- Ibadan Elder T. A. Akinyele Is Dead
- He died in Lagos on Monday October26, 2020 at 88.
Chief Theophilus Adeleke, Akinyele, an elder in Ibadan is dead, Ekohotblog reports.
He died in Lagos on Monday October26, 2020 at 88.
Born February 29, 1932 in Ibadan, Akinyele was Permanent Secretary in the Ministries of Agriculture and Finance of the old Western State of Nigeria, Registrar and Secretary to the Council of the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Ile-Ife Nigeria and Secretary to the Military Government, Oyo.
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He rose to the position of Head of the Civil Service of Oyo State and also served as Director of Budget and Special Adviser on Budget Affairs to President Shehu Shagari from 1979-1983.
He holds the chieftaincy title of Bobajiro of Ibadanland and is an Officer of the Order of the Niger.
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