Moses Majekodunmi
Chief Moses Adekoyejo Majekodunmi | |
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Samuel Akintola | |
Personal details | |
Born | Abeokuta, Nigeria | 17 August 1916
Died | 11 April 2012 | (aged 95)
As an
Early life and education
Moses was born in
Medical career
In Ireland, he worked as an in-house physician at the National Children's Hospital and the Rotunda Hospital from 1941 to 1942. In 1943, he joined the Federal Government Medical Services as a medical doctor and established his medical practice.[3] He played key roles in the establishment of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital[5] and also founded Saint Nicholas Hospital in Lagos, which opened in March 1968.[6]
Political career
He was elected into the Nigerian Senate in 1960. He was appointed sole administrator of the Western Region in June 1962 after a political crisis in the region, holding office in place of Premier
The crisis was due to a struggle between Akintola and the former Western Region Premier and current leader of the opposition Obafemi Awolowo, which had led to violent scenes in the House of Assembly. On advice from the police, one of his first acts was to sign restriction orders to detain leaders of both factions.[7] After the situation had stabilized, Akintola resumed office on 1 January 1963.[8]
Bibliography
- Moses Adekoyejo Majekodunmi (1998). My lord what a morning: autobiography of Moses Adekoyejo Majekodunmi. Macmillan. ISBN 978-018-213-6.
See also
References
- ^ Moses Adekoyejo Majekodunmi (1916-2012) Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Class of First Republic, Majekodunmi, 95, Joins His Contemporaries, thisdaylive.com. Accessed 8 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Moses Adekoyejo Majekodunmi (1916-2012)". The Nigerian Voice. 4 May 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-810-8631-63.
- ^ "Moses Adekoyejo Majekodunmi (1916-2012)". This Day Live. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
- ^ "About". Saint Nicholas Hospital. Archived from the original on 5 May 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ a b "'I was not there to fight the Action Group'". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ "Provinces and Regions of Nigeria". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 26 May 2010.