Ondo State
Ondo or Ondo State is a state in Nigeria created on February 3, 1976, from the former Western State. It originally included the present Ekiti State, which was split off in 1996. Akure is the state capital. Each Nigerian state has several ministerial offices representing the federal government.[4] Ondo State. Ondo state borders: Ekiti State to the north, Kogi State to the northeast, Edo State to the east, Delta State to the southeast, Ogun State to the southwest, and Osun State to the northwest and Atlantic Ocean to the south.[5]
Ondo | |
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Flag | |
Nickname(s): Sunshine State | |
Location of Ondo State in Nigeria | |
Coordinates: 7°10′N 5°05′E | |
Country | |
Date created | 3 February 1976 |
Capital | Akure |
Government | |
• Governor (List) | Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu (APC) |
• Deputy Governor | Agboola Ajayi |
• Senators | Nicholas Tofowomo Robert Ajayi Boroffice Ayo Patrick Akinyelure |
Area | |
• Total | 15,500 km2 (6,000 sq mi) |
Population (2006 census)1 | |
• Total | 3,460,877[1] |
• Rank | 18th of 36 |
GDP (PPP) | |
• Year | 2007 |
• Total | $8.414 billion[2] |
• Per capita | $2,392[2] |
Time zone | UTC+01 (WAT) |
postal code | 340001 |
ISO 3166 code | NG-ON |
HDI (2018) | 0.606[3] medium · 16th of 37 |
^1 Preliminary results |
Government and society
The state contains eighteen local government areas, the major ones being Akoko, Akure, Okitipupa, Ondo, Ilaje and Owo. The majority of the state's citizens live in urban centers. The big government universities in Ondo state are the Federal University of Technology Akure, Akure, Ondo State University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Ondo and the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko.[6]
Local Government Areas
Ondo State consists of 18 local government areas, they are:
- Akoko North-East (headquarters in Ikare)
- Akoko North-West (headquarters in Okeagbe)
- Akoko South-East (headquarters in Isua)
- Akoko South-West (headquarters in Oka)
- Akure North (headquarters in Iju / Itaogbolu)
- Akure South (headquarters in Akure)
- Ese Odo (headquarters in Igbekebo)
- Idanre (headquarters in Owena)
- Ifedore (headquarters in Igbara Oke)
- Ilaje (headquarters in Igbokoda)
- Ile Oluji/Okeigbo (headquarters in Ile Oluji)
- Irele (headquarters Ode-Irele)
- Odigbo (headquarters in Ore)
- Okitipupa (headquarters in Okitipupa)
- Ondo East (headquarters in Bolorunduro)
- Ondo West (headquarters Ondo Town)
- Ose (headquarters in Ifon)
- Owo (headquarters in Owo Town)
Governor
Akeredolu Oluwarotimi Odunayo Is the current sitting governor of Ondo state[7]
Ethnic groups
The ethnic composition of Ondo State is largely from the Yoruba subgroups of the Akoko, Akure, Ikale, Ilaje, Ondo, and Owo peoples. Ijaw people, such as the Apoi, Furupagha and Arogbo populations, inhabit the coastal areas, and a sizeable number of the Ondo State people who speak a variant of the Yoruba language similar to the Ife dialect reside in Oke-Igbo.[8]
Languages
Languages of Ondo State listed by LGA:[9]
LGA | Languages |
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Akoko North East | Ikare-Akoko;[10] Akpes; Arigidi; Emai-Iuleha-Ora; Ayere |
Akoko North West | Àhàn; Akpes; Arigidi; Ayere |
Akoko South West | Emai-Iuleha-Ora |
Ese-Odo | Izon, apoi |
Ilaje | Ilaje |
okitipupa | Ikale, Edo |
Irele | Edo, ikale |
Ondo | Ondo |
Akure | Akure |
Odigbo | ikale, ondo |
Ose | Edo; Emai-Iuleha-Ora |
others | Okpamheri |
Tertiary institutions
- Elizade University
- Federal University of Technology Akure
- Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko
- Ondo State University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa
- Achievers University, Owo
- Wesley University of Science and Technology
- Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo
- Adeyemi College of Education
- National Open University of Nigeria, Akure
- University of Medical Sciences, Ondo
- Federal Polytechnic, Ile Oluji
- Federal College of Agriculture, Akure
Demographics
Local government area | Male | Female | Total |
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Akoko North-West | 108,057 | 105,735 | 213,792 |
Akoko North-East | 93,060 | 82,349 | 175,409 |
Akoko South-East | 41,995 | 40,431 | 82,426 |
Akoko South-West | 123,979 | 105,507 | 229,486 |
Ose | 73,395 | 71,506 | 144,901 |
Owo | 110,429 | 108,457 | 218,886 |
Akure North | 66,878 | 64,709 | 131,587 |
Akure South | 175,495 | 177,716 | 353,211 |
Ifedore | 92,014 | 84,313 | 176,327 |
Ile Oluji/Okeigbo | 87,505 | 85,365 | 172,870 |
Ondo West | 139,400 | 144,272 | 283,672 |
Ondo East | 38,032 | 36,726 | 74,758 |
Idanre | 66,996 | 62,028 | 129,024 |
Odigbo | 114,814 | 115,537 | 230,351 |
Okitipupa | 120,626 | 112,939 | 233,565 |
Irele | 75,636 | 69,530 | 145,166 |
Ese Odo | 78,100 | 76,878 | 154,978 |
Ilaje | 154,852 | 135,763 | 290,615 |
Total | 1,761,263 | 1,679,761 | 3,441,024 |
Notable People
- Adetokunbo Kayode - Lawyer and Politician
- Mo Abudu - media mogul
- Gani Adams - activist and politician
- Robert Ajayi Boroffice - Politician
- Olu Falae - Politician
- King Sunny Adé - musician
- Adebayo Adefarati - former Governor Ondo State
- Ilesanmi Adesida - physicist
- Akintunde Aduwo - former Governor Western Region/Navy Vice
- Olusegun Agagu - former Governor Ondo state
- Chinko Ekun – singer, rapper
- Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu - politician
- Akintunde Akinwande - engineering professor
- Yemi Alade - musician
- Bamidele Aturu - human rights activist
- Akinyelure Patrick Ayo - banker, politician
- Reekado Banks - singer, songwriter
- Hosea Ehinlanwo - former Senator
- Omotola Jalade Ekeinde - actress, singer
- Olu Falae - banker, politician
- Gani Fawehinmi - author, lawyer
- Jimoh Ibrahim - lawyer, politician
- T. B. Joshua - pastor, philanthropist
- Boluwaji Kunlere - former Senator
- Ayo Makun (AY Show) - comedian, Entertainer
- Nahzeem Olufemi Mimiko - educational administrator
- Olusegun Mimiko -former Governor Ondo State
- Micheal Ade-Ojo - business magnate
- Bode Olajumoke - politician
- Chris Olukolade - army general
- Sola Sobowale - actress, director
- Omoyele Sowore - human rights activist
- Funmi Aragbaye - Gospel Singer
- Small Doctor - Musical Artist
- Tayo Adenaike - Painter
- Waje - Musical Artist
Media Houses In Ondo State
- Orange 94.5FM
- Adaba 88.9FM
- Positive 102.5FM
- Hope Newspaper
- Breeze 91.9FM
- Suncity Radio 101.1FM
- OSRC TV
- ALALAYE 96.5FM
- Crest 88.7 FM
- RUGIPO 103.3 FM
- EMPIRE 104.5 FM
- INSIDE FUTA
- NIGERIAN TELEVISION AUTHORITY
- REMDEL TELEVISION
- Kàkàkí Òndó FM
- KAFTAN TV
- Eki Radio 100.9 FM
- FUTA Radio
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