Kunle Adelabu
The candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP) for Ikorodu Local Government in the last council elections, Mrs Saidat Odofin Fafowora, is dead.
Fafowora, who also contested for the Senatorial position in Lagos East, on PDP platform, died at her Agbala home in Ikorodu, on Sunday night.
THE IMPACT gathered that she was rushed to the hospital after being found unconscious in her house, and was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
The late politician, who was a major opposition figure in the state and an indigene of Ikorodu, and her party came distance second in the council election held on July 12, 2025.
Speaking with THE IMPACT on why she decided to vie for the Chairmanship seat of Ikorodu Local Government, Fafowora said:
“Why I have decided to go for the chairmanship position is simply because of a dream and that dream basically said that we need to do something quickly about this town, Ikorodu, and I did. I want to do something for my people in Ikorodu.
“The things that I have seen are not good enough for our people. When you want to make a difference in the lives of the people, the best way to start is at home. Like parents, they started teaching their children from home.
“We want to change the lives of our people, and that is why I am starting from Ikorodu which is my home. We will get things right if we want to. We can run affordable schools within our town and give our children better education, and we can employ people to take jobs and provide particular services for our people.
“If we don’t have enough medical services, we are going to provide more facilities for the use of the town”, she said.
Odofin, who said that Nigerians can be set on a path to greatness if things are done properly at the grassroots level, also spoke about her plans for the youths.
She attended the University of Ibadan, for her first degree and thereafter, worked with the institution for a year, teaching the first-year students.
Fafowora served at the NTA Sokoto, during her NYSC, an experience she described as “absolutely amazing and fantastic”.
After the NYSC, she went back to England for her Masters programme in English and Film.
Until her death, she was working in the field of Human Resources which, according to her, makes her have a better understanding of the people.
