Four members of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Niger State chapter, have died.
The party lost four of its state executives in a motor accident last week.
According to the party chairman in the state, Mamman Damisa, who made this known in a telephone interview on Sunday, the accident occurred along Lambata/Bida road when they were returning from the unveiling of the vice presidential candidate of the party.
Damisa said that the party lost two Local Government party chairmen, one youth leader and a driver in to the accident.
“We lost two of our local government party chairmen, one youth leader and a driver when the accident occurred.”
The state party chairman gave the names of the deceased local government party chairmen as Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim, the chairman of Agaie, and Baba Usman, the chairman of Katcha.
He also stated that some local government party chairmen also sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident.
“Some of our members also got injured in the accident and they include the party Chairmen of Gbako, Lapai and Edati local government areas.” Damisa said.
He condoled with members of the families of the deceased while praying that their souls rest in peace.