The Iyalode of Yorubaland, Alaba Lawson, is dead

Sources at her family compound in Abeokuta said she died in the early hours of Saturday 28th October, 2023..

Confirming the incident, the Executive Secretary of ABEOCCIMA, Alhaji R.O Maku in a text broadcast sent to members of OGUNCIMA wrote as follow:

GOOD MORNING DEAR MEMBERS.

WE REGRET TO ANNOUNCE THE DEMISE OF ABEOCCIMA MATRON & CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, IYALODE ALABA LAWSON, MFR, F.IoD, JP WHICH OCCURRED IN THE EARLY HOURS OF TODAY SATURDAY 28TH OCTOBER 2023. BURIAL ARRANGEMENT TO BE ANNOUNCED LATER BY THE FAMILY.

MAY GOD ALMIGHTY GRANT REPOSE TO SOUL OF IYALODE (AMEN).

MAKU, R.O
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ABEOCCIMA

Chief Alaba Lawson (born Alaba Oluwaseun Lawson on January 18, 1951) is a Nigerian business magnate, entrepreneur and academician. She currently serves as the first female president of NACCIMA and chairman of the board of the Governing Council, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Ogun State.

Born into the Jibolu-Taiwo family of Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, she completed her primary and secondary school education at St. James’ African Primary School, Idi-Ape, Abeokuta between 1957 and 1962 and Abeokuta Girls Grammar School, Abeokuta, leaving in 1968[1] before she proceeded to St. Nicholas Montessori Teachers’ Training College at Prince's Gate, England in 1973 where she obtained a 1st Class Diploma in Education

She started her teaching career in 1969 at Children House School, Ibara and while at England, she taught at Queen's Gate Montessori Nursery School and Mill Hill Nursery and Junior School before she later came back to Nigeria in 1977 to establish her own school called Lawson's Childcare Nursery and Primary School where she started with just three students and has now grown to be Lawson Group of Schools.

She later established a trading/distributing firm known as Capricorn Stores Ltd, between 1968 and 1996. where she had distributing outlets with Nigerian Breweries Ltd, Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd, Guinness Nigeria Ltd, West African Portland Cement Ltd etc.[4] She became the President of the Abeokuta Chambers of Commerce in 1995 and later became the President of Ogun Council of Chambers of Commerce in year 2000 and headed it till 2002. And in 2009 she established a Microfinance Bank known as Abestone Microfinance Bank to boost SMES.

On May 25, 2017, Alaba became the first woman to be elected President of National Association Of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines And Agriculture (NACCIMA) following the expiration of the tenure of Dr. Benny Edem


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Bye bye

Mad woman ....U later die



Idiot

Mobahd:
Mad woman ....U later die



Idiot

This comment is uncharitable, Mobahd

Mobahd:
Mad woman ....U later die



Idiot

lol you sound like you too no go die


Brother way mumu 😏😏

She loves children and she is passionate about early years education. My RIP mrs Lawson.

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It's intentional bro

I know the said person so well

Olachase:
lol you sound like you too no go die


Brother way mumu 😏😏

May the deeds of the said person befall U and ur family
May U and ur entire family experience it first hand just like I did
Amen

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It's alright bro. Nobody in life is perfect.

TINTINABULATION:


It's alright bro. Nobody in life is perfect.

Right

TINTINABULATION:
The Iyalode of Yorubaland, Alaba Lawson, is dead

Sources at her family compound in Abeokuta said she died in the early hours of Saturday 28th October, 2023..

Confirming the incident, the Executive Secretary of ABEOCCIMA, Alhaji R.O Maku in a text broadcast sent to members of OGUNCIMA wrote as follow:

GOOD MORNING DEAR MEMBERS.

WE REGRET TO ANNOUNCE THE DEMISE OF ABEOCCIMA MATRON & CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, IYALODE ALABA LAWSON, MFR, F.IoD, JP WHICH OCCURRED IN THE EARLY HOURS OF TODAY SATURDAY 28TH OCTOBER 2023. BURIAL ARRANGEMENT TO BE ANNOUNCED LATER BY THE FAMILY.

MAY GOD ALMIGHTY GRANT REPOSE TO SOUL OF IYALODE (AMEN).

MAKU, R.O
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ABEOCCIMA

Chief Alaba Lawson (born Alaba Oluwaseun Lawson on January 18, 1951) is a Nigerian business magnate, entrepreneur and academician. She currently serves as the first female president of NACCIMA and chairman of the board of the Governing Council, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Ogun State.

Born into the Jibolu-Taiwo family of Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, she completed her primary and secondary school education at St. James’ African Primary School, Idi-Ape, Abeokuta between 1957 and 1962 and Abeokuta Girls Grammar School, Abeokuta, leaving in 1968[1] before she proceeded to St. Nicholas Montessori Teachers’ Training College at Prince's Gate, England in 1973 where she obtained a 1st Class Diploma in Education

She started her teaching career in 1969 at Children House School, Ibara and while at England, she taught at Queen's Gate Montessori Nursery School and Mill Hill Nursery and Junior School before she later came back to Nigeria in 1977 to establish her own school called Lawson's Childcare Nursery and Primary School where she started with just three students and has now grown to be Lawson Group of Schools.

She later established a trading/distributing firm known as Capricorn Stores Ltd, between 1968 and 1996. where she had distributing outlets with Nigerian Breweries Ltd, Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd, Guinness Nigeria Ltd, West African Portland Cement Ltd etc.[4] She became the President of the Abeokuta Chambers of Commerce in 1995 and later became the President of Ogun Council of Chambers of Commerce in year 2000 and headed it till 2002. And in 2009 she established a Microfinance Bank known as Abestone Microfinance Bank to boost SMES.

On May 25, 2017, Alaba became the first woman to be elected President of National Association Of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines And Agriculture (NACCIMA) following the expiration of the tenure of Dr. Benny Edem


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RIP Ma.
We no even sabi cultural leaders AGain, we lost the Heritages

Indeed, this is the end of an era.

A foremost educationist, businesswoman and a woman leader. She was formerly the Iyalode of Egbaland before she was deposed by the then Ogun State Governor.

She was thereafter selected and appointed as the Iyalode of Yorubaland in compensation of her ordeal in the hands of the Ogun State political ruling class.

Surely, there is an end for everything..