Moses Majekodunmi

Adekoyejo Moses Majekodunmi
Minister of Health
In office 1960–1966
Administrator of Western Region (Nigeria)
In office 29 June 1962 – December 1962
Preceded by	Samuel Akintola
Succeeded by	Samuel Akintola
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Born	1916

Senator (doctor) Adekoyejo Moses Majekodunmi C.F.R, C.M.G. was Minister of Health in the Nigerian First Republic. He was appointed sole administrator of Western Region in June 1962 after a political crisis in the region, holding office in place of the Premier Samuel Akintola until December that year.^[1]

The crisis was due to a struggle between Akintola and the former Western Region Premier and current leader of the opposition Obafemi Awolowo, which had led to violent scenes in the House of Assembly. On advice from the police, one of his first acts was to sign restriction orders to detain leaders of both factions.^[1] After the situation had stabilized, Akintola resumed office on 1 January 1963.^[2]

He founded Saint Nicholas Hospital in Lagos, which opened in March 1968.^[3]

Bibliography

• Moses Adekoyejo Majekodunmi (1998). My lord what a morning: autobiography of Moses Adekoyejo Majekodunmi. Macmillan. ISBN 9780182136. 

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "'I was not there to fight the Action Group'". The Guardian. http://www.dawodu.com/emerg1.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-26. 
2. ^ "Provinces and Regions of Nigeria". WorldStatesmen. http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Nigeria_regions.html. Retrieved 2010-05-26. 
3. ^ "About". Saint Nicholas Hospital. http://saintnicholashospital.com/about.php. Retrieved 2010-05-26. 

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Name	Majekodunmi, Moses
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Date of birth	1938
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