Adegboyega Edun // (né Jacob Henryson Samuel ; July 22, 1860 – c.1925) was an Egba official. He served as the secretary of the Egba United Government , a colonial-era Yoruba political entity.
15-595: Edun is a surname. Notable people include: Adegboyega Edun , Nigerian leader of the Egba people Adetomiwa Edun , British actor of Nigerian and Ghanaian origin Alice Edun , singer of Nigerian-Russian descent Denrele Edun (born 1983), Nigerian television host Tayo Edun (born 1998), English footballer Wilfred Edun (1930–1990), cricketer from British Guiana [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
30-431: A delegation of Southern Nigerians to England on matters relating to native land tenure. It was ultimately proven in 1921 that there were good grounds for the protest by the people who were against State ownership of native lands . Edun facilitated a good relationship between the white merchants and the Egba people, and he was pivotal to the modernization of administration and civilization in the land. His tenure in office
45-549: A flat ring, around which was inscribed the following: "Souvenir. A. Edun, Govt. Sec., E.U.G., 1912." A notable contemporary descendant is Chief Wale Edun , the Nigerian minister of finance and coordinating minister for the economy in the Tinubu Administration . Wale Edun Chief Adebayo Olawale Edun , commonly known as Wale Edun , is a Nigerian economist, investment banker and politician who
60-810: A pastor and teacher. He was ordained as a minister in the Methodist Church. From 1893 to 1902, he was the principal of the Wesleyan Boy’s High School, Lagos. His public service at this time earned him the appreciation of the Governor of Lagos Colony , Sir William Macgregor . On April 24, 1902, Edun relinquished the church ministry because he was offered the position as the Secretary of the Egba United Government (or E.U.G.). He also gave up his English name in 1904 and assumed
75-520: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Adegboyega Edun A Saro , Edun was born in Sierra Leone on Sunday, July 22, 1860, to Egba parents. He attended Richmond Theological College , England, and matriculated at the University of London in 1887, where he was placed in the first division. He was a very brilliant scholar, and after graduating he began to function as
90-716: Is the minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy since August 2023. He was appointed the Chairman of the African Governors’ Forum of the World Bank in 2023. He is the first Nigerian to occupy this position in 60 years. Edun holds bachelor's and master's degrees in economics from the University of London and the University of Sussex respectively. From 1980 to 1986, Edun worked at Chase Merchant Bank (later Continental) in Lagos, Nigeria. He joined
105-405: The surname Edun . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edun&oldid=1149295312 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
120-692: The E.U.G.: 1902: Establishment of European factories in the Ibara area of Abeokuta. 1903: Opening of Sokori Bridge, the first of its kind. 1904: Publication of the first issue of the E.U.G. Gazette in February. 1904: Establishment of the Egba Government Police Force. 1908: Establishment of Abeokuta Grammar School. 1908: Establishment of an E.U.G. hospital. 1914: Opening of the Abeokuta Water Works, which led to
135-640: The Rev. D. O. Williams (Prime Minister from 1898 to 1911). With the rise of the E.U.G., the Ogboni lost its political significance. The E.U.G. was now saddled with the responsibility of advising the Alake of Egbaland in the discharge of his duties. In May 1904, Edun accompanied the Alake, Oba Gbadebo, to England on a visit to King Edward VII . This was the first state visit by any Yoruba monarch to England. In 1913, Edun led
150-730: The World Bank in September 1986 through the elite Young Professionals program, where he worked on economic and financial packages for several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. In 1989, he co-founded Investment Banking & Trust Company Limited (now Stanbic IBTC ) and served as executive director. In 1994, he founded Denham Management Limited, which has since become the Chapelhill Denham Group; he served as chairman there from 2008 to 2021. In 1999, he
165-482: The ancestral name of Adegboyega Edun . The E.U.G. was formed as a result of the prompting of Governor Macgregor's successor in Lagos, Sir Henry McCallum , in 1865. The new governor made the Egba to reorganise what was then called the “National Council”. This was emblematic of the rise of an educated elite in Egbaland, one that Edun belonged to. Some of Edun's contemporaries were C. B. Moore (Treasurer), J. Martin, and
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#1732791589539180-652: The economy. He was sworn in on 21 August 2023. Himself a direct descendant of the Egba official Adegboyega Edun , Edun is married to Amy Adwoa Appiah, a daughter of the Ghanaian statesman Joe Appiah and his British wife Peggy Cripps , who was an author. One of their three sons is the British actor Adetomiwa Edun . Edun is a board member and the Nigerian chair of the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation. He
195-420: The eradication of guinea-worm and other water-borne diseases in the land, to the benefit of all. On October 6, 1913, he was honoured by his people for his long service to the E.U.G. when he was presented with a Double Albert Gold Chain of rare original design and beauty, and of native workmanship, the pendant of which was a model of a human hand holding a pen in the act of writing; the whole thing being mounted in
210-711: Was appointed Lagos State commissioner of finance by then governor, Bola Tinubu , a position he held until 2004. He was the chairman of the governing council and the board of trustees of the Trust Fund for the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) for the implementation of the United Nations Environmental Report (UNEP) on Ogoniland. On 16 August 2023, President Bola Tinubu appointed him minister of finance and coordinating minister of
225-629: Was not without controversy, as the death of Chief Ponlade of Ijemo while in the custody of his government led to calls - mostly from the Ijemos - for Edun to step down. The resulting civil unrest led to Abeokuta's absorption into the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria shortly thereafter. Edun weathered these storms relatively unscathed. He left government after the accession and spent his final years in quiet retirement. He died about 1925. The following achievements occurred during his tenure as Secretary of
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