12 Facts About Adesoji Aderemi

Oba Sir Titus Martins Adesoji Tadeniawo Aderemi, alias Adesoji Aderemi, was a Nigerian political figure and Yoruba traditional ruler as the Ooni of Ife from 1930 until 1980.

Adesoji Aderemi served as the governor of Western Region, Nigeria between 1960 and 1962.

Adesoji Aderemi was known as a wealthy man and had a large family of many wives and children.

Adesoji Aderemi was born on 15 November 1889, during the turbulence of the Yoruba civil war to Prince Osundeyi Gbadebo of the Osinkola ruling house of Ile Ife and Madam Adekunbi Itiola of Ipetumodu,.

The Ifa predicted that baby Adesoji Aderemi, was going to wear the crown of his ancestors, that his reign will be known far and wide, and he will come in contact with strangers in far away places.

Adesoji Aderemi's father died in 1897 when he was 8 years old.

Oba Adesoji Aderemi quickly acclimatised himself to his new environment, at 40, he was the youngest of the Yoruba Obas at the time.

Oba Adesoji Aderemi championed Education during his reign as Ooni, which was the sentiment behind the foundation of Oduduwa College in January 1932.

Oba Adesoji Aderemi personally funded the construction of the Secondary School, a model institution at the time; Oba Adesoji Aderemi believed that the surest way to facilitate and sustain modernisation is through education.

Oba Adesoji Aderemi constructed the main building of his palace, which remains a mainstay of the Ife palace to date - with its unique colonial-style.

Ooni Adesoji Aderemi served as the permanent chairman of the council of Obas from 1966 to 1980.

Adesoji Aderemi's reign as Ooni was remarkably peaceful, with his innovative ideas in business creating a pathway to wealth for a lot of indigenes, especially in the agriculture industry, where he was a business leader himself.