Photo caption: Yeye Mofin of Lagos and founder of the renowned Vivian Fowler Memorial College for Girls, Leila Fowler
President Bola Tinubu has expressed profound 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.
The President 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.
President 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.
The President prayed that Almighty God grant her soul eternal repose and comfort all who mourn her passing.
