Three die, five injured on their way to Kwara APC bye-election victory party

Date: 2018-11-20

Three people reportedly died, while no fewer than five people sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident during the celebration of the victory of the Representative-elect of Ekiti/Irepodun/Isin/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency, Mr. Raheem Tunji Olawuyi.

Olawuyi was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the bye-election.

Our correspondent gathered on Monday that the deceased included Segun Adewara, Femi Olaye and Arandum women leader, whose name could not be ascertained as of the time of filing the report.

It was learnt that the accident occurred between Eleyin and Oke-Onigbin around 6 p.m on Sunday, when the victims were coming to join Olawuyi and other APC members and supporters for a victory party at Oro, in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State.

The APC members were celebrating their victory in the bye-election to elect a replacement for late Funke Adedoyin, who represented the federal constituency at the House of Representatives before her demise on September 28.

It was gathered that the victims met Olawuyi's team on their way going back to Omu-Aran, and decided to turn back.

Their vehicle was said to have had a head-on-collision with another vehicle as the driver of the incoming vehicle was allegedly trying to overtake a trailer.

Olawuyi's media aide, Mr. Femi David, confirmed the accident to our correspondent.

He identified the dead victims to include the unnamed Arandun women leader, Segun Adewara, and Femi Olaye, adding that five other persons were injured.

In a statement, he said the tragedy was quite unfortunate and came to them as a rude shock.

David said, "We profoundly regret the unfortunate incident, while commiserating with the deceased's families. We ask God to grant them the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.

"We deeply mourn the departed souls, their contributions and sacrifice will remain evergreen in our memory. We ask God to grant them eternal rest."

He added, "We, however, state our unalloyed support for the families of the deceased. We will not let them down or rest on our oars in our quest to realise the Kwara of their dream. Their support was legendary and unprecedented.

"They remained resilient, dogged and committed in their quest for a just and egalitarian Kwara State. Their unwavering support earned us the victory in the bye-election.

"The freedom they stood for will be ruggedly pursued."

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Egbejila     Olatunji Abdulmumeen     Opaleke Bukola Iyabo     Cassava Growers\' Association     Asa LGEA School     Laboratory-to-Product     General Hospital     Post Utme     Maja     Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro     Abraysports FC     Oluwarotimi Boluwatife Adenike     Bursary     Shuaibu Yaman     Ilorin General Hospital     Omu-aran     Amasa     Bank Of Industry     Boko Haram     Tafida     Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Yaru     Bello Oyebanji     Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Farouk Salim     KWTV     LEAH Charity Foundation     Turaki     Alloy Chukwuemeka     Kwara 2019     Halidu Danbaba     Riskat Opakunle     Atunwa     Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa     Javed Khan     Ishaq Oloyede     Aminu Ado Bayero     Mogaji Aare     Twitter     Maimunat Oniyangi     Bature Bello     ER-KANG Mining     Razak Atunwa     Fatima Abolore Jimoh     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Ella Supreme Tissue Paper     Aremu Odolaye     Tanke     Senate     Salaudeen Oyewale     Kwarareports     Joshua Adeyemi Adimula     Ilofa     Salihu S. Yaru     Lanre Issa-Onilu     Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union     Sunday Otokiti     Oyelere Oyinloye     Dorcas Afeniforo     Mohammed Yahaya Barki     Adebara     Christopher Ayeni     Yekeen Alabi     Ahmad Ali     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed     Nigeria Association Of Women Journalists     SSA Youth     Ajayi Okasanmi     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Mujtabah Bature     Harafat E. Mukadam     Issa Manzuma     NITDA     Fatimah Abdulkadir    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Joseph Alex Offorjama     Abubakar Baba     Abdullahi Samari     Zainab Abass     Bolaji Abdullahi     Na\'Allah     Ileloke     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Olateju Lukman     Ahmed Bolaji Nagode     Sulyman Tejidini     Popo-Igbonna     Elekoyangan     Abdulsalam Firdaous Amosa     Raymond Olaitan     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi     Sanusi Abubakar     Owu Fall     Jaiz Bank     Elerinjare     Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     High Court     Marufat Oladosu     Okasanmi Ajayi     Elerin Of Adanla     Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Durosinlohun Atiku     Aliyu Muyideen     Oke Sunna     Femi Agbaje     Awoye     Ladi Hassan     Afonja Descendants Union     Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa     Jani Ibrahim     SWAN     Code Of Conduct     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     NaAllah     Hassan Saliu     Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Lithium     Afeyin-Olukuta     Agboola Babatunde     Adaramaja     Isapa     Okin Biscuits     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     Timothy Akangbe     Oro Grammar School Old Students Association     Ilesha Gwanara Road     Hamidu Olowo     Kayode Laro     Kassim Babamale     Mutawalle     Oba Sulaiman Asude     Saheed Popoola     Sa\'adu Salahu     KSIRS     Shehu Alimi Foundation For Peace And Development     Abdulrasheed Lafia     Moremi High School     Suwa-Arabs     Ebola     Mike Omotosho     New Nigeria People’s Party     Kayode Ogunlowo     Imodoye Writer’s Enclave     Ilofa     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Opaleke Bukola Iyabo     Bayo Ojo     Kumbi Titilope     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital     Yakub Ali-Agan