Ni odun 1949, won yan Alexander Akinyele gege bi  Alakooso Oludari Order  ti ile Biriteni.. 
Ibe ni o ti lo ai ile-iwe Baptist Academy ni Eko ati Ibadan Boys’ High School ni Ibadan.Igba to wa ni omodun mejidinlogun, o lo si United States lati lo kawe nipa imo-iṣẹgun ni University of Chicago.. 