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Chief Adeyemi Falade
Chief Adeyemi Falade (born 15 April 1932) is a great icon, community leader and an elder statesman. He was born in Irun Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria.

Chief Adeyemi Falade (15 April 1932 - 26 May 2012) was a great icon, community leader and an elder statesman. He was born in Irun Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria. He was a chieftain of Akoko Consultative Forum in Ondo State[1][2][3]. Background and History Chief Adeyemi Falade was born in Irun Akoko, Ondo State Nigeria on 15 April 1932. He was a Nigeria politician and business mogul whose businesses spread across the old Western Region of Nigeria. He was the sole-proprietor/founder of Falade Bookshop Osogbo Osun State Nigeria and other numerous companies. Falade yielded to the clarion call of his people and he became the first Akoko indigene as chairman of Akoko North Local Government in the old Ondo State with unsurpassed records[2]. He was a truthful crusader, defender of the oppressed and an egalitarian leader. He will never stand aloof or unconcerned when his people are ridden roughshod by few fortunate or privilege leaders. A dogged fighter for the progress and well being of his people [4]. He was a Christian and baba Ijo of St Luke Anglican Church, Odo Irun, Irun Akoko until his demise. Falade was notable for his forthrightness and candour. He was a beacon of hope to many. During the Fourth Republic, he pitch his tent with the Alliance for Democracy(AD) and supported the government of Chief Adebayo Adefarati, the then Executive Governor of Ondo State who was his friend and political colleagues. Chief Adeyemi Falade was one of the most influential figures in Akoko and he left his indelible marks in various towns and villages. References 1. Ondo Governor Race: Falade drums support for Abraham, Nigerian Tribune 10 March 2012. 2. Adeyemi Falade is dead, AkokoNews 28 May 2012. 3. PHCN advised to justified tariff ,The Nation newspaper 18 October 2010. 4. G. A. Ogundahunsi, "Leadership and Service in Community Development: David Adeyemi Falade in Perspective", Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Owo Sept., 2012.