Some supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue have been involved in a road accident while travelling to Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, for a North-Central mega rally in support of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima. An eyewitness told our correspondent that the bus conveying the supporters from Benue State had a head-on collision with an oncoming vehicle within Lafia town on Saturday.
When contacted, Daniel Ihomun, the publicity secretary of the Austin Agada-led APC faction in Benue State, which is loyal to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, confirmed the incident. ALSO READ: Referring to Tinubu as ‘Bola’ can divide Nigeria, Reno Omokri tells Atiku Ihomun said the victims were supporters of Akume who had travelled to Lafia to attend the rally.
“It's true some APC supporters from Benue (loyalists of SGF) were involved in auto crash today while coming for the mega rally for President Bola Tinubu. “The accident happened within Lafia, thank God there is no casualty but the victims have been taken to hospital,” Ihomun said. The accident occurred as APC supporters from across the North-Central region gathered in Lafia for the rally organised in support of Tinubu and Shettima ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, had announced plans for the rally in a statement on Thursday following a high-level meeting of North-Central APC stakeholders in Abuja. The event was organised under the auspices of the North-Central Grassroots Mobilisation Network.
