John Oni Akerele Listenⓘ (died 1983) was a Nigerian doctor, Nigeria's first indigenous surgeon.
Their house became a meeting place for Africans such as Nnamdi Azikiwe, the first President of Nigeria, and Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya.
Members included Obafemi Awolowo, Secretary, Akintola Williams, Saburi Biobaku, Ayo Rosiji and others.
[3] Akerele returned to Nigeria after independence in 1960, and became medical officer to the Western Region in Ibadan.
During the Nigerian civil war (1967–1970) they moved to Lagos, where Akerele set up a private practice.