Earlier in life, he had written to the reigning monarch, King George VI and the Prime Minister, Sir Winston S. Churchill requesting for financial help to complete his education. Nigeria
MAJ. Gen James Oluleye was born on April 20, 1930 to the family of Ezekiel and Janet Oluleye of Efon Alaaye in today’s Ekiti State and died on July 2, 2009. Orphaned by age 14, the hard times were weathered by the loving care of his elder brother, Michael Folayan who trained him.
Earlier in life, he had written to the reigning monarch, King George VI and the Prime Minister, Sir Winston S. Churchill requesting for financial help to complete his education. With the news flash of his letters to the UK, he was summoned to the Palace of the Alaaye and questioned vigorously on his temerity for writing the highest potentate of the time. He was bound over for being cheeky.
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