Lagos councils are reeling from yet another loss. Mrs Adebimpe Akinola, Council Manager of Coker Aguda LCDA and Chair of the Forum of Council Managers, passed away on Monday after a brief illness.
Her death marks the fifth female local government official to die in Lagos in just two months — a string of tragedies that has shocked the state’s grassroots administration.
Mrs Akinola was laid to rest on Tuesday according to Islamic rites, with Janazah Prayer scheduled at Al Kitab Mosque after Zuhr, followed by burial at Igbe Lara cemetery.
Since July 27, four other women in council positions across Lagos have also died, leaving many unsettled by the unprecedented wave of losses.
On August 13, Councillor Oluwakemi Rufai of Ward C in Ibeju Lekki Local Government died just weeks after her swearing-in. On August 18, Councillor Zainab Shotayo of Ward C in Odiolowo-Ojuwoye LCDA also passed away.
The cycle of losses continued in September when Princess Oluremi Nutayi Ajose, Vice Chairman of Badagry West LCDA, died on September 20, followed by the death of Councillor Basirat Oluwakemi Mayabikan of Ward F, Somolu Local Government, on September 21.
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