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| Peter Obi and Kaduna Labour Party Chieftain- Mallam Lawal Garba |
Labour Party Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi is in grief following the tragic death of Mallam Lawal Garba, the party's zonal chairman in Kaduna state.
As reported by the Vanguard newspaper, Garba died in an auto-crash along the Kaduna-Zaria road while on his way back from the party's activity in the state capital on Monday, October 17.
In a statement signed by the Chief Spokesman of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign, Dr. Yunusa Tanko, in Abuja, on Tuesday, Obi said, he was saddened by the news of the sudden death of Mallam Lawal Garba.
Obi was quoted as describing the news of Mallam Garba’s death, ”just an hour after left us as devastating and shocking.
“He was a great party leader, a great guide and adviser to the Labour Party in the planning and prosecution of the Presidential Campaigns."