History reminds us: His last words were, "After you have mourned me for a week, continue with the struggle."
Olayinka Herbert Samuel Heelas Badmus Macaulay (November 14, 1864 – May 7, 1946) was a Nigerian nationalist, politician, engineer, architect, journalist, and musician who is considered by many Nigerians as the founder of Nigerian nationalism.
He was the first Nigerian civil engineer, the first to own a car and the first founder of a political party.
His father founded the first secondary school in Nigeria while his mother was a daughter of Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther, the first African Anglican bishop.
His portrait adorns the ₦1 coin.
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