Oyo 2023: Meet Barr Akeem Agbaje
In Brief, Let’s Meet Barr Akeem Agbaje.
The young and ever vibrant Akeem was born on 1st April, 1968, into the noble family of Chief Salami Agbaje of Ayeye Compound, Ibadan, Oyo State.
The family boasts of hundreds of people who have distinguished themselves in both private and public service. His parents, Alhaji Yekini Aderibigbe Agbaje SAN and Airat Adebukola Odeleye of blessed memory, also distinguished themselves.
Late Chief Salami Agbaje, his grandfather, was a renowned businessman, a notable community leader, a chieftain in the Ibadan Royal lineage, and one of the early Nigerian merchant class who devoted time and money to the socio-economic development of Ibadan land, specifically, and Nigeria, in general, especially, in the area of spreading Western Education.
Chief Salami Agbaje was a man of many firsts. His children include Late Dr. Anthony Saka Agbaje, the first medical doctor of Ibadan origin, Late Chief Abdul Mojeed Folarin Agbaje, the first lawyer of Ibadan Origin; and Late Hon. Justice Abdul Ganiyu Agbaje JSC, the first Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria of Ibadan origin.
