Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who arrived in Jos on a condolence visit along with the party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, and former Senate President Senator Bukola Saraki on Sunday, paid condolence visits to the former Governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, and visited the injured receiving treatment at the Jos University Teaching Hospital.
The PDP presidential candidate described the deaths of the party supporters as painful, saying that their sacrifices would not go in vain.
“For us, the loss is a very painful one for the lives of the young ones to be cut short at their prime.” “We are with you in prayer in this sad moment, and we want to assure you that we will stand by you to make sure that those in the hospital receive the best medical attention,” he said.
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who announced the donation of N40 million to assist those receiving treatment, commended Senator Jang for the leadership of the PDP in Plateau and assured him that “nobody makes sacrifices without the sacrifice being acknowledged and appreciated.”
Also, the National Chairman of the PDP, Iyorchia Ayu, commiserated with the PDP family in the state and the people of Plateau over the sad incident and donated the sum of N10 million to the accident victims on behalf of the national PDP.
He assured that they will continue to work hard, not just for the PDP but for the country, to rebuild the country with greater facilities and that such a thing will not happen again.
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“The best we can do for those is look after their families because some of them left wives, children, mothers, and loved ones,” said Ayu.
In a remark, Senator Jang thanked the former Vice President and his delegation for the visit, describing the gesture as a mark of “love,” which the PDP is known for.
The former governor, who described the accident as sad, disclosed that about 10 of the surviving victims had had their legs amputated due to the severity of the injuries they sustained during the accident.
Pointing out that the visit of the former Vice President and his delegation will go a long way to encourage the party and the people of the state over the unfortunate incident, Senator Jang assured that the sacrifices of the party supporters would surely not go in vain.
Senator Jang later drove to the Jos University Teaching Hospital to see the accident victims together with the former Vice President, who was accompanied on the condolence visit by several dignitaries, including a former Senate President, Bukola Saraki.
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