Joseph Fadahunsi

Joseph Odeleye Fadahunsi
Governor of the Western Region, Nigeria
In office
December 1962 – 16 January 1966
Preceded byAdesoji Aderemi
Succeeded byAdekunle Fajuyi
Personal details
Born1901
Ilesha, Osun State
Died12 May 1986 (aged 85)
Ilesha, Osun State

Oloye Sir 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. An Oloye of the Yoruba people, he subsequently served as the governor of the Western Region of Nigeria.

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