Iyin, Ado-Ekiti
ADEBAYO
Robert
- Married
Joined the Army 9 Royal West Africa Frontier Force), July, 1948; potential officer, Second Battalion, Nigeria Army, Abeokuta, 1949; Lieutenant, Eaton Hall, England, 1953; returned to Nigeria, 1954 and posted to Nigerian Army Kaduna as Platoon Commander; Appointed Regimental Signals Officer, 1st Battalion, Kaduna, 1955-57 Aide-de-Camp to Governor-General of Nigeria, 1957-58;Company Commander, 1st Battalion Nigerian Army, Kaduna; Captain, 1957; Major, 1960; Lieutenant-Colonel, 1962; United Nations Peace-Keeping Force, Congo, 1961-63; Colonel, 1964; Chief of Staff, Nigerian Army, 1964-65; Military Governor, defunct Western Nigeria, 1966-71; Brigadier, 1967; Promoted to Major-General, 1971; Chairman, Joint Services Committee, 1964-65, OAU Defence Planning Committee, 1963-65; National sports Council, 1962-1964, Federal Executive Council, 1967-71; Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy, 1971-75; retired from the Nigerian Army, 1975; Private Business as Director of many Companies since 1975;
National Vice Chairman, defunct National Party of Nigeria, 1978-83.
Babajiro of lfe, Agbaakin of Ekit; Aro-Oketoro, Iyin Ekiti; Asalu of Ijero Ekiti; Fowoko of Oyo, Jagungbayi of Abeokuta, Jagunleke of Ijebu Land; Taiyese of llesa; Jagunmolu of Akure; Balogun of Ha Orangun, Agbaakin of Osogbo, Taiyese of’ Lagos; Aakogun of Ikorodu, Korede of Ado Ekiti; Bobagunwa of Aramoko Ekiti; Ajaguna of ikole Ekiti; Are of Egbaland, Bobagunwa of ldanre; Akogun of Igbajo, Bobagunwa of Aitede Ekiti, Taiyese of Okuku, Bajulaiye of Ikere Ekiti; Atobatele of Ido Ekiti; (Iddo Faboro), Jangunmolu of Awo Ekiti; Balogun, All Saints Church, Iyin Ekiti
Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic, OFR, 1982
Doctor of Civil Law, Obafemi Awolowo University, Doctor of Law, Ondo State University, Roll of Honour , Ondo State
Hockey, basketball, golf, music
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