Ola Oni
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Ola Oni | |
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| Born | 1933 present day Ekiti State, Nigeria |
| Died | December 22, 1999 (aged 65–66) Ibadan |
| Occupations | Political economist, socialist and human right activist, Lecturing |
| Spouse | Kehinde Ola |
Ola Oni ⓘ (1933–1999) was a Nigerian marxist political economist, socialist and human right activist.[1][2] He served as a lecturer at the University of Ibadan. He was the subject of a biographical book by Ebenezer Babatope, titled Student Power in Nigeria (1991).[3]
The anti-military and pro-democracy, Ola Oni hails from Ekiti State southwestern Nigeria where he was born but based in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, Nigeria.[4] He was a lecturer at the University of Ibadan but was sacked due to his radicalism.[5] Ebenezer Babatope's book, "Student Power in Nigeria" (1956-198), tells the life of Ola Oni.[6] He died on December 22, 1999, at the University College Hospital, Ibadan.[7] After his demise, he was immortalized and a social research center, Comrade Ola Oni Centre For Social Research was named after him.[8]
