ICONS: C. K. George (First female African Town Planner)
Catherine Kehinde George was born on June 14, 1948 in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria.
She was an alumnus of Our Lady of Apostles Secondary School, Ijebu-Ode, (1958 -1963); and Ijebu-Ode Grammar School, (1964).
She was one of the foundation staff members of the Lagos State Civil Service at Lagos State Development and Property Corporation, and completed her postgraduate Diploma in Town and Regional Planning with honours at the University of Melbourne, Australia in December 1972, becoming the first female Nigerian professional Town Planner. She was inducted into the Nigerian Women Hall of Fame in Abuja in November 2007 as the first female African Town Planner.
She was the first female Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) 1987 and the first female African Fellow of the Royal Town Planning Institute of Britain (RTPI) 1990, the pioneer and first female chairman of Lagos Mainland Local Planning Authority (1998 -1999) and first female Chairman of Lagos State Chapter of NITP (1998 – 2000).
Mama C. K. George passed away on February 13, 2024 in Lagos, Nigeria. She was aged 76.