Oluwakemi Rufai, Councillor representing Ward C1 of Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area, in Lagos State is dead.

 

Rufail died barely two weeks after being sworn in as a Lawmaker for the Council.

 

The late Rufai was sworn in as the only Female Councillor, she was however said to have passed on after a brief illness in the Council.

 

The demise of the female lawmaker was confirmed by the chairmen of Ibeju-Lekki Local Government, Sesan Olowa, and his Lekki Local Council Development Area, LCDA, counterpart, Rasaki Kasali, on Wednesday.

 

In a separate statements, both Council Chairmen expressed shock over the new female councillor’s death, describing it as a rude shock to them.

 

The Chairmen disclosed that Rufai was pronounced dead by medical experts yesterday, a development that has affected both Councils considering the female lawmaker’s contribution to the ruling Party, All Progressives Congress, APC, and grassroots development in the State.