He then studied civil engineering and town planning at the University of London.
He held a number of administrative posts in his home country, including Director of Public Works in Western Nigeria.
He departed from civil service in 1966 and from then until his retirement in 1978 he pursued a career as an academic, earning a doctorate in municipal engineering in 1976.
[2] His novels, including One Man, One Wife (1959), One Man, One Matchet (1964), Kinsman and Foreman (1966), Chief the Honourable Minister (1970) and His Worshipful Majesty (1973), are satirical in tone, and deal with the clash of new and old values in a changing Africa.
[3] In 1994, he published his autobiography, My Years of Service, an account of his activities as an engineer and university teacher.