The first Lady Club in Egbaland, known as Egba Royal Sisters and Brothers with membership across the globe on Saturday visited the family of the late Iyalode Alaba Lawson to commiserate with them over the loss.
Penpushing reports that the Founder and President of the Club, Princess Bolatito Mulikat Ayorinde led members to the private residence of the deceased situated in Quarry Road, Abeokuta, Ogun State Capital.
The team was received by the children of the late Iyalode alongside other family members, as the President of the club was noticed not being able to control emotion and burst into tears, when she sighted the photograph of the deceased.
Penpushing further reports that Ayorinde in tears took time to write a condolence message, lamenting that the loss of Lawson was shocking to her, explaining that she was far away from the country when she got the sad news.
The Club President described the deceased as a reliable pillar of support for women folk, whose impact cannot be quantified, assuring that the body will fully participate in giving the late Iyalode of Egba and Iyalode of Yorubaland a befitting burial.
Penpushing also reports that the founder of the renowned club pointed out that it is on record that Lawson in her life time brought number of women, children and other less privileged to limelight by providing platforms of success for them
“I don’t even have words to qualify her. She is a mother. She is everything to me. In 2020 when I founded Egba Royal Sisters and Brothers Club to galvanize social support for our Royal Fathers, I couldn’t approach any other person to be the Matron of the club.
Iyalode Alaba Lawson gladly agreed to be our Matron and she stuck with us through thick and thin to ensure the club did not die even when some indigent forces worked against us on account of the clubs association with the late Iyalode”, she said.
“Till today, we are still a strong social group with international spread and relevance courtesy the guidance, support and corrections we have received from her.
Every time I look back, she was always there for me. She is one in a million. Very straight forward and never hides behind one finger. If she tells you Yes. It’s Yes. If she tells you no, then it’s capital NO. May God forgive her tresspases. We will miss her”, Ayorinde added
Penpushing reports that Media Adviser of the late notable female Nigerian entrepreneur, and educationist Prince Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji had earlier in a statement on Saturday, October 28, 2023 on behalf of the family announced the death
The statement explained that Lawson passed on peacefully in her bedroom as about 5.47am at her private residence on Saturday, October 28, 2023 at age 72 in her private residence located in Quarry Road area of Abeokuta, Ogun State Capital
‘This is to announce the transition of a notable female Nigerian entrepreneur, an educationist the Iyalode of Egbaland and Iyalode of Yoruband, Iyalode Alaba Oluwaseun Lawson who passed on peacefully today Saturday the 28th of October 2023 at 72’, the statement reads
Penpushing further reports that the statement added that her corpse has been deposited at a private mortuary, and that the family will later announce burial arrangements, while a condolence register has been opened at the deceased home and at her private established schools located at Oke-Ilewo and Kuto area of Abeokuta respectively
‘We lost our mother, 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 added
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