Moses Majekodunmi Explained

Honorific Prefix:Chief
Moses Adekoyejo Majekodunmi
Office1:Minister of Health
Term Start1:1960
Term End1:1966
Office2:Administrator of Western Region (Nigeria)
Term Start2:29 June 1962
Term End2:December 1962
Predecessor2:Samuel Akintola
Successor2:Samuel Akintola
Birth Date:1916 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Abeokuta, Nigeria

Chief Moses Adekoyejo Majekodunmi (Yoruba: Adékóyèjọ Májẹ̀kódùnmí, ; 17 August 1916  - 11 April 2012[1] [2]) was a Nigerian gynaecologist and obstetrician. He was Minister of Health in the Nigerian First Republic.

As an Oloye of the Yoruba people, he held the chieftaincy titles of the Mayegun of Lagos and the Otun Balogun of the Christians of Egbaland.

Early life and education

Majekodunmi was born in Abeokuta in August 1916. He studied at Abeokuta Grammar School, St. Gregory's College, Lagos, before proceeding to Trinity College Dublin where he earned a degree in Anatomy and Physiology in 1936. He also earned a 1st Class degree in Bacteriology and Clinical Medicine in 1940.[3] [4]

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 Samuel Akintola until December of that year.[7]

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

Notes and References

  1. http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/moses-adekoyejo-majekodunmi-1916-2012-/115074/ Moses Adekoyejo Majekodunmi (1916-2012)
  2. http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/class-of-first-republic-majekodunmi-95-joins-his-contemporaries/113509/ Class of First Republic, Majekodunmi, 95, Joins His Contemporaries
  3. Web site: Moses Adekoyejo Majekodunmi (1916-2012). The Nigerian Voice. 4 May 2012.
  4. Book: Historical Dictionary of Nigeria (Volume 111). Toyin Falola. Ann Genova. Scarecrow Press. 2009. 978-0-810-8631-63. 218.
  5. News: Moses Adekoyejo Majekodunmi (1916-2012). This Day Live. 4 May 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714153423/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/moses-adekoyejo-majekodunmi-1916-2012-/115074/. 14 July 2014.
  6. Web site: About . Saint Nicholas Hospital . 2010-05-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100505062212/http://saintnicholashospital.com/about.php . 2010-05-05.
  7. Web site: 'I was not there to fight the Action Group' . The Guardian . 2010-05-26.
  8. Web site: Provinces and Regions of Nigeria . WorldStatesmen . 2010-05-26.