Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed sadness over the loss of the party’s women leader in Ondo State, Toyin Ajinde.
Mrs Ajinde died at the Trauma Centre in Ondo on September 19 after being in coma since her involvement in an auto crash on September 6.
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In a condolence message signed by Atiku’s media adviser, Paul Ibe, the former Vice President said that the opposition party has missed a worthy amazon and a dependable grassroots mobiliser.
According to Atiku, Ajinde’s death came at a time when the party would require her immense experience and contacts ahead of governorship election in Ondo next year.
“Even more is the bereavement her demise has thrown at her immediate family and associates. We will all miss her for a life of service that she led,” he said.
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“As people of faith, however, we must come to terms with the fact that as mortals, we do not have any control over matters of life and death. We pray to God almighty to grant her soul eternal rest and console her family and PDP in Ondo State.”
