Happy 80th Birthday, Chief Sunday Akinola

 A very happy birthday to veteran actor, producer, writer and theatre practitioner, Chief Sunday Akanbi Akinola, who celebrated his 80th birthday today, surrounded by family and well wishers.

Photo credit: Yinka Quadri

Chief Akinola is the creator of the classic Yoruba language series, Feyikogbon ("Learn From This") which first aired on the defunct channel NTA 7 in 1978;  Chief Akinola playing the role of Ayo Mogaji, the storyteller of the week's episode-with a moral- surrounded by the village people. The series was revamped in 2014.

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