Felicia Adeyoyin
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 an author of the Nigerian national pledge.[1]
Education
Adeyoyin was born on 6 November 1938. She received her Bachelor's Degree with honors in English from Birkbeck, University of London in 1968 and then her Diploma of Education at the same university in 1976,[2] before finally earning her PhD in 1981 from the University of Lagos.[3]
Career
Adeyoyin was a lecturer with the University of Lagos and a consultant for the United Nations.
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.[4][5][6]
Awards
In 2005, Adeyoyin was given a national award, the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON).[3]
Death
Adeyoyin died on 1 May 2021 after a brief illness.[7]
References
- ^ "Nigeria @ 59: Interesting facts about Nigeria's National anthem, Pledge". The Nation. 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ^ "Notable Birkbeckians: Graduates In Academia". bbk.ac.uk. Birkbeck, University of London. 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ a b "Author Of Nigeria's National Pledge, Felicia Adedoyin, Is Dead". Gistmaster. 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ^ "Author of Nigeria's National Pledge, Felicia Adebola Adedoyin, is Dead". National Mirror. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ Joshua, Temi (2021-05-05). "Author of Nigeria's National Pledge, Prof. Felicia Adedoyin, dies at 83". The Daily Page. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ Mbamalu, Socrates (3 May 2021). "Prof. Felicia Adeyoyin, Author of Nigeria's National Pledge, Dies at 83". Foundation For Investigative Journalism.
- ^ Akinselure, Wale (2021-05-09). "Saki Indigenes Ask FG, Oyo Govt To Immortalise Late National Pledge Composer". Nigerian Tribune.