All Progressives Congress candidate for the gubernatorial election in Kogi, AbdulAziz Omeiza Aliyu, has perished in a motor vehicle accident along Kaduna – Abuja federal highway yesterday March 14th. Abdulaziz was traveling with his younger brother, Salmanu Adeiza Aliyu, amongst others in a chartered vehicle.
All occupants of the vehicle perished.
A family spokesman, Abubakar Aliyu said, “Omeiza spoke with his father around 1.30pm Saturday few minutes into the ill fated journey and barely half an hour, we received the shocking and sad news of his demise from a samaritans from the scene of the accident. From the report we received none of passengers on the ill fated Sharon car survived and they have been given mass burial at location at Jere town”.