Felicia Adeyoyin
Nigerian professor and author of the National Pledge (1938–2021)
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Felicia Adebola Adeyoyin (6 November 1938 – 1 May 2021) was a University of Lagos professor and a princess from the Iji ruling house of Saki, Oyo State. She was the author of the Nigerian national pledge.[1]
Felicia Adeyoyin | |
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| Born | 6 November 1938 |
| Died | 1 May 2021 (aged 82) |
| Occupation | Academic |
| Known for | Author of the Nigerian national pledge |
| Awards | Order of the Niger |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Birkbeck University; University of Lagos |
| Thesis | The Dynamics of Teaching Social Studies at the Grade Two Teachers' College Level in Lagos State (1977) |
| J. U. Aisiku; A. I. Asiwaju | |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Lagos |
Early life
Felicia Awujoola was born on 6 November 1938 in Ogbomoso, Oyo State.[2][3] She attended Idi-Aba a Christian Baptist School from 1953 and graduated in 1957 from its teacher programme.[2] In 1965 she married Solomon Adedeji Adeyoyin, who had attended Idi-Aba's brother school, the Baptist Boys' High School.[3][2]
Education
She received her Bachelor's Degree with honors in Geography from Birkbeck, University of London in 1968 and then her Diploma of Education at the same university in 1976,[4] followed by an M.A. in Social Studies from Columbia University, New York in 1977, before finally earning her PhD in 1981 from the University of Lagos.[5][6]
Career
Adeyoyin was Professor of Education at the University of Lagos and a consultant for the United Nations.[2]
In 1976, she wrote the pledge published in the July 15 edition of the Daily Times in an article titled "Loyalty to the Nation, Pledge". Then-Head of State Olusegun Obasanjo modified the pledge and introduced it as the national pledge, decreeing that school children should recite it during assembly.[7][8][9]
Adeyoyin was also Deaconess of Yaba Baptist Church, Yaba.[2]
Death
Adeyoyin died on 1 May 2021 after a brief illness.[10]
Awards
In 2005, Adeyoyin was given a national award, the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON).[5]