President Bola Tinubu has felicitated Chief Sade Ogunbiyi, Iyalode of Remoland and wife of renowned academic, journalist and entrepreneur, Dr Yemi Ogunbiyi, as she clocks 80 on June 6, 2026.
The President, in a release issued yesterday by his Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, highlighted Mrs. Ogunbiyi’s invaluable contributions to the country and the international community through her vital work in Nigeria’s education sector and beyond.
Tinubu noted that Mrs. Ogunbiyi’s strict Christian background prepared her for devotion to Christianity and community services in later years.
As Iyalode of Remoland, Mrs. Ogunbiyi succeeded the late Chief HID Awolowo, wife of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo.
According to the President, “Her remarkable life journey shows that despite her over half a century of devotion to her husband and home, she did not stop fortifying herself with academic qualifications, both at home and abroad.
“As her husband was recording remarkable strides in academics and later in journalism and book publishing, Mrs. Ogunbiyi was also building a distinctive career, first as a local and international teacher, university administrator, and manpower manager at NAL Merchant Bank, and later as a wine merchant after retirement, with membership in professional associations and as an avid golfer.
FROM: THISDAY
