Samuel Ladoke Akintola , (born July 10, 1910, Ogbomosho, Nigeria—died January 14, 1966, Ibadan, Nigeria), administrator and politician, premier of the Western Region of Nigeria and an early victim of the January 1966 military coup.. Like many other African nationalists Akintola was a teacher in the 1930s and early 1940s and a member of the Baptist Teachers’ Union and the Nigerian Youth …
Akintola was the first Opposition Leader at the National Level of Government in Nigeria. It was said about him that he controls the government from opposition seat as a Master of Ambiguity. He would go down in the anal of history for been the first Minster of Labour in Nigeria.
12/1/2013 · They demonised Chief Awolowo, their friend and political ally, and on the night of Jan 15th 1966, during the course of the Ifejuna-led Igbo coup, they murdered Chief S.L..
9/16/2017 · We had a brilliant man called S. L . Akintola who understood real politics. Awolowo believed that book knowledge was so important but he ( Akintola ) knew better. A situation arose- Awolowo wanted to ally with the east and Akintola wanted to align with the north. So there was a crisis”.
Samuel Ladoke Akintola | Nigerian politician | Britannica, Ladoke Akintola – Wikipedia, Samuel Ladoke Akintola | Nigerian politician | Britannica, Ladoke Akintola – Wikipedia, When Chief Enahoro succeeded in selling the idea to the AG, he was then mandated to sell the same idea to the nation in 1953. Even at this stage, SL Akintola was one of those who still pressed that Chief Enahoro should withdraw the motion. It was not until 1957 that the late Akintola moved the motion which Ladipo referred to.
Despite being the official driver to late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Samuel Ladoke Akintola and Gen. Adeyinka Adebayo, 87-year-old Pa Olajide Olabode says his family lacks the basic necessities of life. Olabode, who resides in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, revealed this in an interview with The Nation .
