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Ajala Travel: Nigerian Globetrotter Who Saw The World But Died At Home by OliveDeveloper: 8:40am On Jan 06, 2023 |
Olabisi Ajala reputedly toured 87 countries on a scooter, meeting political leaders and celebrities until he returned home to die lonely and poor at 65 Even if conventional history ignores Olabisi Ajala, the phrase “Ajala the traveller”, a nickname in Southwest Nigeria for the footloose and the adventurous, means he would never be forgotten. In fact, the legendary Juju musician, Ebenezer Obey, in his 1972 hit album, “Board Members,” contributed to etching his name in Yoruba folklore when he sang memorable lines about his adventures: “Ajala travelled all over the world (2ce). Ajala travelled (2ce), Ajala travelled all over the world.” Such was the life lived by Moshood Adisa Olabisi Ajala, aka Ọlábísí Àjàlá, who toured about 87 countries on a motorcycle in the 1950s More:- https://oliveloaded.ng/ajala-travel-nigerian-globetrotter-who-saw-the-world-but-died-at-home/ |
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