According to Chief Press Secretary to Lagos State Governor, Gboyega Akosile, she died on Sunday.
APC Spokesman in Lagos, Mr. Seye Oladejo, who confirmed the death, described it as, “tragic and very sad.”
She was one of the close ally of APC Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
Political career
In the 1980s, Nelson joined the now defunct National Republican Convention (NRC) during the regime of General Ibrahim BBabangida.
In 1999, she joined Alliance for Democracy (AD) and from 1999 to 2003, she served as the Lagos State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation during the tenure of Bola Ahmed Tinubu and has served as the Women Leader of Lagos State Chapter of APC and was later made the South West Women Leader of APC.
She was the only female serving member of the Lagos State Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC).