ROTIMI AGUNSOYE MOURNS YEYE KEMI NELSON
HON PRINCE ROTIMI AGUNSOYE MOURNS YEYE KEMI NELSON
It saddens me to my bone marrow to hear of the sudden passing of my beloved Yeye Kemi Nelson - an astute politician, a thorough-bred party faithful, a grassroots marshall, a public servant of note and evidently a voice of the womenfolks and indeed the downtrodden.
In commiserating with the bereaved Nelson family, friends, associates and by extension the govt and esteemed people of Lagos State, I must not fail to mention the unrivalled achievements recorded in the brilliant dossier of meritorious service paraded by the exemplary Yeye Kemi Nelson.
It would no doubt be an herculean task finding anyone who can conveniently step into her giant-sized shoes in lieu of contributions made to nation building, whether as the Lagos State Commissioner of Women Affairs & Poverty Alleviation, APC Lagos State Women Leader, APC National Deputy Women Leader or Executive Director of the Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund.
Her enviable status as the only female member of the exclusive Governance Advisory Council attests to the hallmark of excellence she possessed to merit a seat in the council of wise men that molded our Lagos State to the cynosure of all eyes it is today.
The indelible marks left in the footprints of time by this distinguished personality however transcended to role modelling in the many lives she touched while she acted her lead role on the life stage. Yeye Kemi Nelson was someone we all looked up to for leadership and support, a mother figure and for me one of many indefatigable pillars of support.
Posterity will forever remember that great Amazon who came, saw and conquered; Kemi Nelson carved a niche for herself in the male-dominated political landscape of Lagos and the nation at large.
Adieu my good friend! Adieu my dearest sister!
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