PDP directs flags to fly at half-mast in honour of 16 dead members in Plateau

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday directed that party flags at the National Secretariat, Abuja, be flown at half-mast in honour 16 members  who died on Saturday in a motor accident in Plateau State.

The party in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, in Abuja said the PDP family was grief-stricken over the ghastly motor accident.

“Our hearts bleed. Our Party deeply grieves at the loss of these patriotic Nigerians who paid the supreme prize while gallantly devoting their lives in the quest with other compatriots to rescue our nation.

“The PDP mourns these courageous patriots who lost their lives in the pursuit of a better country with a purposeful leadership that cares for the wellbeing of all citizens, adding that they shall never be forgotten,” the statement read.

Ologunagba said that in honour of those brave compatriots, the PDP had directed that its flags at the National Secretariat in Abuja be flown at half-mast while urging Nigerians not to relent in prayers for the nation at this crucial time.

Ologunagba commiserated with the families of the victims of the accident

He prayed to God to grant them to grace to bear the loss and to heal the injured and grant them speedy recovery.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Plateau State had earlier confirmed the death of 16 persons with 83 others sustaining various degrees of injuries.

The FRSC said it was a lone crash involving a truck conveying PDP supporters from campaign rally in Plateau Central Zone of the state.