President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the weekend tragic truck accident that took the lives of scores of people at Iworoko-Ekiti, in Ekiti state.
In a statement issued by Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity on Monday in Abuja, Buhari extended sincere condolences to the families and friends of victims of the tragedy.
According to Adesina, the President joins the Ekiti State Government and people in mourning the victims adding that the accident has brought great grief to the communities.
The Presidency, however, appreciated the efforts of the State Government in bringing timely succour to the victims in the aftermath of the disaster and assured them of the solidarity of the Federal Government.
Buhari also wished the injured speedy recovery.
A truck carrying branded rice on Saturday crashed into a market at Iworoko-Ekiti in the Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state, killing about 15 persons, including a National Youth Service Corps member.

Muhammadu Buhari, former Nigerian military ruler and presidential candidate for the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) speaks during an interview with Reuters at a private residence in Lagos February 19, 2011. Buhari, the main opposition candidate in Nigeria's presidential election, said he was optimistic it would be a more credible race than in the past but warned events in north Africa showed people would no longer accept a rigged vote. Picture taken February 19, 2011. To match Interview NIGERIA-BUHARI/ REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye (NIGERIA - Tags: POLITICS HEADSHOT)