Remembering Sir Adesoji Aderemi – The Ooni of Ife who was first African to be appointed governor in Commonwealth

The agitation for Nigeria’s independence from the British Colonial government took many dramatic turns and had many other effects, but the role played by the different actors didn’t go unnoticed. The role played by this monarch, despite being aware that independence would limit his administrative power as a monarch made him a great beneficiary when the demand for self government was granted.

Oba Adesoji Aderemi, the 49th Ooni of Ife land in Ile-Ife, Osun state, Southwest Nigeria had an engagi...