Tai Solarin

Augustus Taiwo (Tai) Solarin (August 20, 1922—June 27, 1994) was a Nigerian educator and author. He established the famous Mayflower School, Ikenne, Ogun State in 1956. He attended St. James’s School, Iperu, Wesley School, Ogere, Ogun State, Otapete Wesley School, Ilesha, Osun State and Wesley College, Ibadan. He received his university education between 1956-66 at Manchester University, England, and University of London. In 1952, Solarin became the principal of Molusi College, Ijebu Igbo, a post he held till 1956 when he became the proprietor and principal of Mayflower School.

Solarin published several books, including "Towards Nigeria’s Moral Self-Government", "Thinking with You", "A message for Young Nigerians" and "To Mother With Love". Though he held various public posts at various times, he remained committed to the sustenance of academic excellence in Mayflower School.

Tai Solarin wrote consistently for the "Daily Times", the "Nigerian Tribune" and "The Guardian". As a columnist, Tai was a relentless critic of Nigerian military rule, as well as of corruption in the government and church, and this had a tendency to get him into no end of trouble often being jailed for his public remarks.

In November 1995, the Nigerian National Universities Commission (NUC) formally recognized the "Tai Solarin University of Education" (TASUED) Ogun State, as the first specialized university of education, the 27th state university and the 76th university in Nigeria.

External links

* [http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/richard_carrier/Tai_Solarin.html Tai Solarin: His Life, Ideas, and Accomplishments]
* [http://www.iheu.org/node/1066 Remembering Tai Solarin]
* [http://www.taisolarin.org/profile.html About Tai Solarin]

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NAME= Solarin, Tai
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= Nigerian educator and author
DATE OF BIRTH= August 20, 1922
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DATE OF DEATH= June 27, 1994
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