Jane Otu, Calabar

 

DAILY COURIER – A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta state, Chief Joe Unuame, has died in a fatal car accident on Wednesday.

 

Sources familiar with the development told DAILY COURIER that Unuame’s Toyota black Jeep had a head-on collision with a tanker after Umeh junction, along Ughelli/Patani road, while on his way to PDP Campaign in Patani.

 

The sources said the driver died on the spot, while Chief Unuame was rushed to a nearby hospital but died later after fruitless efforts by medical doctors to revive him.

 

Chief Joe Unuame hails from Akpere-Olomu community, Olomu Kingdom, in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State.

 

He was until his death, a staunch member of the PDP and a strong supporter of Sheriff Francis Orohwedor Oborevwori, the governorship candidate of the PDP in Delta state.