FORTY YEARS AFTER... DR RAMON ADEGOKE ATOBATELE ADEDOYIN CELEBRATE THE GOLDEN FINGERS OF OONI ADEREMI...


Ooni Adesoji Tadeniawo Aderemi, born 1889, reign 1930-1980.
40 years after a giant of history lives on.
His legacy 1930-1980:
Consummate politician, astute businessman, a diplomat second to none, a natural ruler, who knew instinctively, that power hinges on the strength of a monarchy being able to reinvent and evolve itself, so as to keep moving into the future. He was ahead of his time. He built his today, with his tomorrow in focus.
He had many firsts, which included being the first indigenous governor in black Africa and the Commonwealth, (before Nigerian independence in July of 1960) whilst still holding down his spiritual job as an...He pictured himself in yorubalanf's future which to birth the University of Ife.now obafemi Awolowo University, Ooni of Ife. He eventually joined his ancestors on 3rd July 1980, after 50 glorious years on the throne of the cradle of Yorubaland .
Labours of our heroes past shall never be in vain.

May his words continue to reign in our heart....


This message is brought to you by The House of Maye of Yoruba kingdom