Adeyinka Oyekan

Oba Adeyinka Oyekan II
Oba of Lagos
Oba of Lagos
Reign	1965 - 2003
Coronation	1965
Predecessor	Adeniji Adele
Successor	Rilwan Akiolu

Born	Adeyinka Oyekan (1911-06-30)30 June 1911 (N.S.: 30 June 1911) Lagos, Nigeria
Died	March 1, 2003(2003-03-01) (aged 91) Lagos
Burial	Iga Idunganran
Father	Prince Kusanu Abiola Oyekan
Religion	Christianity

Adeyinka Oyekan (Oyekan II) (June 30, 1911 – March 1, 2003) was Oba of Lagos from 1965 to 2003.

Early life and education

Adeyinka's father was a Methodist teacher, Prince Kusanu Abiola Oyekan.^[1] Adeyinka Oyekan attended the Methodist Boys High School and King's College, Lagos before studying Pharmacy at Yaba College of Higher Education. A devout Christian, he was a member of the Tinubu Methodist Church and former Sunday School teacher.^[1]

Career

In 1965, Adeyinka was installed Oba and subsequently became a member of the Western House of Chiefs; this was during a crisis in the western region of Nigeria which resulted in loss of lives. He reigned as Lagos Monarch from 1965 till 2003. Adeyinka Oyekan was the second Christian Oba of Lagos, the first being Ibikunle Akitoye.^[1] He was considered a pacifist and bridge builder during his reign.^[2] Adeyinka Oyekan was also a pharmacist under the Methodist Mission at Amachara and Umuahia in the then East Central State of Nigeria. During World War II, he served as a sergeant in the Third Field Ambulance 81st (W.A.) Division. After his military service he was employed with the Lagos State Ministry of Health.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 Folami, Takiu. A History of Lagos, Nigeria: The Shaping of an African City. Exposition Press, 1982. p. 91. ISBN 9780682497725.
↑ THISDAYonline

External links

Adeyinka Oyekan's obituary
Jet Magazine. Photo of Oyekan, 1971

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Obas of Lagos

Ado (1630–1669)
Gabaro (1669–1704)
Akinsemoyin (1704–1749)
Eletu Kekere (1749)
Ologun Kutere (1749–1775)
Adele Ajosun (1775-1780)
Eshilokun (1780–1819)
Idewu Ojulari (1819–1832)
Adele Ajosun (1832-1834)
Oluwole (1836–1841)
Akintoye (1841-1845)
Kosoko (1845–1851)
Akintoye (1851-1853)
Dosunmu the Great (1853–1885)
Oyekan I (1885–1900)
Eshugbayi Eleko (1901-1925 & 1932)
Ibikunle Akitoye (1925–1928)
Sanusi Olusi (1928–1931)
Falolu Dosunmu (1932–1949)
Adeniji Adele (1949–1964)
Adeyinka Oyekan (1965–2003)
Rilwan Akiolu (2003-present)

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