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| High Chief Saliu Akanmu Adetunji |
After the passage of 40th Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade 1, olubadan
of Ibadan land yesterday The first-class king, who ascended the throne on Friday,
August 17, 2007 at the age of 93, died in his sleep on Tuesday night. His
remains have been deposited at the UCH mortuary Ibadan Oyo State. the the next inline according to the traditional
arrangement to stool is the formal Minster of
State for Labour, Balogun of Ibadan land High Chief Saliu
Akanmu Adetunji . He was born April 14, 1914, in Igbo Elerin,
Ibadan, to Pa Odulana Ayinla.
He
joined the royal chieftaincy line in 1972 as the Mogaji of Ladunni compound in
Ibadan, and in 1976, he was conferred Jagun-Olubadan.
He began his elementary education at Saint
Andrew’s School, Bamigbola, Ibadan in January 1922 and transferred to St.
Peter’s School, Aremo, in 1929. He completed his middle school education at
Mapo Central School in 1936.
He joined Nigeria Army officer during the 1939
World War II. After returning from World War II in 1945, he was appointed to be
in charge of the demobilisation of returning soldiers in Lagos. He briefly
worked with United Africa Company (UAC) as a produce clerk before commencing
his teaching career at the Church Missionary Society (CMS) Elementary School,
Jago, in 1938. He also taught in several schools from 1939 to 1942 and was with
the Colonial Office Education Department in 1964.
He joined politics in 1959 as a member of the House of Representatives and was appointed parliamentary secretary to Tafawa Balewa. He was Minster of State for Labour and, in 1964, he led the Nigerian Parliamentary delegation to the London Constitution Conference to restructure the former British colonies of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (now Malawi, Zimbabwe and Zambia). He was a co-founder of several organisations such as the Ibadan Economic Foundation and the Ibadan Progressive Union (IPU).
He joined politics in 1959 as a member of the House of Representatives and was appointed parliamentary secretary to Tafawa Balewa. He was Minster of State for Labour and, in 1964, he led the Nigerian Parliamentary delegation to the London Constitution Conference to restructure the former British colonies of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (now Malawi, Zimbabwe and Zambia). He was a co-founder of several organisations such as the Ibadan Economic Foundation and the Ibadan Progressive Union (IPU).
With his Baba Laje he discovered, Fuji King, K1 De Ultimate, 30years
ago. And produced Tala System, Tala 84 another one called Tala 85,'
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