Babalawo Adejuwonlo A. Ekundayo • International Advisor – Priest of Orunmila, Ifalogist, Teacher, Medical Doctor and Community Organizer – Born in Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa to Titilola and Ade-yemi Ekundayo, Baba Ade, as he is affectionately known, followed in the educational footsteps of his father, Ade-yemi. Both are western-trained medical doctors.
Baba Ade has practiced family medicine, while his father, now deceased, was a surgeon. He is the younger of the two boys born to their Mother, Titi. Area residents will know Baba Ade through his brother, Olu Ekundayo, a well known community organizer and activist in Baltimore city. Baba Ade is happily married to Sister Mary Phillip of Delta state. The couple has three wonderful children, Olubemiga (named for his uncle Olu). Oludemiladelade, and baby Iyalode, the newest member who came into the family last September. Baba has been educated in the ten major religions of the world including Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism and Sufism, which his father insisted he master before being taught the wisdom and mysteries of Ifa. A community organizer, Baba has been either the founder, director, publicist and overall organizer of many community organizations too numerous to name, including the Hawa Burka Foundation and Society, The Widows of Zarifa Trust, the Peoples’ Democratic Institute, and founding member of ADACI-Nigeria. With his brother, Olu, he has co-authored a manuscript awaitingpublication, Spirituality and Mental Health: An Ifa Overview.