By Peter Dansu Lagos State has recorded yet another tragic loss with the death of Mrs. Adebimpe Akinola, the Council Manager of Coker Agud...
By Peter Dansu
Lagos State has recorded yet another tragic loss with the death of Mrs. Adebimpe Akinola, the Council Manager of Coker Aguda Local Council Development Area (LCDA). Her passing on Monday, September 29, 2025, marks the fifth death of a female local government official in the state within just two months.
According to reports by thegazellenews, Mrs. Akinola, who until her death was the Chairman of the Forum of Council Managers in Lagos State, died after a brief illness. She was described as a dedicated administrator and the Head of Administration of Coker/Aguda LCDA.
News of her death was formally announced by the Forum of Council Managers in a statement that read: “With total submission to the will of Allah, we announce the passing away of our dear Chairman, Mrs. Adebimpe Akinola, this afternoon, Monday, 29th September, 2025. She was the Council Manager of Coker/Aguda LCDA until her death.”
The Forum further disclosed that she would be laid to rest according to Islamic rites on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. Her Janazah Prayer is scheduled to take place at Al Kitab Mosque, Abosede Onamade Street, Eleshin, after Zuhr Prayer at 1:00 p.m., followed by burial at the Equitable CDA Muslim Cemetery, Igbe Lara, by 2:00 p.m.
Mrs. Akinola’s passing adds to a growing list of female local government officials in Lagos State who have died in the short period since the inauguration of the present council administration on July 27, 2025. On August 13, Councillor Oluwakemi Rufai of Ward C in Ibeju Lekki Local Government died just weeks after her swearing-in. Barely five days later, 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.
Her death, coming so soon after these others, has deepened the sense of grief and shock across Lagos councils, with many describing the string of tragedies as unprecedented in the state’s local government system.
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