Foremost industrialist and fashion buff, Alhaji Chief Shakirudeen Olanrewaju Kassim, the Bobagunwa of Ijebuland, is dead. The founder of Sociable Stores at Gbagi in Ibadan and co-owner of Shokas Lace Industry in Ijebu Igbo passed on this morning, aged 88 years. Chief Kassim was a long standing ally of the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona and was widely respected in Ibadan where he rose from being a tailor to establishing a major fabric materials importation outfit known as Sociable Stores in the 70s. He was also renowned for…
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