sentences:  In 1942, he became a member of the governor's Executive Council.Alakija was president of Egbe Omo Oduduwa from 1948 until his death in 1952.Alakija's collaboration with Herbert Macaulay and Egerton Shyngle early in his political career brought him prominence but after falling out with Macaulay and because of his moderate political views, his popularity began to wane until the early 1950s when he had begun to develop favour in the eyes of the public.