Dr. Sarah Adenike Morocco-Clarke, Nigeria's first female banker, has died at the age of 80.
Born on the 13th of May 1938,
the Morocco-Clarke matriarch passed away peacefully on Sunday, 16
September 2018, after a short illness.
Sarah Morocco-Clarke, an alumnus of
Queen's College Lagos, Nigeria, started her career with First Bank (then
Bank of British West Africa, and subsequently Standard Bank) as a
pioneer female employee, rose through the ranks at First Bank Nigeria
and was made the Services Manager and Secretary to the South
Administration, wherein she had a mandate that covered the services of
all the First Bank branches in Southern Nigeria.
While she worked in the banking
industry, Sarah Morocco-Clarke was the manager of numerous First Bank
branches in Lagos and was subsequently made a Regional Manager in charge
of Bendel, Ogun and Oyo states.
She was also an Area Manager in the
Western part of Nigeria. Popularly known as the 'Iron Lady' , a moniker
seemingly taken from references to the then British Prime Minister,
Margaret Thatcher, Sarah Morocco-Clarke was given this nickname because
of her stern mien and no-nonsense attitude professionally.
The Morocco-Clarke matriarch leaves behind six successful children, thirteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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