Admin l Friday, Dec. 28, 2018
MAKURDI, Benue, Nigeria – Eight members of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) have died in road accident, on their way to campaign rally in Benue State. Publicity Secretary of the party in Benue, Mr Bemgba Iortyom who made the revelation said the accident which left many persons injured occurred in the Zone C (Benue South) Senatorial District.
According to him party members were traveling to the venue of the flag-off of the Senatorial Campaign of candidate of the party in the Benue-South Senatorial District, which was slated to hold in Agatu on Friday. It was the flag-off of Abba Moro campaign in the district.
He said the flag off has been postponed in honour of the dead and that a new date for the event would be rescheduled.
Confirming the incident, David Mendie, Sector Commander, FRSC in Benue, said he got an emergency call from the unit command in Zone C informing him about a fatal accident on Agatu route on Friday.
