Thursday, July 31, 2025 - Former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Victor Akande, has passed away.
Naija News learnt
that Akande died on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at an undisclosed hospital.
According to the Nation,
Akande’s death resulted from complications from an auto crash last week in the
Ojo area of the state.
The deceased served as a
member of the Lagos State House of Assembly for two terms, representing Ojo
State Constituency I between 2015 and 2023.
He was first elected on
the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2015 and later defected
to the All Progressives Congress (APC), on which platform he was re-elected in
2019.
Akande served as the
Chairman of the House Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Petitions and
LASIEC while in the Assembly.
In other news, campaign posters of Justina Azuka, wife of slain Anambra lawmaker representing Onitsha North 1 constituency, Justice Azuka, have surfaced.
The widow is reportedly
seeking support to replace her deceased husband.
Justice Azuka was
kidnapped in Onitsha on the eve of Christmas of 2024 while returning home for
the yuletide.
The body of the deceased
was later found at the foot of the Second Niger Bridge in February, despite
rumours of payment of a heavy ransom for his release.
Since the confirmation of
his death, there has been clamour for the wife, Justina Azuka, to replace the
late lawmaker, with many people appealing to the Labour Party to nominate her
as a candidate.
Her poster as the
candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has surfaced, leading to
controversy about the refusal of the LP to give her their platform as
compensation for her husband’s death.
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