Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has expressed sadness over the passing of one of the party’s Zonal Chairmen in Kaduna State, Mallam Lawal Garba.
Garba lost his life in a fatal auto crash along the Kaduna-Zaria road on Monday.
He was on his way back from the party’s engagement with Northern stakeholders in Arewa House, Kaduna, on Monday.
Reacting, Peter Obi in a tweet on Tuesday expressed shock over his death and prayed that his soul rests in peace.
”I’m shocked by the news of the sudden and tragic death of Mallam Lawal Garba last night in a fatal vehicular accident. Mallam Garba was in attendance at the Arewa House interactive session.
”His death is a huge loss to his family, the Labour Party family in Kaduna State and the Kaduna people.
”I pray for the peaceful repose of his soul and that God Almighty will grant his family the fortitude to bear this huge loss.”
