Notable female Nigerian entrepreneur, an educationist, the Iyalode of Egbaland and Iyalode of Yoruband, Iyalode Alaba Oluwaseun Lawson is dead.
Lawson reportedly passed on peacefully on Saturday October 28, 2023 at 72.
A statement by the Media Adviser to the deceased, Prince Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji on behalf of the family, said Lawson died at her residence located in Quarry area of Abeokuta, Ogun State in the early hours of the day while her corpse has been deposited at a private mortuary.
‘We lost our mother, and benefactor to the cold hands of death this morning at her private residence in Abeokuta.
“It was a sad Saturday morning, but we cannot question God, who knows the best. We thank God for her life. She lived a fulfilled life. Iyalode came, saw and conquered and she will forever continue to rest in perfect peace,” the statement read.
The statement added that the family will later announce burial arrangements, while a condolence register has been opened at the home of the deceased and at her privately-owned schools located at Oke-Ilewo and Kuto areas of Abeokuta.
The deceased was born on January 18, 1951 to Papa and Mrs. Emmanuel Abiona Jiboku in Abeokuta. Her father was the late Pa Jiboku (aka Jiboku Tannatanna) of the defunct Electricity Corporation of Nigeria (ECN) and her mother was the daughter of Aderupoko Coker Family fame of Itesi, Abeokuta.
Alaba had her primary education at St. James African Primary School, Idi-Ape, Abeokuta, between 1957-1962.
From there, she proceeded to Abeokuta Girls’ Grammar School, also known as Anglican Girls’ Grammar School, where she obtained the West African School Certificate 1963-1967.
