Former Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the death of 18 supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in a ghastly autocrash on the outskirts of Tsafe Town along the Funtua-Gusau road, Zamfara state.
A statement by the Special Adviser to Governor Bello Matawalle on Media, Publicity and Public Enlightenment, Zailani Bappa, said a truck lost control and crashed into four oncoming vehicles, killing several people.
In a statement issued via Twitter on Saturday evening, Atiku wrote;
“My thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of the 18 persons, who lost their lives in a road accident in the process of receiving Gov @Bellomatawalle1 at the border of Zamfara with Katsina.”
“On behalf of my family, I offer my deepest condolences to the affected families, Gov Matawalle and the Government and people of Zamfara State.”