By Abimbola Ogunnaike
Tragedy struck on Monday, 12 June, 2023 as members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Imo State, who were travelling to Abuja for the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly on Tuesday, 13 June, 2023 died in an auto crash.
It was gathered that the bus they were travelling in had a head-on collision with another bus at Agbor in Delta State.
Three persons in the bus had been confirmed dead, while others who sustained various degrees of injuries were rushed to hospitals.
Two males from the Amaraku community in the Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of the state and a female from the Ogbor community in the same LGA died in the auto crash.
A chieftain of the party who pleaded for anonymity said the victims were the coordinators of the Senator-elect for Imo North Senatorial District, Patrick Ndubueze, and the House of Representatives Member-elect for Okigwe North Federal Constituency, Mirriam Onuoha.
“Three persons died while others who sustained injuries have been rushed to hospitals. Their bus had a head-on collision with another bus and three persons, two males and a female, died. Two males from Amaraku community and a female from Ogbor community all in the Isiala Mbano LGA.
“They were travelling 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,” the party chieftain said
When contacted, the spokesperson for the APC in the state, Cajetan Duke, confirmed the development, just as he also described the incident as “sad.”
The party’s spokesperson said that only two persons had been confirmed dead by the party.
