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Adedapo was the only child of his parents to raise own family due to premature death of siblings born before and after him. Rolayo, his sister and childhood playmate died of ovarian cancer at the age of Following the loss of his father in he necessarily involved himself in family business which was in plan. His marriage to Adetoun, a long time acquaintance who studied nursing in Manchester came to an end in after fourteen years.
Another tumultuous relationship ended in Titilola, his first child born in December is a chartered accountant and Economics degree holder. Olarewaju Adeyemi born in took after his medical profession. Another older child by him is Kayode Ademuyiwa. Being knowledgeable of the game of Badminton from his sportsman days in Dublin, Adedapo accepted an invitation to sponsor a competition locally.
Following this, he formed an Amateur Badminton Association with Mr. Odunlami who invited him in By , the National Sports Commission took over the machinery of the body and appointed him chairman, alienating him from old partners. Unless you have anything to hide, there is nothing. I had to put my crown on the floor, dance and sang and everybody was moved.
That is what we are expected to do. If you have any respect for your God who made you king, there is nothing too much for you to do.
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How has life journey been since 81 years ago? I thank God for His mercies. You can see it for yourself. I am still alive and well. I am full of life. It is because Christ is in me. He that is in me is greater than he that is in the world. Therefore, I have nothing to fear.
Oba adedapo tejuoso biography of george harrison: Oba Adedapo Adewale Tejuoso is the Osile of Oke Ona Egbaland. He is the father of Senator Lanre Tejuosho. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ][ 4 ] Oba Tejuoso was born to Joseph Somoye Tejuoso and Esther Bisoye Tejuoso, who was the granddaughter of Oba Karunwi I of Oke Ona.
I am not afraid of anybody, any human being and devil. The devil has no power over me. If they have power over me, I would have been dead long time ago. But Jesus Christ is always with me. At 81, what else do you wish? That I will die in Christ, no matter how long I live in this world. My prayer is that I remain in Christ forever and ever so that I can enjoy the everlasting life.
What is the secret of your long life?
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The secret of my long life, I have said it. So my prayer is that this everlasting life will never depart from me. Accept Jesus Christ to your life —I am telling everybody to accept Jesus Christ because I want everlasting life for everybody on earth. You were always fond of Ebenezer Obey, a juju musician-turned evangelist.
What is the relationship between the two of you like now?
He is the chairman, I am the convener and Professor Adeyemo is the Coordinator. We always do it together — we were on the stage together. As a king, are there traditions in your kingdom that you use your own power to abrogate? I never forced anybody to become Christian. We plead with you because Jesus Christ came to this world because of the love he has for you, for everybody to share His own blood so that we may have everlasting life.
So, all we need do is to explain to you, why you must embrace this everlasting life so that you will enjoy on earth and also enjoy in the years after. Nobody wants to suffer after he dies. How do you marry your traditional life with Christian life as a traditional ruler?
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It depends what you mean by your traditional life as a traditional ruler. You know the meaning of Omooluwabi , it was coined from the word Omo ti noah bi. You know Noah in the Bible. Omo ti Noah bi — that is the person Noah gave birth to. Now, how did God describe Noah in Genesis Chapter 6? So if Noah was your forefather, would you say that he was an idol worshipper?
What is your tradition, should it not be that of Noah?
It should. Normally, I arise from Adam, but the flood wiped away the whole world. And only Noah and his children and wife were saved — the eight of them. So, all of us in this world today came from Noah. So will you say he was an idol worshiper or a man of God? If he is a man of God, so what is my tradition? What are those things that turn you on and those that turn you off?
Righteousness exalts a nation. My prayer is that I will remain righteous forever and I advise everybody to become righteous if they are not and become righteous forever. If we are all righteous all these things that are going on in Nigeria will be a thing of the past. What kind of music do you like listening to? I enjoy gospel songs.
That is why I do this everywhere — things of praise. God gave me another assignment to always praise Him. The Yoruba people are loving testimony to the noble tradition of blending the old and the new. There lies the traditional heritage of the Yorubas of the South western Nigeria and beyond.
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The language is simple, fluid and self explanatory. It helps the reader to follow the sequence of historical facts and reinforced the authority of the author as a quintessential Yoruba Oba imbued with candour and grace of royalty. As a medical doctor and traditional ruler of note, he has surely raised the bar in contributing his quota to the literary world.
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