Augustus Meredith Adisa Akinloye, popularly known as A.M.A, (August 19, 1916 – September 18, 2007) was a Nigerian lawyer, politician, and the Seriki of Ibadanland (a traditional high chief).^[1] is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Legal career

Akinloye read law at the London School of Economics between 1946 and 1948. Upon his return to Nigeria, he briefly worked as a lawyer before venturing into politics.^[1] Mascot Beaver Affiliations University of London Russell Group EUA ACU CEMS APSIA Golden Triangle G5 Group Website http://www. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

First Republic

Akinloye was instrumental to the formation of the first ever political party in Ibadan called Ibadan Peoples Party (IPP) which he served as its president,^[1] with Adegoke Adelabu as his deputy. His IPP party later merged with the Action Group, led by Obafemi Awolowo, to form the first government in the Western Region of Nigeria, in which Akinloye was appointed the Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources.^[1] During the second half of 1950s he was elected Chairman of Ibadan City Council. The Ibadan Peoples Party (IPP) was established on June 15, 1951, by a group of eminent Ibadan indigenes who opposed the politics of tribalism and personality, which held sway in the Yorùbá dominated Western Region, Nigeria in the 1950s. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... In sociology and anthropology, an action group or task group is a group of people joined temporarily to accomplish some task or take part in some organised collective action. ... Obafemi Awolowo Chief Obafemi Awolowo (1909-1987) was a Nigerian politician and leader, a Yoruba and native of Ikenne in Ogun State of Nigeria, who started as a regional political leader like most of his pre-independence contemporaries. ... The Western Region may be: Western Ghana Western Region of British Railways This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

During the Western Region crisis in the early 1960s, he left the Action Group for Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola's newly formed Nigerian National Democratic Party and served in the cabinet led by the then Prime Minister, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. (The government was overthrown in a military coup on 15 January 1966.)The Polythecnic Ibadan, a leading Nigerian college,has been renamed Adisa Akinloye Polytechnic to honour him. Samuel Ladoke Akintola (July 10, 1910 - January 15, 1966) was a Nigerian politician. ... The Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP), was Nigerias first political party. ... Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912-January 15, 1966) was the first prime minister of an independent Nigeria. ... is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ...

Second Republic

Akinloye was the Chairman of the then largest political party in Africa, the National Party of Nigeria, which ruled the country between 1979 and 1983 while Shehu Shagari was President. Akinloye went into exile in 1983 after his party was overthrown by the military government headed by General Muhammadu Buhari and returned to Nigeria after ten years when the interim government led by Ernest Shonekan was in place. The National Party of Nigeria (NPN) was the dominant political party in Nigeria during the Second Republic (1979-1983). ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari, Turakin Sakkwato (born May 25, 1925) was the President of Nigerias ill-fated Second Republic (1979 - 1983), after the handover of power by General Olusegun Obasanjos caretaker government. ... Seal of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Flag of the President of Nigeria The President of Nigeria is the elected head of government and head of state of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Chief Ernest Adegunle Oladeinde Shonekan was born on 9 May 1936 in Lagos, south-west Nigeria. ...

Personal life

Akinloye was married and had multiple children.^[2] He died at 91 in his home town on September 18, 2007 after a brief illness.^[1] is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Omonijo, Bolade; Dapo Akinrefon. "Ibadan Politics: Akinloye, last of the titans, bows out", Vanguard, Vanguard Media, 2007-09-21. Retrieved on 2007-09-22. 
2. ^ Abiola, Tope. "Anxiety over Akinloye’s health - He’s responding to treatment - Daughter", Nigerian Tribune, African Newspapers of Nigeria Plc, 2007-08-29. Retrieved on 2007-09-22.