FCT PDP Chairman, Others Die In Road Crash -FRSC

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of the Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Federal Capital Territory(FCT), Abuja, Sunday Zakka.
Zakka was said to have died alongside his orderly in a road crash.
The state party’s Secretary, Bako Angulu, confirmed the death in the early hours of Saturday.
He said, “Zakka alongside his orderly and driver died in a ghastly motor accident off Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport-Kuje Road, Abuja on Friday.
“Zakka was on his way to Kuje, his hometown, in preparation for today’s (Saturday’s) presidential and National Assembly elections when the accident occurred”.
Speaking with The Tide source at the Weekend, the Corps spokesperson, Bisi Kazeem, said, “The deceased victims were taken to the National Hospital by their relatives before the arrival of the team”.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps lost an operative, Corps Assistant II, Abdusalam Roqeeb, from Lagos State Command to a road accident on Friday.
The incident happened at a sharp bend at Giri Junction, Abuja, while five other operatives were receiving treatment in a hospital.
The accident involved an NSCDC-branded vehicle conveying authorised identification tags meant for personnel on election duty in Lagos.
In a statement by the Corps spokesperson, Olusola Odumosu, the Corps Commandant General, Ahmed Audi, commiserated with families of the victim, Lagos State Command and the entire corps.
He assured that in line with his commitment to staff welfare, the corps’ management would take good care of the injured and bear full responsibility for their treatment to ensure their full recovery and safe return to their families.