Adebayo Adedeji (b. December 21 1930 in Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria) was United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa until 1991.

Other credentials:

  • Federal Commissioner (Minister) for Economic Development and Reconstruction in Nigeria (1971-1975)
  • Professor of public administration and Director of the Institute of Administration at the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife-Ife, Nigeria).

His publications include:
  • Nigerian Administration and its Political Setting
  • Nigerian Federal Finance
  • Developing Research on African Administration
  • Africa, the Third World and the Search for a New Economic Order
  • Economic Crisis in Africa – African Perspectives in Development Problems and Potentials
  • South Africa & Africa, Within or Apart?
  • Comprehending and Mastering African Conflicts: The Search for Sustainable Peace and Good Governance.

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