Nigeria expresses deep gratitude for Leila Fowler’s Legacy, as Tinubu joins in mourning her passing

By ESEGHA MIRACLE, BAUCHI

Bola Tinubu, Nigeria president has expressed deep grief over the passing of renowned lawyer, educationist and founder of the Vivian Fowler Memorial College for Girls in Lagos, Chief Mrs.) Leila Fowler.

Tinubu conveyed his condolences to Fowler’s family in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy titled ‘President Tinubu mourns Mrs. Leila Fowler, icon of education and service.’

Fowler, the Yeye Mofin of Lagos and mother of Babatunde Fowler, former Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, died at 92.

He described her death as a massive loss to her family, loved ones, and the entire nation, particularly the education sector, where she distinguished herself as a visionary and trailblazer.

“Through establishing the Vivian Fowler Memorial College for Girls, the late Mrs. Fowler laid the foundation for academic excellence, nurturing generations of young women and empowering them to reach their fullest potential.

“Her legacy lives on in the thousands of lives she transformed. The nation is grateful for her remarkable impact. She will be fondly engraved in our minds,” he remarked.

Tinubu extended his heartfelt condolences to the Fowler family, friends, associates, the management and students of Vivian Fowler Memorial College, and the people of Lagos State.