He was educated first at Ansar-Ud-Deen Primary School, Alakoro, Lagos and then at the Methodist Boys’ High School, Lagos. In 2008, at Columbia University Medical Centre, Dr. Gabi Williams was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. To his children, including, Olatoun, Prof, Jude Gabi Williams, Mopelola Bailey and Tunde Gabi Williams, ‘’Daddy was a wonderful man.’’They said: ’’ From onset, you strived to instill values of integrity and fairness into our lives. Williams is survived by his wife, Dr. (Mrs) Abisola Williams, Olatoun Williams, Mopelola Bailey and her husband Michael Bailey, Prof. Olajide Williams and his wife, Bukola Williams, Tunde Williams and his wife, Lola Williams and the grandchildren. Meanwhile, the Gabi Williams Alzheimer’s Foundation (GWAF), which was established in his honour, has helped countless Nigerian families struggling with the disease.

Source: The Guardian July 29, 2023 05:09 UTC