This is not the best of
times for the All Progressives Congress (APC) as Hajj Commission in
Zamfara on Friday confirmed the death of three local government chairmen
from the state, in an auto crash in Saudi Arabia.
The Public Relations
Officer of the commission, Malam Yakub-Yahaya Talata-Mafara, confirmed
the death to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview.
Talata-Mafara said
that the accident occurred around 3.00a.m on Friday, while they were
travelling from Makkah to Madina, Saudi Arabia.
According to him, the victims are six local government chairmen of APC from the state.
“Three of them died, while three others are receiving treatment at Saudi Arabia Hospital,’’ Talata-Mafara told NAN.
He said that the
remains of the deceased were under the custody of the Saudi Arabian
authorities where they would be processed for burial.
“Hajj officials of the
Zamfara contingents are making the necessary documentation to join the
Saudi Arabian authorities in order to give the deceased befitting
burial,’’ he said.
Reacting, the state APC Chairman, Alhaji Lawal M-Liman, described the death as a great loss to the state and Nigeria as a whole.
M-Liman described the deceased as loyal members of the party who had been in good relationship with their communities.
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