Biography of late Ibijoke Ayodele Aboderin (1936-2018)
Mrs Ayodele Ibijoke Aboderin was born 15th February 1936 in Lagos Island to Mr Ayodele Lijadu and Mrs Veronica Lijadu (nee George). The 6th and the youngest girl of 8 children - 5 boys and 3 girls. her siblings include Mrs Modupe Anumuyi, Mr Fela Lijadu, Mr Yemi Lijadu, Mrs jumoke enahoro, Mr Yinka Lijadu, Mr Dehinde Lijadu and Mr Ladipo Lijadu. She lived in Lagos Island and started her education at Christ Church Cathedral School Lagos, Princess School, Catholic Mission Street Lagos, New Era College for Girls Lagos, then moved to Abeokuta to stay with her grandmother Mrs Adeline Bona Lijadu (nee Olubi). She moved to Abeokuta grammar school and went to Nigerian College and later to England in 1960 as a western Union government scholarship student to study Physiotherapy in Queen Elizabeth School of Physiotherapy now United Birmingham Hospitals School of Physiotherapy, Birmingham and finished in 1963. She met her husband Micheal Akinleye Aboderin after secondary school while...