Akinpelu Oludele Adesola Explained

Akinpelu Oludele Adesola
Office1:	5th Vice chancellor of the University of Lagos
Term Start1:	1981
Term End1:	1988
Predecessor1:	Babatunde Kwaku Adadevoh
Birth Date:	6 November 1927
Party:	Non-Partisan

Akinpelu Oludele Adesola (6 November 1927 – 29 May 2010) was a Nigerian professor of Surgery, educational administrator and former vice chancellor of the University of Lagos.^{[1] [2]}

His father was Chief Bamgboye Fasina Adesola MBE, (Bariyun of Isaga and Bajito of Ibara, Abeokuta). In 1935 he joined Saint Jude's School in Ebute-Metta, Lagos where he was actively involved in the Sunday School Choir. The Adesola household which had a strong Christian foundation was filled with music lovers who enjoyed, played and sang church hymns.^[3]

See also

• Babatunde Kwaku Adadevoh
• List of vice chancellors in Nigeria
• University of Lagos

Notes and References

1. Web site: My happiest day was when my student became VC – Prof. Ogunye . Daily Independent, Nigerian Newspaper . 6 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141011133326/http://dailyindependentnig.com/2013/02/my-happiest-day-was-when-my-student-became-vc-prof-ogunye/ . 11 October 2014 .
2. Web site: Encomium as UNILAG bids Odugbemi bye. Online Nigeria. 6 October 2014.
3. Web site: Life Story of Akinpelu Oludele Adesola (6 November 1927 - 29 May 2010) - Online Memorial Website. akinpelu-adesola.last-memories.com. 2020-05-30.