President John Agyekum Kufuor on Monday went to the 37 Military and Police hospitals to visit security men of his entourage, who were involved in a motor accident on the Accra-Aflao road last Saturday.
At the 37 Military Hospital, President Kufuor accompanied by Mr Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey, Minister of Information and Presidential Affairs, Ms Elizabeth Ohene, Minister of State, General Joshua Hamidu, National Security Adviser and Mr Ernest Owusu-Poku, Inspector General of Police, was met at the entrance of the male ward by Colonel Nii Aryetey, Commanding Officer.
President Kufuor interacted with Corporal Kingsford Fofie, who had both hands in Plaster of Paris (POP) and Mr George Amoafo, the driver of a Land Cruiser, which was involved in the accident that claimed two lives. He had his left hand in POP and a plastered head.
The President conversed with them and wished them speedy recovery. At the Police Hospital President Kufuor visited Detective Corporal Samuel Dwamena, who had a sprain on the right foot. Corporal Dwamena, looking hale and hearty, is to be discharged later in the day.
Two of the five occupants of the Toyota Land Cruiser died on arrival at the hospital. They were General Constable Two Maurice Afranie from Apatrapa in the Ashanti Region and General Constable Two Samuel Kingsley Kwao, popularly called “Possible”, who hailed from Nkroful in the Western Region. The Presidential convoy was on its way to Accra after an official assignment at Agbozume in the Volta Region.
Source: GhanaWeb
