Omodele Samaiye Biography

I am Omodele Omotoaiyewo. The son of ayinde, grandson of Ogundeko and greatgrandson of Samaiye., I was born in Ikeja Lagos, Nigeria to the family of Ayinde and Agnes oluwafunmileyi Samaiye, On the 17th day of May, in the 19th century. I am fourth in a family of five (three boys and two girls) . I am a twin and so by tradition of the Yoruba, I was given the name Omotoaiyewo which by interpretation means – “One who has come to taste life”. While my Twin brother was given the name Omokehinde meaning- “One who comes last” being the last to exit the womb. However I grew up in Agege where I had my primary and secondary education before proceeding to Akure in Ondo state, Nigeria for my tertiary education at federal University of Technology where I obtained a bachelors degree in Biochemistry. Thereafter, I came back to Lagos to work. I started writing poems when I was in high school.