By David Okpashi
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has attributed the sudden death of some students of Nasarawa State University Keffi, NSUK, to poor arrangements for the distribution of the palliative.
The party in a statement issued and signed by its chairman, Francis Orogu criticized the administration of Governor Abdullahi Sule over what it described as being insensitive to the plight of the citizenry.
According to the statement, “Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Nasarawa State, Friday, received with shock and grief the death of some students of the Nasarawa State University Keffi steming from the stampede that occurred in the institution.
“PDP did not only see the incident as unfortunate but unneccessary considering the fact that this avoidable incident would have been averted if proactive measures were taken by the authorities”.
The statement wondered why the authority concerned would embark on a distribution of palliative in a university community in the manner it did when there are well structured platforms such as departments, union and religious groups that would have handled this in an ordely manner.
“While grieving over the needless death of our dear students and others who sustained various degrees of injuries, our party, the PDP wishes to extend its sincere and heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased students while praying for the quick recovery of others reportedly injured.
“As a party , we join all well-meaning Nigerians, families, Nasarawa State University Keffi community, and the entire people of Nasarawa state over the needless death of our dear students”.