Ambode, Amosun mourn passage of Kuforiji-Olubi, first female ICAN president

Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State have joined millions of Nigerians, especially the fellows of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAN), to mourn the passage of the first female president of the Institute, Bola Kuforiji-Olubi, who died on Saturday at the age of 80.
She was also a former minister of commerce and industry and first female chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA) in 1984.
Governor Ambode in a statement signed by Habib Aruna, his chief press secretary, described Olubi as a distinguished businesswoman and economist, who cut her teeth in the corporate world.
Ambode recalled the former minister’s decades of distinguished career in the private and public sectors of national life, saying she was a role model to the future generation.
“Dr. Olubi was a woman of many firsts; she wrote her name in gold in the banking industry and was a pace-setter and leader in banking, manufacturing and entrepreneurship not only in Nigeria but also in sub-Saharan Africa.
“It was not surprising that she was a proud and well-deserved recipient of National honours, fellowships, awards and honorary degrees from within and outside the country,’’ the governor Ambode said.
Also, Governor Amosun said in Abeokuta through a statement signed by Adejuwon Soyinka, senior special assistant on media to the governor, “Yes we will miss her, but we still have to thank God for the impactful and successful life she lived.”
Amosun said the late Kuforiji-Olubi was not only a successful technocrat, “she also impacted and motivated generations of Nigerians, especially women, through her industry and success as a technocrat and an administrator.”
While commiserating with the Kuforiji-Olubi family, the people of Ogun State and indeed all Nigerians over the loss of the amazon, Governor Amosun said, “for us in Ogun State, she was an icon. She was one of those international icons that made us proud.”