APC, Lagos LGAs go spiritual after five women leaders die mysteriously

By Olasunkanmi Akoni

Lagos State section of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and staff of the 20 Local Government Areas and 37 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs, person been thrown into panic mode and seeking spiritual involution pursuing mysterious decease of five women leaders successful immoderate councils crossed the state.

The quality of abrupt deaths is awash crossed societal media and different section platforms.

The latest unfortunate is simply a Council Manager successful Coker Aguda LCDA, Mrs Adebimpe Akinola, who died Monday, September 29, 2025. 

The tragic nonaccomplishment made it the 5th wrong 2 months.

Akinola’s decease heightened a worrying drawstring of tragedies among pistillate section authorities officials successful Lagos with galore fearing who is the next.

Recall that aft a resounding triumph astatine the polls, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had, connected July 27, 2025, sworn-in the recently elected Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of the 20 LGAs and 37 LCDAs successful the state, signalling the commencement of caller medication astatine the grassroots.

Sanwo-Olu, astatine the good attended event, held astatine the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, charged the Chairmen to spot their predetermination arsenic accidental to service the radical and deepen improvement astatine the section authorities level by delivering dividends of democracy.

The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC, led by Justice Bola Okikiolu-Ighile, had earlier presented certificates of instrumentality to the elected Chairmen and Councilors who emerged winners successful the LG polls successful the state.

This has, unfortunately, turned sour for immoderate councils arsenic decease came calling, snatching promising souls distant and leaving gnashing of teeth and sorrow behind.

On August 13, Oluwakemi Rufai, Councilor for Ward C successful Ibeju Lekki, died little than 2 weeks aft her inauguration.

Five days later, connected August 18, Zainab Shotayo, Councilor for Ward C successful Odiolowo-Ojuwoye LCDA, besides passed away.

On Saturday, September 20, 2025, Princess Oluremi Ajose, Vice Chairman of Badagry West LCDA, died, portion the elected Councllor for Ward F successful Somolu Local Government, Basirat Mayabikan, died the pursuing day, Sunday, September 21, 2025.

Akinola, the latest victim, died connected September 29.

Rufai

 Rufai, the archetypal victim, reportedly died aft a little illness.

The Councilor, who represented Ward C1 successful Ibeji Lekki Local Government, died aboriginal Wednesday, August 13, 2025, 2 weeks aft being sworn-in.

She was the lone pistillate Councilor successful the section authorities legislative arm.

Shotayo

 Also, decease was not done, the lone pistillate elected Councilor for Odiolowo-Ojuwoye LCDA, Shotayo, mysteriously died successful a yet to beryllium ascertained origin of death.

The person died connected Monday, August 18, 2025 aft a little illness. .

She besides was the lone elected pistillate Councilor successful the assembly and died 3 weeks aft being inaugurated.

Until her death, she represented Ward C3 successful the 6th Legislative Arm of the LCDA and was the Chief Whip of the Legislative Arm.

Her decease has thrown the full assembly secretariat successful Ilupeju into heavy mourning.

The assembly Chairman, Seyi Jakande, successful absorption to the death, expressed heavy sorrow implicit the passing of the lawmaker.

In heartfelt condolences, Jakande described Shotayo arsenic “not lone the youngest subordinate of the Council but besides an exemplary person who inspired galore done her resilience and committedness to nationalist service.

“Her relation arsenic Chief Whip highlighted her dedication to improving the lives of her constituents and serving arsenic a relation model, peculiarly for young women aspiring to instrumentality connected enactment roles wrong their communities”, helium said.

“On behalf of the Council and the full Odi-Olowo/Ojuwoye community, I widen our deepest condolences to Hon. Shotayo’s family, friends, and the full Ward C3 during this hard time.

“We grieve with you arsenic we honour her contributions and the interaction she made wrong our community. We basal successful solidarity arsenic we navigate this irreparable nonaccomplishment together.”

The assembly unit members described her decease arsenic profound nonaccomplishment to the assemblage astatine large.

One of the unit members said, “She was a benignant hearted, jolly bully fellow, who distinguished herself successful her telephone of work and narration with colleagues and unit members.”

Ajose

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