Grace Alele-Williams, the first woman to become a
vice-chancellor in Nigeria, is dead.
She was said to have died on Friday.
Alele-Williams, a renowned professor of mathematics, would
have clocked 90 in December.
Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo, confirmed the development
in a statement on Saturday, describing her as an “Amazon”.
“It is with a heavy
heart that I received the shocking news of the passing of renowned academic and
administrator, Prof. Grace Alele-Williams,” the statement reads.
“Prof. Alele-Williams was a thoroughbred academician who
throughout her life left an indelible mark of dutiful service, hard work,
diligence and determination.
“She was an Amazon, who tread where others dreaded. Her
devotion to national development is unmatched.
“As the first female
Nigerian to earn a doctorate degree in mathematics, Prof. Alele-Williams was a
woman of many firsts. She shattered the glass ceiling and didn’t look back
thereafter.
“When she became the Vice Chancellor of the University of
Benin (UNIBEN) – at the time the first ever female Vice Chancellor of a
Nigerian university – she shone brightly as a fearless administrator and
restored sanity to the higher institution during a period of social upheaval.
“Prof. Alele-Williams will be remembered for her insight,
dedication to duty and courage as well as her commitment to breaking barriers
limiting the advancement of women in uncharted territories.
“I commiserate with the Alele-Williams family, praying that
God will grant all the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss.”
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