Prof Stella Effah-Attoe, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) National Women Leader, has died.
Effah-Attoe, a PDP National Working Committee (NWC) member, died on Sunday following a brief illness.
In a statement, PDP spokesman Debo Ologunagba said the party had lost one of its “best and brightest.”
“Prof. Effah-Attoe’s death is a huge blow not only to her family but also to the PDP, the academic community, the people of Cross River State and indeed the nation,” the statement partly read.
“She was a dedicated teacher, politician, author and fearless mobilizer who always stood for the truth; fought for justice, equity and fairness and gave her energy, passion and resources in the pursuit of the rights of women in Nigeria.
“Over the years, as Commissioner for Education and later Commissioner for Information and Culture in Cross River State, member of the Cross River State House of Assembly, member of Governing Board of several Cross River State and Federal Government Agencies and Programmes; a University Professor and one of the most decorated scholars in Nigeria, she distinguished herself as an amazon with extraordinary intellectual capacity for leadership and national service.”
The late women’s leader will be honored for her “tireless contributions alongside other PDP leaders in the effort to rebrand and strengthen our great party in the run-up to the 2023 general elections in line with the mission to rescue, rebuild, and redirect our nation from misrule,” according to the PDP.
Effah-Attoe’s death, according to the party, “left a huge vacuum in the party,” but “we take solace in the fact that she lived a devout Christian life, triumphed in her chosen path, and left indelible marks in the service of the nation and humanity.”
The PDP expressed condolences to her family, the residents of Ikun in Cross River State’s Biase Local Government Area, the academic community, the Cross River State Chapter of the PDP, and the people of Cross River State.
