Simeon Adebo | |
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Okanlawon of Egbaland | |
Personal details | |
Born | 4 October 1913 |
Died | 30 August 1994 |
Citizenship | Nigerian |
Chief Simeon Olaosebikan Adebo (October 4, 1913 - September 30, 1994) was a Nigerian administrator, lawyer and diplomat who served as a United Nations Under-Secretary General. He was the former head of the civil service in Nigeria's old Western Region. As a chieftain of the Yoruba people residing in the historic mountain stronghold of Abeokuta, he held the title of the Okanlomo of Egbaland.[1]