Michael Adekunle AJASIN

Biographical record

Title

Chief

Surname

AJASIN

First Name

Michael

Other Names

Adekunle

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

Newswatch Who's Who (1st Edition)

Date of Birth

November 28, 1908

Status

Died

State of Origin

Ondo

Place of Birth

Owo

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Babafunke Tenabe 1939

Number of Children (Male)

2

Number of Children ( Female)

2

Profession

Educationist
Politician
Elder statesman

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

St Paul's CMS School, Owo, 1914-21, St Andrew's College, Oyo, 1924-27, Fourah Bay College, Sierra Leone, Durham University, UK, 1943-46, Institute of Education, University of London, 1946-47;

Educational Qualification

BA,

Previous Appointments

Assistant Teacher, St Andrew's CMS School, Warri, 1928-30; Head master, St Luke's CMS School, Sapele, 1930-43; Principal, Imade College, Owo, 1947-62; Founder and 1st Principal, Owo High School, 1963-75; Chairman, Owo District Council, 1954-56; member of the House of Representatives, 1954-66; Chairman, Owo Local Government, 1976-78; 1st Elected Executive Governor of Ondo State, 1979-83;

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

Yes

If "Yes", please state the party(ies) and offices you have held with dates

Political Parties: member, defunct Action Group, 1st Vice-President of Action Group 1951-66; member, banned Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN), Ondo State Chairman, 1978-83; member, National Executive Committee of UPN, 1978-83; member and President, Egbe Omo Oduduwa; Initiator and co-founder, Nigerian Union of Students of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1947;

Traditional Titles

The Asiwaju of Owo, The Adingbuwa of On do, The Owosoyin of Ijero, The Obarimiyo of Akure;

Awards and Honours

Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (CFR), 1982; Justice of the Peace, JP, 1976;

Honourary Degrees and Awarding Institutions

Honorary Doctor of Civil Law Degree (Hon. D. CL), University of Sierra Leone, 1982;

Hobbies

reading, gardening

Residential Address

66, Oke-Ogun Street, PO Box 43, Owo, Ondo State