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General News of Tuesday, 7 February 2023

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Popular female commissioner dies in car crash

The late Dorcas Afeniforo The late Dorcas Afeniforo

Mrs. Dorcas Afeniforo, Commissioner II at the Kwara State Civil Service Commission is dead.

The former commissioner for Women Affairs and a top loyalist of the governor died in a car accident on Saturday, February 4 while returning on a trip to Lagos.

This was made known by the Kwara State government in a statement sighted on Monday, February 6.

Governor Mallam Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq described her death as shocking and painful.

“The development is shocking and painful. It is a huge loss to the progressive family in the state. Mrs Afeniforo will always be remembered for her fine legacies as a foremost women development advocate and her contributions to the development of the state,” the governor said in a statement.

“We commiserate with the family of Mrs Afeniforo and with the good people of Baruten and Kwara north whom she represented at the CSC until her death. We pray to God to grant comfort to the family she left behind,” he added.

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has also reacted to Mrs Afeniforo's death.

He tweeted: "I was saddened by the news of the tragic death of Mrs. Dorcas Afeniforo in a fatal vehicular accident. A commissioner in Kwara State Civil Service Commission, her death is a huge loss to her immediate and extended family, and to the good people of Kwara State.

"May the soul of Late Mrs. Dorcas Afeniforo rest in perfect peace. My sincere condolence to her family."

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