His helicopter crash-landed in Kogi State, the entire crew are reportedly safe, he said in a tweet.
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Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo survives helicopter crash
Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has survived a helicopter crash Saturday afternoon enroute to a campaign rally, his spokesman, Laolu Akande, has said.
Vice-President Osinbajo's chopper crash-lands in Kogi
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Ekiti state Governor Kayode Fayemi during the VC's visit to Ekiti
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“VP Osinbajo’s Chopper crash lands in Kabba, but he and the entire crew safe. He is continuing with his engagements and plans for the day in Kogi State,” Akande tweeted.
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He continued: "We give all the glory to God, our able protector and commend all the Flight Crew officials for their service. We are marching on for indeed we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us!"
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Vice Presient has reported expressing gratitude to God for the deliverance from the Chopper crash.
"We are extremely grateful to the Lord for preserving our lives from the incident that just happened. Everyone of us is safe and no one is maimed...," he said.
It is the second time Mr Osinbajo’s helicopter would crash-land, according to news wesite Premiumtimesng.
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![Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo sits with beneficiaries of the TraderMoni loan scheme in a market in Ibadan, Oyo State. [Premium Times]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'790'%20height%3D'638'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo sits with beneficiaries of the TraderMoni loan scheme in a market in Ibadan, Oyo State. [Premium Times]")
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo sits with beneficiaries of the TraderMoni loan scheme in a market in Ibadan, Oyo State. [Premium Times]
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo sits with beneficiaries of the TraderMoni loan scheme in a market in Ibadan, Oyo State. [Premium Times]
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In June 2017, he survived a similar accident when the chopper he was traveling in crash-landed shortly after take off in Gwagawalada, Abuja.
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