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Reign
  
1965 - 2003

Successor
  
Name
  
Adeyinka Oyekan


Religion
  
Coronation
  
1965

Predecessor
  
Adeyinka Oyekan OBA ADEYINKA OYEKAN II OF LAGOS MARKS 25YEARS ON THE THRONE FEB

Born
  
Adeyinka Oyekan30 June 1911(N.S.: 30 June 1911)Lagos, Nigeria (
1911-06-30
)

Father
  
Prince Kusanu Abiola Oyekan

Died
  
March 1, 2003, Lagos Island, Lagos, Nigeria

Parents
  
Prince Kusanu Abiola Oyekan

Place of burial
  
Iga Idunganran, Lagos, Nigeria

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

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Early life and education

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Adeyinka's father was a Methodist teacher, Prince Kusanu Abiola Oyekan. 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.

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. He was considered a pacifist and bridge builder during his reign. 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.

References

Adeyinka Oyekan Wikipedia


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