Samuel Ajani

{{Short description|Anglican bishop in Nigeria (1940–2020)}}

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Samuel Ajani (22 April 1940 – 29 January 2020) was the Anglican Bishop of Egba West{{Cite web|url=http://www.anglicancommunion.org/structures/member-churches/member-church/diocese.aspx?church=nigeria&dio=egba%20west |title=Anglican Communion: Diocese|first=Anglican Communion|last=Office|website=Anglican Communion Website}}{{failed verification|date=May 2024}} in Lagos Province{{Cite web|title=Ecclesiastical Province of Lagos {{!}} Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)|date=26 March 2020 |url=https://anglican-nig.org/our-provinces/ecclesiastical-province-of-lagos/|access-date=2021-03-12|language=en-UK}} of the Church of Nigeria.

Ajani died on 29 January 2020.{{Cite web|title=Former FRCN Executive Director, Bishop Ajani Passes on – Radio Nigeria Ibadan Zonal Station|url=https://radionigeriaibadan.gov.ng/2020/01/30/former-frcn-executive-director-bishop-ajani-passes-on/|access-date=2021-03-12|website=radionigeriaibadan.gov.ng|date=30 January 2020 }}

He attended CMS Grammar School, Lagos and Holloway College, London, graduating in 1969. He joined Nigerian Television Service as an Engineer, and moved to Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria in 1978. In 1979, he was assigned to the "Abuja Project" by the Director General George Bako. He served as Director of Technical Services for FRCN. He was appointed executive director of the Ibadan National Station in 1992, a post he held until 1999.{{Cite web|last=gatewaytimes|date=2020-04-25|title=Tribute To Bishop Samuel Olukunle Ajani By Dare Folarin|url=https://gatewaytimesonline.com/tribute-to-bishop-samuel-olukunle-ajani-by-dare-folarin/|access-date=2021-03-12|website=Gateway Times Newspaper|language=en-US}}

He was the pioneer Bishop of Egba West, established in 2007;{{Cite web|title=Egba West Diocese immortalizes pioneer Bishop, marks 11th anniversary|url=https://newstide247.com/egba-west-diocese-immortalizes-pioneer-bishop-marks-11th-anniversary/|access-date=2021-03-12|website=News Tide 24/7|language=en-US}} he handed over to Samuel Oludele Ogundeji on his retirement in 2010.{{Cite web|title=New Primate and Bishops for Church Of Nigeria|url=https://www.anglicannews.org/news/2010/04/new-primate-and-bishops-for-church-of-nigeria.aspx|access-date=2021-03-12|website=www.anglicannews.org}}