in January 1932. Oba Aderemi personally funded the construction of the Secondary School, a model institution at the time; Oba Aderemi believed that the surest way to facilitate and sustain modernisation is through education. A great landmark of his reign pertaining education was the foundation of the University of Ife, which many attributed to Oba Aderemi’s influence in the ruling Government, with the Ooni tenaciously proposing Ife as the ideal location for the foremost institution to be situated. Oba Aderemi constructed the main building of his palace, which remains a mainstay of the Ife palace to date - with its unique colonial-style. Ooni Aderemi served as the permanent chairman of the council of Obas from 1966-1980. His reign as Ooni was remarkably peaceful, with his innovative ideas in business creating a pathway to wealth for a lot of indigenes, especially in the agriculture industry, where he was a business leader himself. References Further reading A. I. Asiwaju, "Political Motivation and Oral Historical Traditions in Africa: The Case of Yoruba Crowns", Journal of the International African Institute, Vol. 46, No. 2 (1976) 1889 births 1980 deaths Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Nigerian recipients of British titles Nigerian Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Nigerian knights Nigerian traditional rulers Oonis of Ife Governors of Western Nigeria 20th-century Nigerian politicians Yoruba politicians People from Ife 19th-century Nigerian people People of colonial Nigeria