| Intro | Nigerian human right activist |
| Was |
Economist Academic |
| From | Nigeria |
| Type |
Education Finance |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 1933, Ekiti State, Nigeria |
| Death |
22 December 1999 (aged 67 years) |
Ola Oni (1933–1999) was a Nigerian marxist political economist, socialist and human right activist.
Early life
The anti-military and pro-democracy, Ola Oni hails from Ekiti State southwestern Nigeria where he was born but based in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, Nigeria.
He was a lecturer at the University of Ibadan but was sacked due to his radicalism.
Ebenezer Babatope’s book, “Student Power in Nigeria” (1956-198), tells the life of Ola Oni.
He died on December 22, 1999 at the University College Hospital, Ibadan.
After his demise, he was immortalized and a social research center, Comrade Ola Oni Centre For Social Research was named after him.
Personal life
He was married to Kehinde Ola Oni, a retired civil servant who is now blind.