Sunday commiserated with the Bayelsa
Government over the death of some prominent
women leaders from the state in an auto crash.
A statement by her Media Assistant, Mr Ayo
Adewuyi, in Abuja said the women died in a motor
accident around Elele in Rivers on Saturday.
“The First Lady prays the Almighty God to grant
the souls of the deceased eternal rest.
“She also prays God to give the families the
fortitude to bear the irreparable loss,” the
statement said.
It would be recalled that Bayelsa state was
thrown into mourning as 12 prominent women
died in a ghastly auto crash near Old Ahoada
Market on the Ahoada/Elele section of the East/
West Road, Rivers State.
Among the dead were former Members of the
State House of Assembly and Commissioners
from the state and the wife of the Secretary to
the State Government, SSG.
Some of the identified victims were a Former
Member of the State House of Assembly from
Brass Local Government and Special Adviser to
Governor Seriake Dickson, Mrs.Ruby Benjamin,a
Former Commissioner for Women Affairs under
the administration of Gov. Timipre Sylva, Gimbra
Panowei,the Wife of Prof. Edmond Oguru,the
Secretary to the State Government, Mrs.Elizabeth
Allison-Oguru and a Woman Leader from Otuoke
Community in Ogbia local government,Madam
Consider Amadi.
Also killed in the accident was the wife of the
owner of a popular Montessori school known as
Ayakpo International schools, Mrs. Inamamu
Ayakpor.
Mrs Ebisinte Ayabowei, a former Bayelsa State
Commissioner survived in the accident.
They were on their way back to Yenagoa, the
Bayelsa capital from the Port Harcourt
International Airport where they had gone to see
off Mrs Patience Jonathan, wife of President
Jonathan.
The women,who are members of Mrs Jonathan’s
female wing of the Peoples Democratic
Party,PDP, known as Women For Change
Initiatives had earlier visited Patience Jonathan in
her country home of Okrika community in Rivers
State.
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