It has been confirmed that Iyalode Alaba Lawson handed away this morning, October twenty sixth, 2023 on the age of 72 years.
The discharge made out there to press reads:
That is to announce the transition of a notable feminine Nigerian entrepreneur, an educationist the Iyalode of Egbaland and Iyalode of Yoruband, Iyalode Alaba Oluwaseun Lawson who handed on peacefully right this moment Saturday the twenty eighth of October 2023 at 72
A press release by the Media Adviser to the deceased Prince Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji on behalf of the household additional acknowledged that Lawson died at her residence positioned within the Quarry space of Abeokuta, within the early hours of right this moment, whereas her corpse has been deposited at a personal mortuary.
‘We misplaced our mom, benefactor to the chilly arms of demise this morning at her non-public residence in Abeokuta. It was a tragic Saturday morning, however we can’t query God who is aware of one of the best. We thank God for her life. She lived a fulfilled life. Iyalode got here, noticed and conquered and she’s going to ceaselessly proceed to relaxation in excellent peace’
The assertion added that the household will later announce burial preparations, whereas a condolence register has been opened on the deceased dwelling and at her non-public established faculties positioned at Oke-Ilewo and Kuto space of Abeokuta respectively
Chief Alaba Lawson, born on January 18, 1951, is a Nigerian enterprise magnate, entrepreneur, and educational. She holds the excellence of being the primary feminine president of NACCIMA and the chairman of the board of the Governing Council, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Ogun State. Moreover, Chief Lawson serves because the president pro-tempore of the Discussion board of Feminine Conventional Rulers in Nigeria.
She was born into the Jibolu-Taiwo household of Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State. Her major and secondary college training was accomplished at St. James’ African Major Faculty, Idi-Ape, Abeokuta between 1957 and 1962 and Abeokuta Women Grammar Faculty, Abeokuta, the place she left in 1968. Afterwards, she went to St. Nicholas Montessori Lecturers’ Coaching Faculty at Prince’s Gate, England in 1973, acquiring a 1st Class Diploma in Training.
Her skilled profession began in 1969 at Kids’s Home Faculty, Ibara, and through her time in England, she taught at Queen’s Gate Montessori Nursery Faculty and Mill Hill Nursery and Junior Faculty. On returning to Nigeria in 1977, she established Lawson’s Childcare Nursery and Major Faculty, beginning with simply three college students. Right now, it has grown into Lawson Group of Colleges.
She later based a buying and selling/distributing agency often called Capricorn Shops Ltd between 1968 and 1996, which had distribution shops with Nigerian Breweries Ltd, Nigerian Bottling Firm Ltd, Guinness Nigeria Ltd, West African Portland Cement Ltd, and others. She turned President of the Abeokuta Chambers of Commerce in 1995 and later, the President of Ogun Council of Chambers of Commerce in 2000, serving till 2002. In 2009, she established a Microfinance Financial institution often called Abestone Microfinance Financial institution to help Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
On Might 25, 2017, Alaba turned the primary girl to be elected President of Nationwide Affiliation Of Chambers of Commerce, Business, Mines And Agriculture (NACCIMA) following the expiration of the tenure of Dr. Benny Edem.
Chief Lawson has been conferred with a number of chieftaincy titles, together with the Otun of Oko, the Asiwaju Iyalode of Egbaland, the Otun Iyalode of the Egba Christians, the Iyalode of Egbaland, and the Iyalode of Yorubaland.
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