One of the nollywood most respected icon,
fore-father, custodian of culture prof
Adebayo Faleti is dead. He died on the 22nd
July 2017 at the University College hospital
Ibadan.
He was a Nigerian poet, journalist, writer,
and actor. He was also known as a Yoruba
translator, a broadcaster, TV exponent and a
pioneer of the first television station in
Africa, Western Nigeria Television (WNTV).
He was responsible for translating Nigeria’s
National Anthem from English to Yoruba. He
also translated speeches being made by
military president of Nigeria Ibrahim
Babangida and Chief Ernest Shonekan, Head
of National Interim Government of Nigeria,
from English to Yoruba. Faleti published a
dictionary containing the formal or official
use of Yoruba names.
He received many awards, both locally and
internationally, including the national
honour of Officer of the Order of the Niger
(OON) the Festival of Arts award with Eda Ko
L’aropin (1995) and the Afro-Hollywood
Award for Outstanding Performance in Arts
(2002).
Nollywood has lost a great icon, legend and
pillar. His great deeds and works will forever
remain on the face of the world.
