Joseph Fadahunsi

Joseph Odeleye Fadahunsi

Governor of Western Region, Nigeria
In office December 1962 – 16 January 1966
Preceded by	Adesoji Aderemi
Succeeded by	Adekunle Fajuyi
Personal details
Born	1901 Ilesha, Osun State
Died	12 May 1986 (aged 85) Ilesha, Osun State

Joseph Odeleye Fadahunsi, KBE (1901 – 12 May 1986)^[1] was a Nigerian businessman and politician who was a vice president of the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons. He also represented the Ilesha district in the House of Assembly during the nation's first republic, and subsequently served as the Governor of the Western Region of Nigeria.

Business career

Fadahunsi started work as a teacher at a government assisted school in Ilesha before he left teaching to become a produce buyer. He became a buyer under the United Trading Company, a branch of the Swiss Lutheran Church's missionary association, the Basle Mission. He started his business buying cocoa from farmers and hiring transporters to deliver the produce to the Ibadan office of the United Trading Company. He then earned enough profits to buy his own transport vehicles and his enterprise soon expanded into the transport sector.^[2]

References

↑ Ladigbolu, A.G.A. (1996). The African governor: Sir Chief Joseph Odeleye Fadahunsi. Lichfield Nigeria Limited. ISBN 9789783049895. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
↑ 18 The final tour

Premiers and Governors of Western Region / Western State

Western Region Premiers	Obafemi Awolowo Samuel Akintola Moses Majekodunmi Samuel Akintola

Western Region Governors	John Dalzell Rankin Adesoji Aderemi Joseph Fadahunsi Adekunle Fajuyi Robert Adeyinka Adebayo

Western State Governors	Robert Adeyinka Adebayo Christopher Oluwole Rotimi Akintunde Aduwo David Jemibewon

Nigerian region governors and premiers in the First Republic

This is a list of Nigerian region governors and premiers in the First Republic (1960 - 1966).

Nigeria became independent on 1 October 1960 and became a republic on 1 October 1963. On 16 January 1966 a military coup brought Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi to power, terminating the first period of democratic rule. During this period an appointed governor was nominal head of state while an elected premier led the government.

Region	Period	Governor	Premier	Notes
Eastern Region	Oct 1960 - Jan 1966	Francis Akanu Ibiam	Michael Okpara
Mid-Western Region	Aug 1963 - Feb 1964	Dennis Osadebay	Dennis Osadebay (Administrator)	Region created from part of Western Region on 8 August 1963
Mid-Western Region	Feb 1964 - Jan 1966	Jereton Mariere	Dennis Osadebay
Northern Region	Oct 1960 - 1962	Gawain Westray Bell	Ahmadu Bello
Northern Region	1962 - Jan 1966	Kashim Ibrahim	Ahmadu Bello
Western Region	Oct 1960 - May 1962	Adesoji Aderemi	Samuel Akintola
	May 1962 - Dec 1962	Adesoji Aderemi	Moses Majekodunmi (Administrator)	Administrator appointed during political crisis
	Jan 1963 - Jan 1966	Joseph Fadahunsi	Samuel Akintola

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