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Mrs Evageline Adebayo Adelaja née Adebonojo

EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION

Her father was Oba Samuel Adebonoj, Dagburewe of Idowa.

Her mother was Olori Adebonojo, a texile dealer, an employer of traditional weavers

She was born in Ijebu Ode on February 24,1927. She attended both Kudeti Girls School and CMS Girls School Lagos for her secondary school education. She trained as a teacher at United Missionary College Ibadan where she earned Nigerian Higher Elementary Certificate and had taught at Kudeti Girls School before proceeding to the United Kingdom to further her teacher training course at the University of London Institute of Education in 1946. She did her internship at Marlborough Senior Girls School Isleworth.

CAREERS

She was a business woman as well as an educator. She established a girls secondary school in Lagos in 1964, Girls Secondary Grammar School Gbagada, the school's was named after her when she died in 1982. Mrs Adelaja and her husband Venerable Archdeacon B A Adelaja opened their homes to raise numerous children and young people, many of whom became famous leaders in Nigeria. Together they served in various duties and capacities within the church and communities.

PERSONAL LIFE

On May 11th 1948,she married Reverend B A Adelaja ,they were blessed with six children and many grandchildren

References : http:// media. org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//45/media-45319/large.jpg

Eva Adelaja NigeriaWiki

Beniah Adeleke Adelaja NigeriaWiki

Mrs Kęhinde Kamson née Adelaja en.m.wikipedia.org

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