It was great to see students, teachers, historians, journalists, family members and enthusiasts at the public lecture organized in remembrance of Seriki Williams Abass. The topic of The lecture was "Celebrating Freedom from slavery at the centenary of Seriki Williams Abass and the lessons of his legacy". Chief Seriki Williams Abass died on the 11th of june 1919 at Badagry and the 11th of June 2019 marks the year of his demise as been a 100 years ago. His centenary was been used as a point of contact to celebrate freedom from Slavery. He participated in the slave trade and also participated in The suppression and abolition of The trade by supporting the British government and freed all his slaves and those who stayed with him he adopted as members of his household. The Guest speaker, Anago James Akeem Osho, reiterated that Chief Seriki Williams Abass left not just a legacy but legacies. The legacies of Chief Seriki Abass includes: The tenacity embedded in every human to tra