title: Fagbenro Beyioku
text: # Fagbenro Beyioku
  
  Oluyimi Ayodele Fagbenro Beyioku was a Nigerian trade unionist and politician. He was also known as a follower of Ifá, having been a prominent follower of a syncretic society called Ijo Orunmila.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Born in Aworo village to the family of Akintunde Beyioku-Fagbenro, he worked for the Marine Department, the predecessor of the Nigerian Ports Authority(NPA).
  
  ## Career
  
  He was originally a trade unionist before entering politics. In 1945, he was leader of the Calabar branch of Nigeria Civil Service Union. Beyioku served as a ports trade union leader between the 1940s to 1960s. He was General-Secretary of a Marine Workers Union. In the 1963, he was Vice President of the United Labour Congress.
  
  In the 1950s, Beyioku worked as a trade union leader and politician. In 1951, he unsuccessfully contested a regional House of Assembly seat in Lagos under the banner of H.O. Davies Nigerian Peoples Congress.
  
  He was a nominated member of Senate in 1966, prior to the takeover of government by the military. Having lost a leg in 1967, he devoted his effort to Ifa and Orunmila religion.
  
  