Adeniji Adele
| Oba Sir Adeniji Adele II, KBE | |
|---|---|
| Oba of Lagos | |
 Adeniji Adele II | |
| Oba of Lagos | |
| Reign | 1949 - 1964 |
| Coronation | 1949 |
| Predecessor | Falolu Dosunmu |
| Successor | Adeyinka Oyekan |
| Born | Adeniji Adele 13 November 1893 (N.S.: 13 November 1893) Lagos, Nigeria |
| Died | 12 July 1964 (aged 70) Lagos |
| Burial | |
| House | Adele Ajosun, Ologun Kutere |
| Father | Buraimoh Adele |
| Mother | Moriamo Lalugbi |
| Religion | Ahmadiyya Islam |
Oba Sir Musendiku Buraimoh Adeniji Adele II, KBE (November 13, 1893 - July 12, 1964) was the Oba (King) of Lagos from October 1, 1949 to July 12, 1964.[1][2]
Life
Adele was born in Lagos in 1893 to Buraimoh Adele and Moriamo Lalugbi. His grandfather was Oba Adele Ajosun. He studied at Holy Trinity Primary School, Ebutte-Ero and then at CMS Grammar School, Lagos. After his secondary education, he joined the colonial service as a trainee surveyor, after completing his training, he was posted to Kano as a surveyor. He served as a land surveyor with the Cameroon Expeditionary Force during World War I. Adele later worked with the treasury department and became a chief clerk in 1937.
He was awarded the titles of Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1956) and Knight of the Order of the British Empire (1962) by the Queen of England.[3][4]
Politics & Legal Challenge
Oba Adele II was a supporter of the Nigerian Youth Movement and a member of Egbe Omo Oduduwa led by Obafemi Awolowo. His political affiliation was therefore in opposition to the ruling NCNC/NNDP (whose political bedrock was the House of Docemo) founded by Herbert Macaulay and later led by Nnamdi Azikiwe. NNDP was opposed to Oba Adele's ascension, him not being descended from Dosunmu, and filed legal challenges to thwart his coronation. Oba Adele's right to the throne was finally sustained by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in England in 1957.[5]
References
- ^ "LAGOS (Yoruba State)". Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ^ "Oba of Lagos". Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ^ Moshood Ademola Fayemiwo, PhD; Margie Neal-Fayemiwo, Ed.D. ASIWAJU: The Biography of Bolanle Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu. Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency, 2017. p. 288. ISBN 9781946539434.
- ^ Toyin Falola; Ann Genova. Historical Dictionary of Nigeria. Scarecrow Press, 2009. p. 16. ISBN 9780810863163.
- ^ Robert L. Sklar. Nigerian Political Parties: Power in an Emergent African Nation. Princeton University Press, 2015. p. 71. ISBN 9781400878239.
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