BOBAPITAN IS 83.

Professor Festus Ade Ajayi, historian, university teacher, administrator will be 83 on Tuesday May 26, 2009.
Born in Ikole-Ekiti, Ekiti State, he was educated at St. Paul's School, Ikole-Ekiti, 1934--39; Christ's School, Ado--Ekiti, 1940;Igbobi College, Yaba, Lagos 1941 -46; High College Yaba, 1947; University College (now University of Ibadan), 1948-51; University College, Leicester, 1952 -55; King's College, University of London, 1955 -58; former teacher, he was appointed Professor of History, University of Ibadan, Ibadan,1963; dean, Faculty of Arts, University of Ibadan, 1964 -66; acting vice -chancellor, University of Ibadan, Ibadan; vice-chancellor, University of Lagos, 1972 -78; he was made Professor Emeritus in 1989; member, Board of Trustees, National Order of Merit; foundation fellow, Historical Society of Nigeria; fellow, Ghana Historical Society Association.
He was conferred with the Nigeria National Order of Merit in 1986. He holds traditional titles of Bobapitan of Ikole-Ekiti and Onikoyi of Ife.