We proudly present the citation of Professor (Senator) Adebanji Akintoye, a distinguished African of our time, a famous alumnus of the great Ibadan School of History, a scholar of international repute, an eminent Professor of History, a distinguished Senator of the Nigerian Second Republic, a solid, dedicated and resilient Awoist, a progressive to the core, for years a strong promoter of restructuring for the Nigerian federation, a foremost advocate of desperately needed policies and programs for the good of the youths of the Yorùbá people, and now the foremost promoter of Yorùbá Self-determination.