The Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, women leader, Alhaja Idowu Akinsanya has commiserated with the party’s deputy governorship candidate, Ms Funke Akindele, on the demise of her mother, Dr R. B. Adebanjo-Akindele.
In a statement, Akinsanya said that the party’s women wing was shocked by the passing of the veteran Nollywood actress’s mother.
She claimed that Akindele’s mother passed away just as she was needed most, in the run-up to the elections.
“We lost her at this period that all the women in Lagos needed her most,” Akinsanya said.
However, she asserted that the loss of Funke Akindele’s mother would not deter the effort being made to secure the party’s win.
Akinsanya said that women in the party would move closer to Akindele and support her vision to give back to the women in society and the less privileged if she emerged as the deputy governor.
She said that Dr. Abdul-Azeez Adediran (JANDOR), the party’s nominee for governor, and Akindele had been working hard to ensure that PDP won the poll.
“Lagos women will stand firm and throw their weight behind Jandor and Funke Akindele during this crucial period.
“This will not weaken their effort or deter them from the dream ahead, but rather will make them stronger and more focused,” she said.
She prayed that God would grant Akindele the fortitude to bear the loss, urging all PDP members to keep praying for the party’s deputy governorship candidate.
