First feminine Head of Service of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Civil Service Fee, Mrs Grace Adayilo, who’s also called Mama Africa, handed away within the early hours of Monday.
Adayilo’s loss of life was confirmed by the President of Unique Inhabitants Improvement Affiliation of Abuja (OIDA), Pastor Danladi Jeji, who was collaborating with the deceased on a venture.
“Mama Africa and me have been planning to have a good time Her Excellency, the First Woman of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, as we speak, Monday September 1, 2025. Now, our creator have completed it for us by calling Mama Africa house to be with the Lord,” Pastor Jeji mentioned.
In a touching tribute posted on the FCT Stakeholders’ Meeting Platform, Jeji expressed his grief, writing: “You will have completed the race. You will have completed it. My coronary heart could be very, very heavy. The God Almighty who’s all in all have known as you to be with him.”
A distant relative of the household additionally confirmed the tragic information, revealing that the late Head of Service, who was additionally a pastor, attended church service on Sunday and ministered to the congregation with out exhibiting any indicators of sickness or stress.
Adayilo’s appointment by President Bola Tinubu on October 6, 2024, was a historic first changing into the primary feminine and first indigenous Head of Service for the FCT, succeeding the pioneer, Dr. Atang Udo Samuel.
Her appointment was broadly seen as a major milestone, breaking long-standing gender and geographical limitations.
