Adedeji Odulesi is a Yoruba man who can speak English, Pidgin, Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, French, German, Spanish and also his native language, Ijebu.
He was born into a nuclear family, which included his father, mother – both from Ijebu – and five siblings.
Adedeji was born in the Warri area of Delta State in 1972, where he learnt how to speak Yoruba, English and Pidgin.
His parents were transferred to Sokoto in 1981 where he learnt the Hausa language. Towards the end of the 90s, his family moved to Imo and there, he learnt the Igbo language.
He also disclosed that he learnt French, Spanish and German all by himself in Nigeria and is married to a French-Yoruba woman. They have two kids.
Adedeji encourages parents to speak their local language to their children.
