By The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has mourned the death of delegates from Rivers State who lost their lives in a crash.
Report has it that the delegates, who took part on the APC presidential primary which produced the former Lagos governor as the flagbearer, were on their way to their home state and had a car accident. The Rivers APC scribe, Onimiteim Vincent Samuel reportedly died in the crash.
In a statement released by his campaign group, Tinubu prayed for the repose of the souls of the deceased urged the families, the leaders and members of the party in Rivers to bear the loss with fortitude.
The statement read, “The Tinubu Campaign Office received with shock the death of Hon. Onimiteim Vincent Samuel, Secretary of our great party, the APC in Akukutoru Local Government Area of Rivers State and others yet to be identified in a vehicular accident on their way from Abuja.
“On behalf of the presidential candidate of our great party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, we commiserate with the family and our party leaders in the state.
“The death of grassroots leaders of our party in such tragic circumstances is sad. We pray for the repose of their soul and urge party members to dedicate themselves to ensure that the victory of our party which they fought for is achieved.”
