Iyalode of Egba and Yorubaland Alaba Lawson has been buried at Alaba Lawson Group of Schools, Kuto, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Lawson, proprietor of Alaba Lawson Group of Schools, died aged 72 on October 28 after a brief illness.
Lawson was also the first female president of the National Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture.
In his sermon during the funeral service on Friday, Primate of the African Church Most Rev. Julius Abbe described the deceased as a kind and generous woman.
Abbe read Matthew 5:8 and explained that the late Lawson touched lives positively, adding that it would be difficult to forget her impact on the home front, church, and society at large.
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He stated that the late Iyalode served God with a pure heart.
“She was truthful, believed in the truth, and stood for truth. A beautiful woman with a golden heart. A defender for the defenceless and a fighter for the poor.
“‘Iyalode’ means a reliable and dependable mother anytime, anywhere, a godly and golden mother,” he said.
Abbe used the opportunity to call on the government to urgently do something to ameliorate the suffering of the people due to the removal of fuel subsidy.
“The price of everything has gone up. Please do something when you have the opportunity. Remember the poor in the land,” he said.
