A female leader in the Lagos chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaja Ramota Bankole, has died in Mecca.
The former APC Welfare Secretary, one of the Lagos APC women leaders from the Epe Division, died while performing the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
Mourning her death, Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, Mr Seye Oladejo, described her as a committed member of the party.
He said in a statement: “Her death is most shocking and unfortunate. She was a committed and experienced party leader. The deceased was a proven mobiliser and inspiration for women’s participation in politics. May her precious soul be in peace.”