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Alexander Babatunde Akinyele (5 September 1875 – 1 October 1968)

Clergyman

He was the first Anglican Diocesan Bishop of Ibadan, Nigeria and the founder of the first secondary school, Ibadan Grammar School in Ibadan.

Alex was born in 1875 to Josiah Akinyele; an early Church Missionary convert & first son of Bolude Akinyele, an Ibadan soldier of Ondo descent. His mom was Abigail Lapeno, the daughter of Kukomi, also an Ibadan soldier.

He attended St. Peter's school Ibadan around 1880, and later completed his primary school education at Abobade school, Aroloya Lagos.

He graduated first in his class, and was admitted the following year to the famous CMS Grammar School in Lagos, founded by the Church Missionary Society.

In 1882, Alex was scouted by Bishop Tugwell during his visit to the Ake Anglican Church in Abeokuta, he was sent to Fourah Bay College in Sierra Leone where he was awarded Licentiate in Theology (LTh), and later he obtained his Bachelor of Arts (Dunelm) in 1912.

On 6 June 1909, he was ordained a Deacon, and posted to Ibadan as an assistant priest. He married Miss Marian Davies on 12 January 1911, and together had four children.

He put pressure on the Church Missionary Society to establish a grammar school in Ibadan, consequently on 31 March 1913, Ibadan Grammar School was established; with Alexander Akinyele, as its first principal.

Source: Wikipedia
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