Like most of his Elder. Brothers, Alhaji Adamu Atta Was bourn at Okeneba in Okene in October 18th 1927.

His mother hailed from Nupe speaking area of Ajaokuta. He. Graduated from the Quranic school at the ripe age of 8years. He did his primary school Education at Okene N.A and proceeded to the Middle School, Okene for his mid-education studies.

He left Nigeria in 1935 and 1947, he was admitted at the achimota college, Ghana. After his advanced level studies in Ghana, he left for London where he did his in law and was called to English bar as a member of th Lincoln’s Inn, London, in 1960.

On his return to Nigeria, he was appointedby the then Electricity Corporation of Nigeria (ECN) as its Legal Adviser and secretary. He held the post for 13 years, from 1963 – 1975 when he got caught up with nation-wide perge of the public service under General Murtala Ramat Mohammed in 1975.

He later left for active politics when the then ban on party politics was lifted by the General Olusegun Obasanjo Administration in 1978.

He was then appointed as a member of the constituent assembly of 1978 – 1979. He joined the then National Party of Nigeria (NPN) under whose ticket he contested and won the 1979 Gubernitorial election in Kwara State.

He thus became the first Executive Governor of Kwara State, having defeated his major opponent, chief josiah sunday Olawoyin, of the then Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN). His Deputy was Chief Jimoh Shittu from Offa.

Alhaji Adamu Attah met his first wife in Ghana during his Years of study in Achimota. They got married in 1961 and blessed with successful and brilliant children. He latter married many other women and had accomplished children from them too..... Continue reading below ��
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