Lagos State has recorded the death of another female councillor, Honourable Zainab Adeshewa Shotayo, just weeks after the demise of her colleague, Hon. Oluwakemi Rufai.
Shotayo, who represented Ward C3 in the Odiolowo-Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area in Ilupeju, reportedly passed away on Monday, August 18, 2025, after a brief illness.
Her death follows closely that of Hon. Rufai, who was the councillor for Ward C1 in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government.
Both women were among the very few elected female councillors in their respective councils.
They were elected under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress and had been inaugurated barely three weeks prior to their deaths.
