Ogun State At 40: List Of Dignitaries From Ogun

Ogun @40

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1. Obafemi Awolowo - ONE OF THE FOUNDING FOUNDERS OF NIGERIA

2. Alexander Akintola Sapara - THE FIRST NIGERIAN LAWYER

3. Folake Solanke - THE FIRST FEMALE Senior ADVOCATE OF NIGERIA(SAN)

4. Frederick Rotimi Williams - THE FIRST LAWYER To BE A SENIOR ADVOCATE OF NIGERIA(SAN)

5. Hon. Justice Olumuyiwa Jibowu - THE FIRST NIGERIAN JUDGE TO SIT ON THE SUPREME COURT BENCH

6. Sir Adetokunbo Ademola - THE FIRST INDIGENOUS CHIEF JUSTICE OF NIGERIA

7. Olusegun Obasanjo - THE FIRST NIGERIAN TO BE BOTH MILITARY AND CIVILIAN HEAD OF STATE

8. Ernest Shonekan - THE SHORTEST PRESIDENT BY NUMBER OF DAYS

9. Oladipo Diya - THE FORMER VICE MILITARY PRESIDENT TO SANNI ABACHA

10. Moshood Abiola - BUSINESS MOGUL, POLITICIAN, ONCE THE MOST RICHEST IN AFRICA

11. Mike Adenuga - CEO OF GLOBACOM, BUSINESS MOGUL, THE SECOND RICHEST NIGERIAN

12. Asa..international female Singer from Itoko, Abeokuta.

13. Adebutu Kessington - THE INVENTOR OF LEGAL GAMBLING IN NIGERIA(BABA IJEBU)

14. Adeola Odutola - THE FIRST ENTREPRENEUR, FIRST TO OWN A PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOL, FIRST PRESIDENT OF MANUFACTURER ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA

15. Tai Solarin - ACTIVIST, FOUNDER OF MAYFLOWER SCHOOLS

16. Oba Otudeko - BUSINESS TYCOON

17. Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti - THE FIRST WOMAN TO

DRIVE A CAR, LED THE ABA WOMEN RIOT, ACTIVIST OF THE FIRST ORDER

18. Wole Soyinka - NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE

19. Femi Osofisan - A NIGERIAN WRITER OF THE FIRST ORDER

20. SJB OSOFFA - CELESTIAL WORLDWIDE

21. Olu Jacob - NIGERIAN ACTOR

22. Subomi Balogun - THE OWNER OF FCMB

23. Peter Akinola - FORMER PRIMATE OF CHURCH OF NIGERIA, ANGLICAN CHURCH

24. Dr. Olu Abolurin, Pioneer Commandant, Nigerian Security and Civil defence.

25. Ebenezer Obey - JUJU PIONEER AND MUSICIAN

26. Shina Peters - JUJU MUSICIAN

27. Fela Anikulapo Kuti - AFROBEAT PIONEER

28. Adewale Ayuba - FUJI MUSICIAN

29. Dapo Daniel Oyebanji(D'banj) - HIP HOP ARTIST

30. Hubbert Ogunde - STAGE THEATRE PIONEER(THE FATHER OF NIGERIAN NOLLYWOOD)

31. Wasiu Ayinde Marshall(K1) - FUJI MUSICIAN

32. Kuforiji Olubi - FIRST FEMALE ICAN PRESIDENT

33. Chief J.F. Odunjo - FOREMOST AUTHOR

34. Thomas Adeoye Lambo - Psychiatrist

35. Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona(THE AWUJALE OF IJEBULAND) - THE LONGEST REIGNING OBA IN NIGERIA(APRIL 2,1960 TILL DATE)

36. Madam Efuroye Tinubu - THE FIRST WOMAN TO BUY A CAR IN NIGERIA

37. Dr. Elizabeth Awoniyi Aimbola - THE FIRST FEMALE DOCTOR IN NIGERIA

38. Dimeji Bankole - THE YOUNGEST SPEAKER IN THE HISTORY OF NIGERIA

39. THE FIRST CHURCH IN NIGERIA - St. Peters Church Abeokuta

40. OGUN STATE HAS THE LARGEST CONCENTRATION OF UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA

41. OGUN STATE ALSO HOUSE ALMOST ALL THE RELIGIOUS CAMP SITE IN NIGERIA

42. THE FIRST NEWSPAPER WAS SITUATED AT ABEOKUTA, CALLED 'IWE IROYIN'

43. Olubi Sodipo - THE FIRST NIGERIAN PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY

44. Tunde Kelani - THE BEST CINEMATOGRAPHERIN AFRICA

45. Ambassador Segun Olusola - THE VILLAGE HEADMASTER PIONEER

46. Hajj Wasiu Sideeq Islamic singer

47. Professor Ogunlesi - FIRST PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE IN NIGERIA

48. Chief Olu Oyesanya -CO-FOUNDER OF NIGERIAN UNION OF JOURNALIST

49. Professor Oluyemi Banjoko - Special Adviser to The American president and the British prime minister on African matters (Manchester, U.K)

50. Prof. Adebayo Adedeji, CFR, - Former Executive Secretary of Economic Community for Africa and Founding Executive Director ofAfrican Centre for Development and Strategic Studies (ACDESS)

51. Falilat Ogunkoya, Chief Laloko and Segun Odegbami.........internationalsport coaches

52. Tunde Lemo. (FORMER Deputy C.B.N Governor),

53. Professor Babatunde Oshotimehin (WHO expert ),

54. Dr Akinwunmi Adesina (President, African Development Bank),

55. Professor Anthony Asiwaju( foremost Historian)

56. Akinrogun Olusegun Osoba ( Formost Journalist & Frm Governor),

57. Alhaji Sulaimon Adebola Adegunwa( sterling Bank),

58. Otunba Ayoola Otudeko (Honeywell&fomer Pro-chancellor OOU),

59. Professor Oloyede (fomer v.c unilorin&secetary supreme council of Islamic Affairs),

60. Pastor Tunde Bakare(latter rain assembly)

61. Chief Mrs Ebun Oyagbola, First Female minister of cabinet rank in Nigeria,

62. General Tunji Olurin, First ECOMOG commander,

63. Alhaja Salmot Badru first female DG in Ogun and old Western region,

64. Dr. Tunji Otegeye of Nigerian Youth Congress fame,

65. Afolabi Olabimtan, popular Yoruba author of Kekere Ekun, Olowa lo mejo da fame,

66. Rahman Bello, VC UNILAG,

67. Remilekun Khalid Safaru

aka Reminisce Popular musician

68. Major General T B ogundeko (RTD) first nigerian army that retired volontarily at the age of 49.He was the first Director General of Nigerian institute of policy and strategic studies kuru jos. He's frm Ijebu Imusin in ogun state.

69. Prof. Olukayode Oyekanmi Oyesiku, the pioneer Vice-Chancellorof a University of Education in Nigeria.

70. Olamide Baddo sneh . Ybnl..

71. Wizkid Ayo Balogun

Why is Ogun State blessed different from other States?

To mention few

Omo Ogun......