His public service at this time earned him the appreciation of the Governor of Lagos Colony, Sir William Macgregor.
On April 24, 1902, Edun relinquished the church ministry because he was offered the position as the Secretary of the Egba United Government (or E.U.G.).
was formed as a result of the prompting of Governor Macgregor's successor in Lagos, Sir Henry McCallum, in 1865.
In May 1904, Edun accompanied the Alake, Oba Gbadebo, to England on a visit to King Edward VII.
In 1913, Edun led a delegation of Southern Nigerians to England on matters relating to native land tenure.
[2] It was ultimately proven in 1921 that there were good grounds for the protest by the people who were against State ownership of native lands.
[3] Edun facilitated a good relationship between the white merchants and the Egba people, and he was pivotal to the modernization of administration and civilization in the land.
1914: Opening of the Abeokuta Water Works, which led to the eradication of guinea-worm and other water-borne diseases in the land, to the benefit of all.
when he was presented with a Double Albert Gold Chain of rare original design and beauty, and of native workmanship, the pendant of which was a model of a human hand holding a pen in the act of writing; the whole thing being mounted in a flat ring, around which was inscribed the following: "Souvenir.