By Abba Kabara
No fewer than nineteen persons believed to be supporters of the Zamfara state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident, Wednesday evening, in the outskirts of Tsafe, along Funtua-Gusau road.
A statement by the Special Adviser Media, Publicity and Public Enlightenment, Mallam Zailani Bappa said a truck lost control and crushed into four oncoming vehicles, killing 14 people on the spot.
The release did not however indicate the deceased were supporters of the PDP, but a source close to the party leadership said there were party supporters among others who went to welcome the Governor on his return from Abuja.
The statement added that following the pathetic incidence, governor Bello Matawalle has declared a three-day mourning period in honour of the deceased, and also ordered for lowering of the national flag to half mast.
Consequently, the statement said Matawalle has already passed condolence message to all the bereaved families, and directed all his aides to gather at the Yariman Bakura specialist Hospital for the preparation of the burial rites.
Similarly, the state house of assembly has postponed plenary until Monday, a statement by the Director General Press Affairs and Public Relations, Mustapha Jafaru Kaura said.
