The matriarch of the Awolowo family, Chief Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo, is dead. Mama, as fondly called by many, died on Saturday at age 99. HID, would have turned 100 on November 25 this year.
She reportedly died shortly after a meeting on Saturday with her family members.
Yeye Oodua, as she is also popularly known, was said to have been a part of the meeting for the planning of her 100th birthday.
Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo, née Adelana; was born in November 25, 1915, popularly known as HID was born to a modest family in the small Ikenne community of Ogun State in Nigeria. She was married to politician Chief Obafemi Awolowo from December 26, 1937 to his death in 1987.
She was also a successful businesswoman and quick-witted politician. She played an active role in the politics of Western Nigeria. She stood in for her husband in the alliance formed between the NCNC and the AG, called the United Progressive Grand Alliance (UPGA), while he was tried and in jail. she toured the length and breadth of the country with her husband campaigning. She also coordinated the women's wing of the party and was always present at all party caucuses.
A successful businesswoman, she became the first Nigerian distributor for the Nigerian Tobacco Company (NTC) in 1957. She was the first to import lace materials and other textiles into Nigeria.
She died today in her sleep at the age of 99.
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