Word: olayiwola
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...ALAFIN OF OYO. Second only to the Oni among Nigeria's four supreme Yoruban tribal kings, the Alaf-in, Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi, 34, is a thoroughly modern man who believes, as he puts it, that "it is still possible to live by old traditions in modern times." He spearheaded a drive that raised $30,000 for local development, whereupon an impressed regional government chipped in $60,000 for his projects. "I have told my people," he says, "that if they can save substantial sums of money in banks, they will attract loan capital to improve commercial and industrial life...
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