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ICYMI: Why I still cook at 75 –Onabolu, ex-Nigeria National PolioPlus Committee Chairman
Published 23 January 2021
Former Chairman, Nigeria National PolioPlus Committee of Rotary Club, Busuyi Onabolu, talks to ALEXANDER OKERE about his childhood and why he left a lucrative job at a petroleum company for community service for three decades
What kind of childhood did you have?
I was born in Ibadan, Oyo State, in 1945. But by 1948, I was in Lagos State. I think I moved to Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, with my mother in 1949 when she was transferred but returned to Lagos in 1951. And I have been in Lagos ever since. My childhood was good in many ways. Growing up was exciting. I attended St. John’s School, Aroloya, Lagos. I also attended Kings College, Lagos. Most of the students represented Nigeria in different aspects of sports. We had a great time doing different things. We had our cadet unit, called Kings College Cadet Unit, with an armoury, where we had guns with live bullets. We ha