Ondo State

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Ondo (Template:Langx) is a state in southwestern Nigeria. It was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ondo borders Ekiti State to the north, Kogi State to the northeast for 45 km, Edo State to the east, Delta State to the southeast for 36 km, Ogun State to the southwest for 179 km, Osun State to the northwest for 77 km, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The state's capital is Akure, the former capital of the ancient Akure Kingdom.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The State includes mangrove-swamp forest near the Bight of Benin.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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Creek in southern Ondo state

Nicknamed the "Sunshine State", Ondo State is the 18th most populated state in the country,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and the 25th-largest state by landmass.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The state is predominantly Yoruba,<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref><ref>Template:Citation</ref> and the Yoruba language is commonly spoken.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Cocoa production, farming, asphalt mining, and activities related to the state's extensive coastline also are part of the economy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is home to the Idanre inselberg hills, the highest geographical point in the western half of Nigeria at over Template:Convert in elevation.

Government and society

Departments, Agencies and Public Bodies

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  • Secretary to the State Government
  • Administrative Commissions
  • Ministry of Works and Infrastructure
  • Constitutional Commissions
  • Deputy Governor's Office
  • Governor's Office
  • Ministry of Agriculture
  • Ministry of Commerce, Industries and Cooperatives
  • Ministry of Culture and Tourism
  • Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget
  • Directorate of Rural and Community Development
  • Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
  • Ministry of Environment
  • Ministry of Finance
  • Ministry of Information and Orientation
  • Ministry of Justice
  • Ministry of Lands and Housing
  • Ministry of Natural Resources
  • Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development
  • Ministry of Regional Integration and Special Duties
  • Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development
  • Ministry of Youth and Sports Development

The state contains eighteen local government areas, the major ones being Akoko, Akure, Okitipupa, Ondo, Ilaje, Idanre and Owo. The majority of the state's citizens live in urban centers. The prominent government universities in Ondo State are the Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo State University of Science and Technology Okitipupa, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo and the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Local government areas

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Ondo State consists of 18 local government areas,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> they are:

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Governor

Lucky Aiyedatiwa is the incumbent governor of Ondo state, as at 2024.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He was sworn in on 27 December 2023 as the successor of Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> who was pronounced dead in the earlier hour of 27 December 2023 out of cancer complications.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Politics

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The State government is led by a democratically elected governor who works closely with members of the state's House of Assembly. The Capital city of the State is Akure.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Electoral system

The electoral system of each state is selected using a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two-thirds of the State local government Areas. If no candidate passes the threshold, a second round will be held between the top candidate and the next candidate to have received a plurality of votes in the highest number of local government Areas.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of Ondo State consists largely of Yoruba subgroups of the Idanre, Akoko, Akure, Ikale, Ilaje, Ondo, Ese Odo, and Owo peoples. Ijaw people, such as the Apoi and Arogbo populations inhabit the southeastern swamps close to the Edo state border. A small population of people speak a variant of the Yoruba language similar to the Ife dialect in Oke-Igbo town close to the Osun state border.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Religion

The vast majority of the population are Christians; minorities practice Islam and traditional Yoruba animist religion.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The Anglican Province of Ondo (2002?) within the Church of Nigeria includes the Dioceses of Akoko (2008) led by Bishop Jacob O.B. Bada (2019), Akure led by Bishop Simeon Borokini (2013), also Archbishop of Ondo Province (2022), On the Coast (1995 as the Diocese of Ikale-Ilaje) led by Bishop Seyi Pirisola (2019), Idoani led by Bishop Adegoke Oludare Agara (2020), Ilaje led by Bishop Fredrick Idowu Olugbemi (2009), Ile-Oluji led by Bishop Abel Oluyemi Ajibodu (2017), Irele-Eseodo (2009) led by Bishop Joshua Sunday Oyinlola (2019), Ondo (1952) led by Bishop Stephen Adeniran Oni (2018), and Owo (1983) led Bishop Stephen Ayodeji Fagbemi (2017).

174,148 Catholics (2021) in the Diocese of Ondo (1943) a suffragan of Ibadan, with 60 parishes under Bishop Jude Ayodeji Arogundade (2010).

Climate

Ondo has a tropical wet and dry or savanna climate.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The city's yearly temperature is 28.42 °C (83.16 °F) and it is -1.04% lower than Nigeria's averages. Ondo typically receives about 1.711 millimeters (7.2 inches) of precipitation and has 266.26 rainy days (72.95% of the time) annually.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Languages

Languages of Ondo State listed by LGA:<ref name=e22>Template:Cite news</ref>

LGA Languages
Akoko South East Yoruba; (Ao), Uhami, Ukue
Akoko South West Yoruba; (Akoko, Ekiti)
Akoko North East Yoruba; (Akoko), Ukaan
Akoko North West Yoruba; (Akoko, Ekiti), Abesabesi, Ayere, Arigidi
Akure North Yoruba; (Ekiti)
Akure South Yoruba; (Ekiti)
Ese-Odo Yoruba; (Apoi), Ijaw; (Izon)
Idanre Yoruba; (Ondo, Ekiti)
Ifedore Yoruba; (Ekiti)
Ilaje Yoruba; (Ilaje)
Ile Oluji/Okeigbo Yoruba; (Ondo, Ife)
Irele Yoruba; (Ikale)
Odigbo Yoruba; (Ikale, Ondo)
Okitipupa Yoruba; (Ikale)
Ondo East Yoruba; (Ondo)
Ondo West Yoruba; (Ondo)
Ose Yoruba; (Ogho, Ao), Owan; (Ora)
Owo Yoruba; (Ogho)

Mineral resources in Ondo State

The following are mineral resources found in Ondo State:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Tertiary institutions

Transportation

Federal Highways are

  • A121 (TAH8: Trans-African Highway 8 Lagos-Mombasa) east from Ogun State via Ore to Edo State at Ofosu,
  • A122 southeast from Osun State at Igbara Oke via Akure to Edo State.

Other major roads include:

  • the Ondo-Ife Rd northwest from Ondo to Osun State at Okeigo,
  • Ipetu-Ondo Rd north from Ondo to A122 at Ikeji Oke in Osun State,
  • Ondo-Owena Rd east from Ondo to Akure,
  • Igede Ekiti Oke Rd north from A122 at Ilawe to Ekiti State at Ibuji,
  • Oba-Ile Rd north from Akure to the Ijare-Akure Rd via Ilere and Ijare to Ekiti State,
  • Akure Ado Ekiti Rd north from Akure via Ilado and Iju to Ekiti State,
  • Owo-Emure Ile Rd north from A122 at Emure to Ekiti State,
  • Owo-Obra Rd north from A122 at Owo as the Ikare-Akoko-Ipeme Rd to Kogi State as the Kabba-Arigidi Rd,
  • Ipele-Kabba Rd from A122 at Ipele Junction to Kogi State at Akunnu,
  • Akure-Ala-Ajagbusi Rd south from Akure as the Igbatoro Rd to Edo State at Ogbesse.

Airports:

Akure Airport

Demographics

Population distribution of Ondo State<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Local government area Male Female Total
Akoko North-West 107,076 104,791 211,867
Akoko North-East 92,456 86,636 179,092
Akoko South-East 42,175 40,268 82,433
Akoko South-West 114,733 113,650 228,383
Ose 73,119 71,020 144,139
Owo 112,056 110,206 222,262
Akure North 66,526 64,239 130,765
Akure South 178,652 181,596 360,268
Ifedore 89,574 86,796 176,370
Ile Oluji 87,104 84,772 171,876
Ondo West 141,759 147,109 288,868
Ondo East 38,851 37,241 76,092
Idanre 67,531 62,264 129,795
Odigbo 116,299 115,988 232,587
Okitipupa 117,594 116,544 234,138
Irele 72,861 71,275 144,136
Ese Odo 79,812 78,444 158,256
Ilaje 146,859 142,979 289,838
Total 1,745,057 1,715,820 3,460,877

Notable people

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Media houses in Ondo State

References

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