Mahadum nke Obafemi Awolowo (OAU) bụ mahadum gọọmentị etiti nwere nke dị n'obodo Ile-Ife, Osun Steeti, Naijiria. E hiwere mahadum ahụ na 1961 na klaasị bidoro n'ọnwa Ọktoba 1962 dị ka University of Ife nke gọọmentị mpaghara Western Naijiria, nke onye isi mbubata Samuel Ladoke Akintola na-edu, wee kpọgharịa ya 'Obafemi Mahadum Awolowo na 12 Mee 1987 iji kwanyere Chief Obafemi Awolowo (1909–1987), onye isi ala mbụ nke Western Region nke Naịjirịa. Na 1951, site na iji iwu ọhụrụ, enwere nnukwu mgbanwe n'ime mpaghara nke pụtara ndị omebe iwu ahọpụtara na ndị na -ebu ụzọ mpaghara. Gọọmenti mpaghara ọhụrụ malitere ime ka mgbasa nke ụlọ akwụkwọ praịmarị na nke sekọndrị bụrụ ihe kacha mkpa. Ebumnuche dị mkpa nke mgbasawanye a bụ echiche na agụmakwụkwọ bụ ihe nnọchianya mgbanwe na mmepe. Na 1959, Minista Mmụta nke Federal mepụtara kọmitii ga-eme nchọpụta mkpa ọdịnihu nke ike nke ndị gụsịrị akwụkwọ na mahadum kpọmkwem maka afọ n'etiti 1960 na 1980.