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 the author of the Nigerian national pledge.[1]

Felicia Adeyoyin
Born6 November 1938
Died1 May 2021
NationalityNigerian
OccupationAcademic
Known forAuthor of the Nigerian national pledge
AwardsOrder of the Niger
Academic background
Alma materBirkbeck University; University of Lagos
ThesisThe Dynamics of Teaching Social Studies at the Grade Two Teachers' College Level in Lagos State (1977)
Doctoral advisorJ. U. Aisiku; A. I. Asiwaju
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Lagos

Early life

Felicia Awujoola was born on 6 November 1938 in Ogbomoso, Oyo State.[2][3] She attended Idi-Aba a Christian Baptist School from 1953 and graduated in 1957 from its teacher programme.[2] In 1965 she married Solomon Adedeji Adeyoyin, who had attended Idi-Aba's brother school, the Baptist Boys' High School.[3][2]

Education

She received her Bachelor's Degree with honors in Geography from Birkbeck, University of London in 1968 and then her Diploma of Education at the same university in 1976,[4] followed by an M.A. in Social Studies from Columbia University, New York in 1977, before finally earning her PhD in 1981 from the University of Lagos.[5][6]

Career

Adeyoyin was Professor of Education at the University of Lagos and a consultant for the United Nations.[2]

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.[7][8][9]

Adeyoyin was also Deaconess of Yaba Baptist Church, Yaba.[2]

Death

Adeyoyin died on 1 May 2021 after a brief illness.[10]

Awards

In 2005, Adeyoyin was given a national award, the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON).[5]

References
  1. "Nigeria @ 59: Interesting facts about Nigeria's National anthem, Pledge". The Nation. 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  2. Lawoyin, Oyeronke Alake (2007). IDI-ABA. Xulon Press. ISBN 978-1-60477-072-8.
  3. Who's who in Nigeria. Newswatch. 1990. ISBN 978-978-2704-12-2.
  4. "Notable Birkbeckians: Graduates In Academia". bbk.ac.uk. Birkbeck, University of London. 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  5. "Author Of Nigeria's National Pledge, Felicia Adedoyin, Is Dead". Gistmaster. 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  6. Adeyoyin, Felicia (1977). "The Dynamics of Teaching Social Studies at the Grade Two Teachers' College Level in Lagos State" (PDF).
  7. "Author of Nigeria's National Pledge, Felicia Adebola Adedoyin, is Dead". National Mirror. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. Joshua, Temi (2021-05-05). "Author of Nigeria's National Pledge, Prof. Felicia Adedoyin, dies at 83". The Daily Page. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  9. Mbamalu, Socrates (3 May 2021). "Prof. Felicia Adeyoyin, Author of Nigeria's National Pledge, Dies at 83". Foundation For Investigative Journalism.
  10. Akinselure, Wale (2021-05-09). "Saki Indigenes Ask FG, Oyo Govt To Immortalise Late National Pledge Composer". Nigerian Tribune.
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