A commissioner in the Kwara State Civil Service Commission, Dorcas Afeniforo, has died in a car accident while returning to Ilorin from Lagos.
The deceased was also a former Kwara State commissioner for women’s affairs. The accident occurred on Saturday.
Reacting to the incident, Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq described it 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,” AbdulRazaq said in a statement signed by his chief press secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye.
“We commiserate with the family of Mrs Afeniforo and to 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.
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