A female councillor in the
Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State, Obioma Ali, has died of kerosene
explosion at her home.
The councilor who represents
Isiala Itu, Ward 12, was said to have been refilling her Kerosene lantern when
the substance, suspected to have been adulterated, exploded and got her badly
burnt.
The lawmaker died at the Abia
State University Teaching Hospital, ABSUTH, Aba, where she had been receiving
medical attention.
Chairman of the Obingwa local
government, Chief Hanson Amaechi, while confirming the incident said her death
has “created a vacuum in the struggle for female political representation in
the area.”
He added that, “she died at a
time her experience was highly needed.”
The council Chairman stressed
that the councillor was the deputy chief whip and chairman, committee on Women
Affairs.
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