BREAKING! Iyalode Of Yoruba Land Dies

Chief Alaba Lawson, a former National President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture and the Iyalode of Yorubaland, has passed away.

The distinguished educator and founder of the renowned Alaba Lawson Group of Schools in Abeokuta passed away early on Saturday, October 28, at age 72.

This sad news was announced in a statement by AbdulRahman Maku, the Executive Secretary of Abeokuta Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture.

As reported by Punch, the statement 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”.