A fatal road accident involving delegates from Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State has left one person dead and several others injured while en route to the All Progressives Congress (APC) North-West Zonal Congress in Kaduna State.
The deceased, Dalhat Machika, was among the party delegates traveling to the congress on Wednesday when the crash occurred.
Among those injured are the former Deputy Governor of Katsina State, Hon. Sirajo Umar Damari, and the APC Chairman of Sabuwa Local Government Area.
According to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Katsina State Governor, Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed, the injured victims are currently receiving treatment at Yusuf Dantsoho Memorial Hospital in Tudun Wada, Kaduna.
The statement added that Governor Dikko Umaru Radda visited the hospital after the congress to check on the victims. During the visit, he expressed sympathy to the injured and their families, prayed for their speedy recovery, and assured them of the government’s full support.
Governor Radda was accompanied by the Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Hon. Ibrahim Kabir Masari; the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Hon. Abdulkadir Mamman Nasir; and other senior government officials.