After Awolowo failed to be elected president in 1979, Adeyeye went abroad where he earned his graduate degree.
She is founder of Drugs for AIDS and HIV Patients, a nonprofit organization committed to prevention, education, care and treatment of HIV/AIDS children in Nigeria.
[2] After returning to Nigeria, Adeyeye was Chairman of Ifedayo local government in Osun State.
[5] The regional tabloid Osun Defender selected Adeyeye as Man of the Year because of his principled stand on this issue.
[7] His opponent, a former governor of the state, accepted defeat with good grace and congratulated Adeyeye on his victory.