general Samuel Adegoriola oniyide,
late Major Onifade and the Late Major Ibikunle Armstrong. Apart from
warriors, The Ilaro town also produce renowned Yoruba literature guru
who later became a politician few years before his death and was also a
delegate to the Nigerian Constitutional conference in 1999. "Prof
Afolabi Olabimitan" He authored, Kekere Ekun, this being his first novel
published in 1967. he also authored “Ta lo p’omo Oba? and other
literatures. Until his death He was a member of the “Akomolede Yoruba"
group and a former don at the University of Lagos, Nigeria.
Other
contributors to the development of Yewa land and Ogun State in general
include: The late Chief Akin Ilo, Chief Deacon D. B. Babajide, Justice
Ajibola rtd, The late Dr. Tunji Otegbeye, The late Chief Dawotola, The
late Chief Oladitan, The late Chief Adejumo, The late Chief Onifade,
Chief Babarinde, Late Chief C.K. Ojo, Chief Ibikunle, The late Cornelius
Oniyide, Commissioner Coker, Chief S.O Dada aka, Honourable Olusesan
Olatunji, The late Chief Egbeolu, Dr. SAJ Ibikunle, Rtd Gen. Tunji
Olurin, Chief Solomon Abiodun Oniyide, Mrs MI Apampa and Chief Tunji
Fadairo (SAN). Others are Otunba Iretiolu Oniyide, Late Professor
Olabimitan, Comrade Dapo Oke and HRM Oba Kehinde Gbadewole Olugbenle,
Asade Agunloye IV, to mention but a few. It is note worthy to mention
here that the afore mentioned people contributed in part to the
development of Ilaro town as either moralist worthy of emulation,
educators, devoters of religion, principal of secondary schools in
Ilaro, former sole administrators /governor, former speaker of the Ogun
state house of assembly, Minister of State for Education, secretary to
the Yewa south local government, Philanthropists, Senior Advocate of
Nigeria, gubernitorial candidate, member of the house of assembly, as
the case may be. Also apart from these people there are also indigenes
of Ilaro that are spread all
