I think those South Africans doing that are crazy. They hav… - Alaba Lawson

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I think those South Africans doing that are crazy. They have forgotten so soon what Nigeria did to help them fight the apartheid regime to a standstill. Nigeria spearheaded the boycott of the 1983 Commonwealth Games because of apartheid. The United Kingdom which was then hosting incurred losses due to the boycott, because so many other countries joined Nigeria in boycotting the games.

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Alaba Oluwaseun Lawson (18 January 1951 – 28 October 2023) was a Nigerian business magnate and academician. She served as the first female president of NACCIMA and Chairman of the board of the Governing Council, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Ogun State. Chief Lawson was also the president pro-tempore of the Forum of Female Traditional Rulers in Nigeria.

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