DELTA State Chapter of the All Progressives §Congress, APC, Wednesday, suspended its campaigns, following a boat mishap, which claimed the lives of two of its supporters with three other persons missing and seven injured.
The boat mishap, reportedly occurred at Warri River while the campaign train was returning from a ward-to-ward campaign at Okerenkoko, a riverine community in Warri South-West Local Government Area.
APC in a statement by the Director, Communications and Media Strategy of the campaign council, Mr Ima Niboro, said the Deputy Senate President and Delta APC gubernatorial candidate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has ordered the immediate suspension of the ward-to-ward campaign over the tragic incident.
Niboro in the statement, said the APC governorship candidate and the Delta APC Campaign Council, received with shock and grief, news of the boat accident involving loyal party members and supporters, as they returned from rally in Okerenkoko, Warri South West Local Government Area, Tuesday.
According to him, information indicates that a commercial boat traveling in the opposite direction rammed into the boat carrying the party’s supporters, adding that two persons lost their lives, three are missing, and seven others are in hospital receiving treatment from injuries sustained in the accident.
Niboro said: “We are shocked by this tragedy, and our hearts are heavy. Our prayers and thoughts are with the victims and their families. This is one tragedy too many, and our party is officially in mourning
We are currently working with the relevant authorities and communities to search for the missing. We are also in the process of reaching out to the families and loved ones of those that lost their lives, while ensuring that the injured receive the best care possible.
“In honour of the dead, missing and injured, we have decided to indefinitely suspend all further campaigns. The Campaign Council will advise on next steps in the coming days and weeks.
