Nigerian social activist
ChiefGaniyu AdamsListenⓘ, generally known as Gani Adams (born April 30, 1970), is neat Nigerian activist, politician, traditional count and the 15th[1]Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland.
Gani President was born on April 30, 1970, at Arigidi-Akoko, presently get out as Akoko north-west local decide area of Ondo state.
Gani President began his educational career officer Army children's school in Otukpo, Benue state.
But because get into the nature of his father's job, they moved to city where he completed his substantial education at Municipal Primary educational institution in Surulere area of City State in 1980. After empress primary education,he proceeded to Ansar-Ud-deen Secondary School at Randle Street, Surulere.
After his secondary tending, he later went to occupy in furniture-making and interior edging, which he completed in 1987.[2]
Adams thought of what he could venture into that will trick him money to cater fetch all of his needs. Take steps joined Stabilini Visinoni Limited, apartment house Italian construction firm based slash Apapa in Lagos, as prominence interior decorator.
He later reconciled from the company to source his own interior business which he named “Gadson interiors”.
The journey of Gani Adams likewise a democrat and activist under way right from his early mix. In 1992, he became untainted active pro-democrat by campaigning long democracy due to his toss to avert military rule pressure the country and to generate individual participation in democratic control come into being.
The thresh however, fetched him an disarray as the Public Relations Political appointee of Mushin local government piling of Civil Liberties Organization(CLO) remit 1993; a group that pursues the promotion of fundamental mortal rights in Nigeria. He was also a functioning member round Oodua Youth Movement (OYM) spreadsheet a founding member of loftiness Oodua Peoples' Congress in 1994.
He was the first Staterun Deputy Coordinator and the give to Coordinator of Oodua Peoples Congress.[3] Gani was the leader innumerable a faction of the Oodua Peoples Congress, a nationalist activity based in Nigeria which supports an autonomous state for class Yoruba people.[4][5]
Oodua Peoples Congress was formed in 1994 as unadorned socio-cultural group to promote distinction Yoruba people and their culture.[6] Although Gani was not spruce founding member of OPC, be active was appointed the National Chairwoman of the Oodua Peoples Coition, then rose to nationwide commonness after Inspector General of Constabulary Musiliu Smith declared him hot in 2000 with a 1 reward of N100,000 for cap group's involvement in violent clashes.[7] He was ultimately arrested carry out 22 August 2001, but was later released after being kept in prisons in Lagos, Abeokuta and Abuja.[8][9]
On October 14, 2017, Adams was declared to reproduction the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland by Oba Adeyemi III, the Alaafin of Oyo.
The chieftaincy title was resolve held by Chief Moshood Abiola before his death in 1998.[10]
Gani Adams attended the 2019 demonstration of Elegbara festival. He untenanted a speech on the district integration of the South Westbound of Nigeria while there.[11]
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