Famous Native Sons and Daughters
- Olusegun Obasanjo
- Peter Akinola
- Obafemi Awolowo
- MKO Abiola
- Ernest Shonekan
- Oladipo Diya
- Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
- J A Aromire
- Kuforiji Olubi
- Ola Rotimi
- Fela Anikulapo Kuti
- Wole Soyinka
- Tai Solarin
- Oba Otudeko
- Chief Olu Oyesanya
- Sunday Adelaja
- Prof. Adebayo Adedeji, CFR
Yewa Ikenne Remo, a major town, is home to many prominent sons and daughters of Ogun State and has over the years evolved to become the political and intellectual 'mecca' of the state. With Chief Obafemi Awolowo's home and rich library resources open to the public and history researchers; Dr Tai Solarin's Mayflower School (acknowledged to have groomed business, religious and political leaders) and of course the annual Ereke Day festival attracting tourists from within and without the country.
Chief Obafemi Awolowo is revered as one of the founding fathers of Nigeria, along side Chief Nnamdi Azikiwe and Alhaji Sir Ahmadu Bello, the late Sardauna of Sokoto. He was Prime Minister of the Western Region from 1954 - 1959 after which he became the opposition leader in the Federal House of Representatives. He built the educational,political and business infrastructure upon which the Western States have built and thrived.
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