I'm sure many of you who live in the Ikeja area of Lagos will know of Adeniyi Jones Avenue. However, many don't know the story behind the man. Crispin Curtis Adeniyi-Jones was a Nigerian that lived from 1876–1957 and was a medical doctor of Sierra Leonean heritage. He was also the pioneer director of the Yaba asylum which we call Yaba Left today. He became one of Nigeria's foremost nationalist as a member and later president of the Nigerian National Democratic Party which was the party of Late Herbert Macaulay. He was also a longtime member of the legislative council of Nigeria and served in the council from 1923-1938.
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