| 词条 | Fagbenro Beyioku |
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Oluyimi Ayodele Fagbenro Beyioku was a Nigerian trade unionist and politician. He was also known as a follower of Ifá, having been a prominent follower of a syncretic society called Ijo Orunmila. Born in Aworo village to the family of Akintunde Beyioku-Fagbenro, he worked for the Marine Department, the predecessor of the Nigerian Ports Authority(NPA). He was originally a trade unionist before entering politics. In 1945, he was leader of the Calabar branch of Nigeria Civil Service Union. Beyioku served as a ports trade union leader between the 1940s to 1960s. He was General-Secretary of a Marine Workers Union.[1] In the 1963, he was Vice President of the United Labour Congress In the 1950s, Beyioku worked as a trade union leader and politician. In 1951, he unsuccessfully contested a regional House of Assembly seat in Lagos under the banner of H.O. Davies Nigerian Peoples Congress. [2]He was a nominated member of Senate in 1966, prior to the takeover of government by the military. Having lost a leg in 1967, he devoted his effort to Ifa and Orunmila religion. References1. ^{{cite web|last1=Waterman|first1=Peter|title=Collection 1 Nigerian Labour Archive|url=http://www.brill.com/files/brill.nl/specific/downloads/31958_Brochure.pdf|publisher=Nigerian Labour Studies}} 2. ^{{cite book|last1=Sklar|first1=Richard L|title=Nigerian political parties: power in an emergent African nation|date=1963|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=9781400878239|page=115|language=English}} 2 : Nigerian trade unionists|Year of birth missing (living people) |
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