ALABA LAWSON, THE IYALODE OF YORUBALAND IS DEAD
Chief Alaba Lawson, the Iyalode of Yorubaland and a former national president of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture, has passed away.
Early on Saturday morning, the well-known educationist and creator of the well-liked Alaba Lawson Group of Schools, Abeokuta, passed away.
AbdulRahman Maku, the Executive Secretary of the Abeokuta Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture, signed a statement containing the news of her passing.
The statement made available to journalists on Saturday morning partly read, “We regret to announce the demise of NACCIMA past President and ABEOCCIMA Matron and Chairman, Board of Trustees, Iyalode Alaba Lawson, MFR, JP (Iyalode of Yorubaland) which occurred in the early hours of today, Saturday 28th of October, 2023. Burial arrangement to be announced later by the family. May God Almighty grant repose to the soul of Iyalode”.
Lawson, a Nigerian business tycoon, entrepreneur, scholar, and supporter of women’s emancipation, was born on January 18, 1951.
She served as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of ABEOCCIMA and the Iyalode of Egbaland till her death.
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