Adeniran Ogunsanya, was a Nigerian lawyer and politician.
11 Facts About Adeniran Ogunsanya
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Adeniran Ogunsanya was among the chief-founders of the Ibadan Peoples Party.
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Adeniran Ogunsanya served as a Lagos State commissioner for Justice and commissioner for Education.
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Adeniran Ogunsanya completed his primary education from Hope Waddell Training Institute in Calabar under the guardianship of his uncle who was a civil servant.
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Adeniran Ogunsanya scored the highest mark at the 1937 Government Standard VI examinations thus earning him a government scholarship to King's College, Lagos.
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Adeniran Ogunsanya went on to study Law at the University of Manchester and Gray's Inn School of Law.
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Adeniran Ogunsanya was the President of NCNC Youth Association and in 1959, he became a member of the parliament representing Ikeja and Mushin.
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Adeniran Ogunsanya held various executive positions within his party and in local governance in Lagos.
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Adeniran Ogunsanya was the leader of the Lagos progressives that merged with three other groups to form the Nigerian People's Party during the Second Republic.
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Adeniran Ogunsanya later became the chairman of the Nigerian People's Party succeeding Olu Akinfosile after he had previously lost to Lateef Jakande for a seat in the Lagos Government House.
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Adeniran Ogunsanya was the first Attorney General of Lagos and later became the Commissioner of Education.