The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State and staff of the 20 Local Government Areas and 37 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs, are seeking spiritual intervention after the mysterious death of five women leaders in some councils across the state.
The mainstream and social media were agog with the news of the sudden deaths of the women leaders in quick successions.
DAILY POST reports that the most recently deceased is a Council Manager in Coker Aguda LCDA, Mrs Adebimpe Akinola, who died Monday, September 29, 2025, making it the fifth within two months.
The incidents have heightened fear among female local government officials in Lagos.
It will also be recalled that after a resounding victory at the polls, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had, on July 27, 2025, sworn-in the newly elected Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of the 20 LGAs and 37 LCDAs in the state, signaling the commencement of fresh administration at the grassroots.
Sanwo-Olu, at the well attended event, held at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, charged the Chairmen to see their election as an opportunity to serve the people and deepen development at the local government level by delivering dividends of democracy.
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC, led by Justice Bola Okikiolu-Ighile, had presented certificates of return to the elected Chairmen and Councilors who emerged winners in the LG polls in the state.
Reacting to the mysterious deaths, the Lagos APC, through its spokesperson, Seye Oladejo, described them as painful and shocking.
Oladejo stated that the party was in the process of setting up a special committee to look into the incidents with the view to determining causes of deaths and preventing such in future.
Prayer interventions were also said to be considered to ward off the spirit of death across the councils.
“We have a plan in place as a party. We’re just waiting for a reasonable mourning period to pass. There is already a committee working on the intervention plan,” he said.
Lagos APC, LGAs go spiritual after losing five women leaders in succession