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Published 26 December 2020
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland and founding member of the Oodua Peoples Congress, Iba Gani Adams, speaks to TOBI AWORINDE on some landmark moments in his life and the importance of his position in Yorubaland
Can you tell us about your childhood and education?
I was born on April 30, 1970 in Arigidi Akoko (Ondo State). I went to Army Children’s School in Otukpo (Benue State). My parents relocated from Otukpo to Lagos State and they had to keep me with my grandmother in Erusu Akoko, very close to Arigidi Akoko. I then attended St. Thomas Primary School to the stage of Primary 3. At Primary 4, they brought me to Municipal Primary School, now Adeniji Primary School, in Obele Odan, Lagos State. I went to Ansar Ud Deen Secondary School. I attended the International School of Aviation in Tema, Ghana and obtained a Diploma in Tourism Management. I later went to the Lagos State University for a diploma in International Affairs an