By Akinwale Kasali
As the Conference of the Lagos State Local Governments Area and Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs, is yet to come to terms with the death of four elected Council Officers in a space of two months after their inauguration into office, the Lagos Councils is reeling from yet another loss.
Hon. Adebimpe Akinola, Council Manager of Coker Aguda LCDA and Chair of the Forum of Council Managers, have passed away.
She died on Monday after a brief illness.
Her death makes it the fifth female Local Government Official to die in Lagos in just two months.
The string of tragedies has shocked the State’s grassroots administration.
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.
It would be recalled that 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.
Similarly, 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.
The demise of these women has put the All Progressives Congress, APC, on the spotlight, with speculations on diabolism taking center stage. The APC has vehemently denied this.
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