politician, businessman, born February 5, 1925, Offa, Kwara State; married Ruth Mopelola Akinola 1954, five sons, four daughters; Education: St. Mark's School, Offa, Grammar School, Offa, Ibadan City College, 1932-37; member, defunct Northern House of Assembly, 1956-61; member, Western Nigerian Finance Corporation, Ibadan, 1957-62; Director, New Nigerian Newspapers Limited, 1968-79; Political Parties: member, and Publicity Secretary, defunct Zikist Move ment, 1948-49, co-founder, defunct Middle Belt People's Party, member and Secretary General, defunct Action Group, 1954-66, and Patron and Gubernatorial Candidate, banned Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN), Kwara State, 1979-83; Traditional Title: Asiwaju of Offa; Publication: Facts You Must Know About Offa Town of the Former Ilorin Division; Hobbies: walking, reading; Official Address: P O Box 120, Offa, Kwara State; Home: 79, Ibrahim Taiwo Road, Offa, Kwara State.
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