Sodiq adebayo biography of william

•He Is Now The Asaaju OTUN OLUFI Of GBOGANLAND

The sleepy town of Gbongan, in Osun State, came alive on Friday, 6th May when the Oba of Gbongan installed erudite literary giant, Prof.

Professor Adebayo Williams at 70 - The NEWS

Adebayo Williams as The Asaaju Otun Olufi of Gbongan. The grand event was witnessed by many dignitaries from far and near. A lot of indigenes of Gbogan attended the colourful event.

Below is the story of the man of the moment, who was celebrated by His Royal Majesty, Oba Dr Adetoyese Oyeniyi, the Olufi of Gboganland.

Sometime in , during the military jackboot and Gestapo style of governance in Nigeria, Adebayo Williams, then a teacher of literature, at the University of Ife, was invited to Lagos, to deliver a public lecture at a seminar, purposely convoked, to discuss democracy.

Mindful of the possibility of arrest after his delivery, which may be acerbic and unpleasant to the men of power, he ably, titled his lecture at this seminar- A semina