Popular APC Governorship Candidate Suspends Campaign Rally, Gives Reason
- Senator Bassey Otu has announced the suspension of all his campaign activities indefinitely
- His decision comes a few hours after the tragic incident at the Calabar festival that left seven persons dead and 29 others brutally injured
- In a statement issued on Wednesday, December 28, Senator Otu revealed that his decision to suspend his campaign is to honour the victims of the incident
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Cross Rivers, Calabar - The governorship candidate of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in Cross River state, Senator Bassey Otu has suspended his campaign rally.
As reported by PM News, the latest development was informed by the tragic death of seven persons at the Calabar carnival on Tuesday, December 27.
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In a statement signed by Senator Otu in Calabar on Wednesday, December 28, he revealed that he decided to halt all his campaign activities in honour of the seven persons that were killed in the tragic incident that also left 29 others brutally injured.
The statement reads:
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“The news of the unfortunate and tragic death of some residents in Cross River who left their homes to watch the bikers parade came to me as a rude shock.
“I deeply commiserate with the families of those who lost their lives in that tragic but avoidable incident and pray that the good Lord comfort them."
Senator Otu calls for Police investigation
The APC Cross Rivers state governorship candidate critiqued the incident describing it as an "unfortunate and avoidable death of innocent citizens."
He urged the state government and residents of the state to work together in order to establish a proper investigation to clamp down on those responsible for the tragic incident.
Senator Otu concluded, saying:
“To honour the dead, I have decided to suspend all my political activities till further notice to mourn with the families of the injured and those who lost their lives."
According to statistics from the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), those involved in the tragic accident include 21 male adults, three women, two male children, and three female children.
2023 elections: Peter Obi suspends presidential campaign, gives reason
Meanwhile, in another similar event, the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has taken a bold move to honour the victims of floods across Nigeria.
Obi, a former governor of Anambra state, announced the suspension of his campaign and planned to visit some of the affected areas.
The LP flagbearer asked his contenders to do the same and asked them to come to the rescue of the victims through donations.
Source: Legit.ng
