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Brief History

On July 18, 1965, a group of people including some members of the congregation of St. Saviour’s Church Italowajoda Ijasi, Ijebu-Ode, who had been musing over the idea of organizing a new society in the Church met after the morning service to formally discuss the issue. Since he group convinced itself that a new society be formed, the Vicar, Venerable J . F. Akinrele, Archdeacon of Ijebu, as it was then since it was under the Lagos Diocese, opened the meeting with a prayer. Thereafter, he took leave of the meeting to enable the group deliberate on the purpose of coming together. Chief S. A. Olukoya was unanimously voted “to the chair” and Mr. E. Taiwo Ayanewu, was the motivating force in putting the group together was made the Protem Secretary. As the convener of the meeting, Mr. Ayanewu then introduced other present at the inaugural meeting; Mr. E. Elebute, Mr. Justice S. O. Oyemade, Messrs L. E. V. Adesanya, J. O. Olusoga, G. O. Sofowora, S. O. Awonusi, J. T. Okuneye, S. C. Aniemena, G. Oludotun Olusoga, P. F. Alege, After the formal pleasantries, Mr. Ayenewu then outlined the “aim and objectives” of the meeting ...