Kwara State Governor-elect AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has described the death of General Manager of the National Theatre, Dr Stella Oyedepo, as one loss too many to the state and Nigeria as a whole.
Qed.ng had earlier on Tuesday broken the news of her death.
The playwright and former director of the Kwara State Council for Arts and Culture died in an accident on Easter Monday on her way to Lagos from Ilorin.
“We are devastated by the sudden death of this Amazon who had not only served our state meritoriously as executive director of the Kwara State Council for Arts and Culture but was on a national assignment to revive the iconic national theatre, Iganmu,” according to a statement by AbdulRazaq’s media aide, Rafiu Ajakaye.
The Governor-elect also condoled with the deceased’s husband who is a prominent leader of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara, Dr Hezekiah Oyedepo, and his family.
“The development is sad and devastating but I urge the family to take solace in the eventful life of the deceased who was known for her sterling record as an authority in her field.
“I pray the Almighty God to repose her soul and comfort the family. My special condolences go to the elder statesman Dr Hezekiah, the widower, who has been at the forefront of the clamour for good governance as his membership of our Transition Committee shows.
“I also especially commiserate with the children and pray God to grant them the fortitude to bear this huge loss,” AbdulRazaq said.
