Odeleye FADAHUNSI,

Businessman, Politician

teacher, businessman, former-Gover nor Western Nigeria; Born at llesha, Oyo State, 1901; Education: Oshun Methodist School, Wesley Teacher Training College Ibadan; teacher in Methodist schools in Ikorodu and Lagos, 1925-26; produce buyer, storekeeper, salesman in GBO and later UAC and UTC, 1927-48; for med Ijesha United Trading and Transport Company and was its managing director, 1948; secretary of Produce Traders Union — won first prize for a competitive article titled 'The improvement of Cocoa in Nigeria" 1948 was member of Nigerian Cocoa Marketing Advisory Committee and Board, director Nige rian Produce Marketing Board, 195253 took local government course in the United Kingdom, 1950, elected on the Western House of Assembly, 1951-61, was chairman Ijesha Divi sional Council, 1955-60 appointed chairman Nigeria Airways Corpora tion, 1961-62, earlier took part in the review of the Richard's Constitu-* tion in Western Nigeria, became national patron and national vicepresident of the NCNC, was deputy leader of the Opposition in Western Region; appointed GovernorWestern Nigeria,…