The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has condoled with the All Progressives Party, APC on the tragic death of a member, Alhaja Tawa Agaka, who died in a vehicle-related accident at the venue of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu/ Kashim Shettima presidential campaign flag-off on Thursday in Ilorin.

 A statement by Prince'Tunji Moronfoye, the state PDP Publicity Secretary said the party sympathise with the family of the deceased and other APC members who were injured in the unfortunate incident, praying for their speedy recovery. It also prayed that the soul of Alhaja Agaka found worthy of Aljannah Firdaus.

The party, however, berated the organisers of the event for their inadequate planning and misjudgment, asserting that they were dangerously shortsighted. “We wonder why the organizers of such an event did not plan the entrance and exit of vehicles and people more carefully at a ceremony that boasted of such high-class APC dignitaries to forestall such an unfortunate and tragic incident.

“The apparent lack of planning and coordination that is the hallmark of the APC comes to the fore again”, the party said.

The APC's women's presidential campaign flag-off in Ilorin, the state capital attracted high ranking APC members. It was led by Nigeria’s first lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari. She was supported by the Kwara state Governor, Mal. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, his wife, Amb. Olufolake, wives of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and former Governor Shettima, Sen. Oluremi and Nana respectively. Also present were other first ladies from APC-controlled states, Kwara state deputy governor, Mr Kayode Alabi and top party officials from Abuja and across the country.

The PDP condemned the choice of Metropolitan Square, the venue of the event as a misnomer since the rival party had condemned the construction of the Square as a meaningful legacy of the past administration. It said “We put it to the Kwara APC regime that, their lies and putrid propaganda of pre-2019 general elections, have "come home to roost"

“We see the Kwara APC hosting an event in the metropolitan square, which was built by the PDP administration of Dr Abubakar 'Bukola Saraki (CON) that the shameless Kwara APC regime had consistently accused of doing "nothing for sixteen years". The statement concluded.