Charles Olatunde Lawson

Charles Olatunde Lawson, CON, was a Nigerian civil servant who served as Secretary to the Federal Military Government and Head of Service from 1972 to 1975.

He later rose to the position of Federal Permanent Secretary. He served as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Communications before he was appointed Secretary to the Federal Military Government in 1972. Contemporary reporting described him as the most senior administrative civil servant working in the Lagos ministries.

Lawson left office on 31 March 1975. Allison Ayida then took up office as Secretary to the Federal Military Government on 23 April 1975.

Honours Lawson was appointed a Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) in 1979. The official national honours list described him as the retired Secretary to the Federal Military Government and Head of Service.