IPNEWS-Monrovia: True to an earlier report by the authoritative Independent Probe Newspaper, that Finance and Development Minister, Samuel Tweah, had been evacuated to Ankara, Turkey for advanced medical checkup days after he and his, along with three others sustained injuries from a road accident, the government of Liberia says the. Minister of Finance and his Wife, who were involved in a motor accident on Sunday, November 27, are said to be recuperating after undergoing surgeries at the Florence Nightingale Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey, an Information Ministry press release signed by Minister Ledgerhood Rennie says.
Minister Samuel D. Tweah and Delecia Tweah were on their way back from attending the graduation ceremony of the Lofa Community College in Voinjama, Lofa County, when the unfortunate incident occurred. The couple, along with their driver and security guard, first sought treatment at the Phebe and John F. Kennedy hospitals respectively, before being advised to seek further medical attention overseas.
The driver and security guard were observed not to have sustained any major injuries and discharged by the John F. Kennedy medical center following 24-hour observation.
The President, Members of the Cabinet, and other officials of government have extended their best wishes to the minister and his wife, while keeping updated about the couple’s health condition, the release states.
Concluding, the release also notes that the government thanks members of the public for their prayers and best wishes for the victims’ speedy recovery.
