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Kwara Ex Women Affairs Commissioner Dies In Road Crash
Dorcas Afeniforo, a former commissioner for women affairs in Kwara state, is dead.
Afeniforo, who until her demise served as commissioner at the Kwara State Civil Service Commission, died on Saturday in an accident on her way back from Lagos.
Her death was announced in a statement issued by Rafiu Ajakaye, Chief Press Secretary, the state governor on Sunday.
The statement described the death of the late women development advocate 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,” the statement read.