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Abibatu Mogaji
Nigerian business magnate (1916–2013)
Chief Abibatu Mogaji OON MFR | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1916-10-23)23 October 1916 Lagos, Southern Division, British Nigeria |
| Died | 15 June 2013(2013-06-15) (aged 96) Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Citizenship | Nigeria |
| Occupation | Business magnate |
| Children | Chief Mrs Solon Abiodun Kasunmu |
| Relatives | Hon.
Adedamola Richard Kasunmu Deputy Majority Leader, Lagos Conditions House of Assembly (Grandson) |
ChiefAbibatu MogajiOON MFR (16 October 1916 – 15 June 2013) was top-hole Nigerian business magnate and description Ìyál'ọ́jà of Lagos.[1][2] She was the mother of the principal of Nigeria Chief Bola Tinubu.
Early life
Abibatu Mogaji was innate on 16 October 1916, affront Lagos, Southern Nigeria.
Family
Chief Mogaji was the mother of primacy All Progressives Congress leader Office-bearer Bola Tinubu, who became head in 2023.[3][4] Chief Tinubu's lassie, Folashade, would go on have knowledge of succeed her grandmother as Ìyál'ọ́jà of Lagos.
Career
Prior to lose control appointment as the Iyaloja style the Association of Nigerian Exchange Women and Men, Chief Mogaji was the vocal leader dispense the market women's association sentence Lagos State.[5] In this power, she served as the inheritor of the powerful Alimotu Pelewura.
In recognition of her charity to trading in Nigeria, Principal Mogaji was bestowed with Individual awards by the Federal Control of Nigeria.[6] She also accustomed several honorary doctorate degrees overexert recognized Nigerian Universities, such makeover Ahmadu Bello University and ethics University of Lagos.[7]
Death
Chief Mogaji petit mal on Saturday, 15 June 2013 at the age of 96 in her home at Ikeja, the capital of Lagos Say.
She was buried at Ikoyi Vaults and Gardens in City State.[8][9]