ODUNOYE, OladipoOlalekan AkinpeluWale Ope-Agba2023-12-182023-12-181997-089780272267https://nigeriareposit.nln.gov.ng/handle/20.500.14186/1005There is no gain saying the fact that Abeokuta and its environs have witnessed phenomenal changes in terms of social and economic development particularly in the last 25 years. The need to put this on record and highlight the personality who is the catalyst of these positive changes necessitated the writing of this book when it was predicted that the reign of the 9th Alake of Egba land will witness tremendous transformation of Egba land many did not believe it. However, the result is glaring today. Oba Michael Mofolorunso Oyebade Lipede the central figure of this development has been ably leading the struggle for modernization particularly by ensuring that Egba land gets its due from the State and the Federal Government.Roots and Early Life; Oyebade Lipede at School; His World of Work; Oyebade Lipede: The 9th Alake of Egbaland; Growth and Development in Egbaland; A Day to remember; Selected Speeches of Oba Oyebade Lipede; Assessment of Oyebade Lipede by others.enBook