Preparations are in top gear for the burial of Chief Mrs. Caroline Oladunni Adebutu, the Otun lya Laje and the lya Apesin of Lagos, who once described, Chief Kessington Adebutu, her husband of over 40 years as a great father, wonderful friend, a sincere companion and a great mentor to the entire household.
She passed on recently and the burial is to hold in a few days’ time.Everyone who has met her has something nice to say about her.
Let’s tell you a little about her story. She was born to the Jaiyesimi family of Odogbolu. Mrs. Caroline Oladunni Adebutu had her elementary education at St Dominic Catholic School, Yaba and St Paul School, Odogbolu, Ogun State.
She attended Methodist Girls High School, Yaba from 1952-57 and started work at the Board of Customs and Excise in Lagos briefly before proceeding on vocational training at the Federal Training Centre, Broad Street, Lagos. After completing this programme, she returned to Customs again and worked for a little while until January I963, when she travelled to the UK to study at the Pitmas College for a one-year programme in Secretarial Administration.
On return to Nigeria, she was posted to the Ministry of Health from where she was seconded to the Board of Customs in 1967. She eventually left the service in 1971 at the request of her husband who wanted her to be a full-time housewife.
As to that decision, she said, “I didn’t like the idea at that time, but I had no option. My husband had been wonderful since then, tending to family needs, while I was bringing up the children.
She is survived by lovely children one of whom is Hon Ladi Adebutu, the businessman and politician. He is the governorship candidate of Ogun PDP.
