Samuel Ajani (22 April 1940 – 29 January 2020) was the Anglican Bishop of Egba West[1] in Lagos Province[2] of the Church of Nigeria.

Ajani died on 29 January 2020.[3]

He attended CMS Grammar School, Lagos and Holloway College, London, graduating in 1969. He joined Nigerian Television Service as an Engineer, and moved to Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria in 1978. In 1979, he was assigned to the "Abuja Project" by the Director General George Bako. He served as Director of Technical Services for FRCN. He was appointed executive director of the Ibadan National Station in 1992, a post he held until 1999.[4]

He was the pioneer Bishop of Egba West, established in 2007;[5] he handed over to Samuel Oludele Ogundeji on his retirement in 2010.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Office, Anglican Communion. west "Anglican Communion: Diocese". Anglican Communion Website. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  2. ↑ "Ecclesiastical Province of Lagos | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)". Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  3. ↑ "Former FRCN Executive Director, Bishop Ajani Passes on – Radio Nigeria Ibadan Zonal Station". radionigeriaibadan.gov.ng. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  4. ↑ gatewaytimes (2020-04-25). "Tribute To Bishop Samuel Olukunle Ajani By Dare Folarin". Gateway Times Newspaper. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  5. ↑ "Egba West Diocese immortalizes pioneer Bishop, marks 11th anniversary". News Tide 24/7. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  6. ↑ "New Primate and Bishops for Church Of Nigeria". www.anglicannews.org. Retrieved 2021-03-12.


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