Chief (Mrs.) Alaba Oluwaseun Lawson, the Iyalode of Yorubaland, means different things to different people , but has eloquently beamed herself as a beacon of hope, educationist, philanthropist, industrialist, community leader, opinion leader and a tower of strength for womanhood.

Born in 1951, she founded LAWSON’S INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE SCHOOL in 1977 one year upon return from England for Studies. Today, the little mustard seed has grown into the LAWSON’s GROUP OF SCHOOLS made up of different schools.

The contributions of Iyalode Alaba Lawson in the area of Commerce and Industry are no less outstanding. She became the President of the Abeokuta Chambers of Commerce in 1995 and it was during her tenure that she was able to secure a permanent building known as the Commerce House as secretariat for ABEOCCIMA from the Ogun State Government. She also helped to start the OPIC Kajola International Market.

Currently, she is the President of Odu’a Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines & Agriculture(ODU’ACCIMA) and a Deputy President of NACCIMA.

In recognition of her outstanding contributions to the propagation of Yoruba culture, she has honoured with quite a number of chieftaincy titles, prominent among which are the Otun of Oko; the Asiwaju Iyalode of Egbaland and the most recently the Iyalode of Yorubaland by H.R.M. Oba Lamidi Adeyemi Iku Baba Yeye, the Alaafin of Oyo Kingdom.

Without any equivocation, Iyalode Alaba Lawson’s strongest point however is in the area of philanthropy especially as it concerns the grass-root and the under-privileged. She not only awards scholarships to indigent but brilliant students on a yearly basis, she founded the Iyalode Egba Foundation, a non-profit making organization that caters for women in general and seeks to assist them economically, socially and morally.

She is mostly seen by members of the grass-root as someone with a high sense of justice, fair play and empathy following which she is the matron to a lot of societies which includes , the Butchers; Blacksmiths; Welders and Iron Benders; Palm Oil Sellers; Fresh Fish Sellers; Herbs and Roots Sellers and the Ogun State Union of Journalists, among others.

Just a couple of weeks ago, she was honoured as Woman of Integrity by Fortune magazine.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Iyalode Alaba Lawson is no doubt a role model and deserves a place in MMS Plus’ Woman of Fortune Hall of Fame. And as a double honour she is a member of the 8 – member Governing Council of the Woman of Fortune Hall of Fame. We present to you Hall of Famer Iyalode Alaba Lawson.