nsukka road, near the El-Rina hotel in Nsukka.
According to an APC stakeholder in the zone who confirmed the incident to DAILY POST, it happened as he was driving back from Edem-Ani town after a political gathering.
He was said to be driving alone along the Erina-Edem Ani road in Nsukka when he lost control and veered into the bush, colliding with a tree.
He was taken to the hospital but died early Tuesday morning as a result of serious injuries sustained in the accident.
Mr. Robert Ngwu, the State Secretary of the APC in Enugu State, confirmed the incident and described it as shocking.
