The former governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has condoled with the families of the two officials of the party in the state, who died in a ghastly motor accident while returning from Abuja.

The Star had reported that the APC officials, who travelled to Abuja for the presidential primaries of the party held between Tuesday and Wednesday, died in the tragic incident that occurred along Gwagwalada Road on Thursday.

The victims were returning to Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital when the accident occurred.

Reacting to the incident via a statement issued by his media office, Peterside stated that though death was inevitable and a determined end to every human, the party leader and former Transportation Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, the State Executive Committee, the Akuku Toru and Degema local government areas chapters, and the bereaved families, were pained beyond words.

The former gubernatorial candidate, who condoled with the party and its leadership, expressed confidence that the sacrifices made in their lifetime to build APC in Akuku Toru and Degema LGAs, Rivers State in general would not be in vain.

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“Even as it is natural to grief when death strikes in families like in this instance, I have the confidence that the sacrifices they made in their lifetime to build the APC in their respective local chapters into a viable democratic institution, shall not be in vain.

“They have planted, completed their parts and left though leaving us in tears, but their democratic credentials should always spur us to greater service,” he added.

Peterside, a former Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), prayed God to comfort the deceased families and grant quick healing to all those involved in the accident.

He also condoled with the leadership of the party in the state, urging them to bear the pains with fortitude.

Peterside urged APC members in Rivers State to rally round the bereaved families as they left young wives and children, saying: “If there was any time APC in Rivers State must show love to them, it was now.”

The Star