Administration

Chief Mrs. Iyamide Francess Gafar was born in Freetown,Sierra Leone 75 years ago to Mr. Collins Ayodele and Mrs Gladys Macaulay; both late. Her father from the famous Macaulay family of lagos and Freetown settled in Freetown after completing his secondary school education in Freetown Sierra Leone before moving to Lagos for her University education as an African American institute scholar. At the University of Lagos,she studied Accountancy and graduated in 1973 with B.sc.Hon. Accounting. On leaving the University, she joined the Lagos State Government as Accountant Grade II. She was in service with the Lagos State Government till 1995 when she retired as Accountant-General of the state. During her employment with the Lagos State Government, she worked in various Ministries/ Departments. While in service, she served in various committees and panels amongst these are; Federation Account Allocation Committee and Joint Local Government Account Allocation Committee. She rose to the enviable position of Accountant General of the State. A position she held until her retirement in 1995. She attended various courses, workshops and seminars and also performed the duties of Returning Officer in Local Government, State and National Elections. She also acted as Consultant to the Civil Service Commission and ASCON. She was chairperson, Family Support Programme, Ojo Local Government Chapter 1994 to 1996.For her enviable role in the development of Lagos State, she was honoured with two chieftaincy titles,Yeye Arolagboye if Lagos State and Yeye Asoju-Oba of Imore and Apapa also in Lagos in quick succession in December 1995 and March, 1996 respectively. Chief Mrs. Iyamide Francess Gafar became member of Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) in 1993 with membership number 529. She became a member of Council in 1994. She has served the following Committees of the Association: - Publicity, Workshop and Conference Committees - Finance and General Purpose Committee - Public Sector Committee - Mandatory Continuous Professional Development (MCPD) - Membership Committee - Fund Raising Committee - Building Committee - Investigation Panel - Disciplinary Tribunal She also represents the Association on the NASB Steering Committee on Intangible Assets. She was nominated to Council in 1994 and became Treasurer in 2005-2006. She was nominated 2nd Vice President in April, 2006 and 1st Vice President in April 2007 and made history becoming the first female president of ANAN in 2009. By the time she bowed out in 2011, she had strategically positioned ANAN for international recognition setting the foundation for ANAN's global recognition. She is a patron, National Council of Women Society, Nigerian Red Cross Patron, Nigerian Girls Guide Patron Igbehin Adun School for the Deaf, Dumb and Mentally Retartded children. She is also a member of Family Sisters Club Annie Walsh Memorial School Old Girls Association and member and Past President, Inner Wheel Club of Satellite Town in Lagos. She is the founder and Chairman of Iya Circle Foundation - A Non Governmental Organisation supporting widows and vulnerable children through empowerment of life skill acquisition, financial and material support. She married Chief Mukaila Babatunde Gafar who himself is an accomplished Accountant and one of the founding members of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN). As a past president of ANAN, she still plays active role on various capacities, representing ANAN on National and International events, which include World Congress of Accountants in Malaysia, Rome, Australia and India; Pan African Federation of Accountants Congress in Namibia and ABWA, in Gambia and Liberia.And together, they are blessed with beautiful children and lovely grand children. A Jerusalem Pilgrim, her hobbies are reading, decoration and traveling.