Ogun State | |
|---|---|
) Flag | |
| Nickname(s): | |
) Location of Ogun State in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 7°00′N 3°35′E / 7.000°N 3.583°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| Date created | 3 February 1976 |
| Capital | Abeokuta |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Dapo Abiodun (APC) |
| • Deputy Governor | Noimot Salako-Oyedele |
| • Senators |
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| • Legislature | Ogun State House of Assembly |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16,980.55 km2 (6,556.23 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 24th of 36 |
| Population (2006 census) | |
| • Total | 3,751,140 |
| • Rank | 16 of 36 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Ogun |
| GDP | |
| • Year | 2007 |
| • Total | $10.47 billion[1] |
| • Per capita | $2,740[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (WAT) |
| postal code | 110001 |
| ISO 3166 code | NG-OG |
| HDI (2018) | 0.662[2] medium · 2nd of 37 |
Ogun State is a state in southwestern Nigeria. Created in 1976, it borders Lagos State to the south, Oyo and Osun states to the north, Ondo to the east and the Republic of Benin to the west. Abeokuta is the capital and largest city in the state. The state's appellation is "Gateway to Nigeria". It was created in February 1976 from the former Western State. The 2006 census recorded a total population of 3,751,140 residents.[3]
Other cities and towns in the Ogun State are Ijebu Ode, Ijebu Imusin, Sagamu, Ijebu Igbo, Ogere Remo, Iperu, Ilishan, Ikenne, Odogbolu, Ilaro, Ayetoro, Agbado, Akute and Ota.[4] The state is notable for having a high concentration of industrial estates and being a major manufacturing hub in Nigeria. Major factories in Ogun include: Dangote Cement factory in Ibese,[5] Nestle,[6] Lafarge Cement factory in Ewekoro, Memmcol in Orimerunmu,[7] Coleman Cables in Sagamu and Arepo,[8] Procter & Gamble in Agbara,[9] amongst others.
Governor
The current governor is Dapo Abiodun, a member of the All Progressives Congress, who heads the Executive Council of Ogun State.[10]
Local Government Areas
Ogun State consists of twenty local government areas. They are:
- Abeokuta North
- Abeokuta South
- Ado-Odo/Ota
- Ewekoro
- Ifo
- Ijebu East
- Ijebu North
- Ijebu North East
- Ijebu Ode
- Ikenne
- Imeko Afon
- Ipokia
- Obafemi Owode
- Odogbolu
- Odeda
- Ogun Waterside
- Remo North
- Sagamu
(Shagamu) - Yewa North
(formerly Egbado North) - Yewa South
(formerly Egbado South)
Ogun state is divided into 3 (three) senatorial district: Ogun Central, Ogun East and Ogun west.
Ogun Central is majorly comprises of the Egbas that occupied 6 local governments like: Abeokuta North (Akomoje), Abeokuta south (Ake), Ewekoro (Itori), Ifo (Ifo), Obafemi owode (Owode ẹgba) and Odeda (Odeda).
Ogun East is majorly comprises of the Ijebus and the Remos that occupied 9 local governments like: Ijebu East (Ogbẹrẹ), Ijebu North (Ijebu Igbo), Ijebu North East (Attan), Ijebu ode (Ijebu ode), Ikenne (Ikenne remo), Odogbolu (Odogbolu), Ogun waterside (Abigi), Remo North (Israel Remo) and Sagamu (Sagamu).
Ogun west is majorly comprises of the Yewas (formerly Egbados) that occupied 5 local governments like: Ado odo Ota (Otta), Imeko Afon (Imeko), Ipokia (Ipokia), Yewa North (Ayetoro) and Yewa South (Ilaro).
Major rivers
- Ogun River
- Yewa River
Educational facilities
Ogun state has three federal secondary schools; Federal Government Girls' College, Sagamu[11] and Federal Government College, Odogbolu[12] and Federal Science and Technical College, Ijebu-Imushin.[13]
Ogun has one Federal University, the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB[14]) and one Federal college of education, FCE Osiele (both at Odeda Local government area), one state government college of education, named after the late Nigerian educationist of international repute Augustus Taiwo Solarin in 1994 as Tai Solarin College of Education (TASCE[15]), (formerly known as Ogun State College of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, one Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, one state government polytechnic named after late Nigerian business mogul and winner of June 12, 1993 election, Basorun Moshood Kasimawo Olawale Abiola as Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY[16]), formerly known as Ogun State Polytechnic, Ojere, Abeokuta, and two state government universities: Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye (formerly known as Ogun State University), and the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED[17]) Ijebu Ode.[3]
Ogun State has a total of nine registered universities, the highest of any state in Nigeria. It has five private universities. Amongst others are Chrisland University, Abeokuta Bells University of Technology in Ota, Covenant University and Babcock University in Ilisan-Remo, which was the first private university in the country.[3]
The state has two major government hospitals: the Federal Medical Center at Abeokuta, and the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital in Sagamu. The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Permanent Orientation Camp is located at Sagamu Local Government area of the state.[3]
Tertiary institutions
- Babcock University, Ilisan Remo
- Bells University of Technology, Ota
- Christopher University, Lagos Ibadan ExpresWay Makun, Sagamu
- Covenant University, Ota [18]
- Crawford University, Igbesa
- Crescent University, Abeokuta
- Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
- McPherson University, Seriki-Sotayo [19]
- Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Ojere
- Mountain Top University, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria
- Ogun State College of Health Technology, Ilese, Ijebu Ode
- Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye
- Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode
Think tanks
- African Centre for Development and Strategic Studies (ACDESS)
Notable religious places
- The Bilikisu Sungbo Shrine, Oke-Eiri, near Ijebu-Ode. It was declared a part of the national heritage in 1964, and is believed by the Ijebus to be the burial place of the fabled [20] Queen of Sheba. It serves as a place of pilgrimage for Yoruba traditionalists, Yoruba Muslims and Yoruba Christians alike.
- The Church of the Lord (Aladura), Ogere Remo
- Redemption Camp (Lagos Ibadan Express Road)
Notable people
- Abraham Adesanya (1922-2008), politician
- Adebayo Adedeji (1930-2018), economist
- Adebayo Ogunlesi (b. 1953), lawyer, investment banker
- Adegboyega Dosunmu Amororo II, film producer, Olowu of Owu kingdom
- Adewale Oke Adekola
- Afolabi Olabimtan
- Anthony Joshua
- Babatunde Osotimehin
- Bisi Onasanya
- Bola Ajibola
- Bola Kuforiji Olubi
- Chief Olu Oyesanya
- Cornelius Taiwo
- Dapo Abiodun
- Dimeji Bankole
- Ebenezer Obey
- Fela Kuti (1938-1997), multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, composer, political activist, Pan-Africanist
- Femi Okurounmu, politician
- Fola Adeola, businessman, politician
- Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900-1978), educator, women's rights activist
- Funke Akindele (b. 1977), Actress
- Gbenga Daniel (b. 1956), politician
- Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo (1915-2015), businesswoman and politician
- Hubert Ogunde (1916-1990), actor, playwright, theatre manager and musician
- Ibikunle Amosun (b. 1958), politician, senator, Governor of Ogun State in 2011-2019
- Idowu Sofola (1934-1982), jurist, President of the Nigerian Bar Association in 1980-1982
- Joseph Adenuga (b. 1982), aka Skepta, British musician and record producer
- Jubril Martins-Kuye (b. 1942), politician
- K1 De Ultimate (b. 1957), Fuji musician
- Kehinde Sofola (1924-2007), jurist
- Kemi Adeosun (b. 1967), former Finance Minister of Nigeria
- Laycon (b. 1993), professional name of Olamilekan Moshood Agbeleshe, reality TV personality, rapper, singer and songwriter
- Mike Adenuga
- Moshood Abiola
- Oba Otudeko (b. 1943), businessman
- Obafemi Awolowo (1909-1987)
- Ola Rotimi
- Olabisi Onabanjo
- Oladipo Diya
- Olamide
- Olawunmi Banjo
- Olusegun Obasanjo
- Olusegun Osoba
- Paul Adefarasin
- Peter Akinola
- Salawa Abeni
- Sara Forbes Bonetta
- Tai Solarin (1922-1994), educator, author, civil rights activist
- Thomas Adeoye Lambo (1923-2004), scholar, administrator, psychiatrist, Deputy Director General of the World Health Organization
- Tunde Bakare (b. 1954), Prophetic-Apostolic Pastor, politician
- Tunji Olurin (b. 1944), retired general
- Wole Soyinka (b. 1934), 1986 The Nobel Prize for Literature laureate
- Yemi Osinbajo (b. 1957), politician, lawyer
See also
- Ofada rice – Grown almost exclusively in Ogun State
- Politics of Ogun State
- List of Governors of Ogun State
- List of Ogun State local government areas by population
References
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- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ a b c d "Ogun State". Ogun Smart City. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ "POLITICAL". Ogun State Government Official Website. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ "Ibese Cement Plant - Dangote Cement". dangote.com. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Nestlé Flowergate Factory, Ogun". Food Processing Technology. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Electricity Meter Manufacturing Company". www.memmcol.com. Retrieved Aug 6, 2020.
- ^ "Coleman Wires and Cables". www.colemancables.com. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "P&G in Nigeria". www.pgcareers.com. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ "Executives". Ogun State Government Official Website. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ "Federal Government Girls College, Sagamu | School Website". www.fggcsagamu.org.ng. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ "Federal Government College, Odogbolu | School Website". fgcodogbolu.com.ng. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ "Federal Science And Tecnical College, Ijebu Imushin | School Website". fstcijebuimusin.com. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ "Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, teaching, learning, research". Retrieved Aug 6, 2020.
- ^ ":::TASCE". tasce.edu.ng. Retrieved Aug 6, 2020.
- ^ "Moshood Abiola Polytechnic". Retrieved Aug 6, 2020.
- ^ "Tai Solarin University of Education | The Premier University of Education". tasued.edu.ng. Retrieved Aug 6, 2020.
- ^ "Home - Covenant University". www.covenantuniversity.edu.ng.
- ^ "McPherson University". web.archive.org. Jul 15, 2014. Retrieved Aug 6, 2020.
- ^ Sungbo Eredo and Its Ecotourism Values: Sonubi O K (2009)
External links
Media related to Ogun State at Wikimedia Commons- Ogun State Government Homepage
- Portal of Educational Institutions in Ogun State
- Federal Government College, Odogbolu
- Mercyland International Schools Homepage
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