APC Members Die In Auto Crash On Their Way To Abuja
Eko Hot Blog reports that members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) traveling from Imo State to Abuja for the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly on Tuesday died in an auto crash.
The bus conveying them as gathered by media reports had a head-on collision with another bus at Agbor in Delta State.
Two people in the bus had been confirmed dead, according to party sources, while others who had suffered various degrees of injury were sent to hospitals.
A chieftain of the APC said that the victims were coordinators for the senator-elect for Imo North, Patrick Ndubueze, and the House of Representatives member-elect for Okigwe North Federal Constituency, Mirriam Onuoha for 10th National Assembly.
The source said, “They were traveling in two buses. It is a sad development. The party is saddened by the development. It is a sad commentary and we pray God accepts their souls.”
When contacted, the spokesperson for the APC in the state, Cajetan Duke, confirmed the sad development, noting that only two persons had been confirmed dead by the party.
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