The Iyalode of Yorubaland and a former National President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture, Alaba Lawson, is dead.
The founder of the popular Alaba Lawson Group of Schools, Abeokuta died in the early hours of Saturday.
The development was confirmed in a statement released by the Executive Secretary of Abeokuta Chambers of Commerce, Industry Mines and Agriculture AbdulRahman Maku.
The statement reads, “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 was born on January 18, 1951, and was a Nigerian business magnate, entrepreneur, academician, and champion of women’s upliftment and empowerment.
She was until her death the Iyalode of Egbaland and Chairman of Chairman Board of Trustees of ABEOCCIMA.
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