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Ondo State

Coordinates:7°10′N5°05′E / 7.167°N 5.083°E /7.167; 5.083
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State of Nigeria

State in Nigeria
Ondo
Flag of Ondo State
Flag
Seal of Ondo State
Seal
Nicknames: 
Location of Ondo State in Nigeria
Location of Ondo State in Nigeria
Coordinates:7°10′N5°05′E / 7.167°N 5.083°E /7.167; 5.083
CountryNigeria
Date created3 February 1976
CapitalAkure
Government
 • BodyGovernment of Ondo State
 • Governor
(List)		Lucky Aiyedatiwa (APC)
 • Deputy GovernorOlayide Adelami
 • LegislatureOndo State House of Assembly
 • SenatorsC:Adeniyi Adegbonmire (APC)
N:Jide Ipinsagba (APC)
S:Jimoh Ibrahim (APC)
 • RepresentativesList
Area
 • Total
15,500 km2 (6,000 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 census)1
 • Total
3460877[1]
 • Estimate 
(2022)
5316600[2]
 • Rank18th of 36
GDP (PPP)
 • Year2021
 • Total$33.00 billion[3]
7th of 36
 • Per capita$6,077[3]
7th of 36
Time zoneUTC+01 (WAT)
postal code
340001
ISO 3166 codeNG-ON
HDI (2022)0.611[4]
medium ·12th of 37
^1 Preliminary results

Ondo (Yoruba:Ìpínlẹ̀ Oǹdó) is astate insouthwesternNigeria. It was created on 3 February 1976 from the formerWestern State.[5] OndobordersEkiti State to thenorth,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 theAtlantic Ocean to the south.[6] The state's capital isAkure, the former capital of theancientAkure Kingdom.[7] The State includesmangrove-swampforest near theBight of Benin.[8]

Creek in southern Ondo state

Nicknamed the "Sunshine State",Ondo State is the 18th most populated state in the country,[9] and the 25th-largest state by landmass.[10] The state is predominantlyYoruba,[11][12] and theYoruba language is commonly spoken.[13]Cocoa production, farming,asphalt mining, and activities related to the state's extensivecoastline also are part of the economy.[14] It is home to theIdanre inselberg hills, the highest geographical point in the western half ofNigeria at over 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) in elevation.

Government and society

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Departments, Agencies and Public Bodies

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Source:[15]

  • Secretary to the State Government
  • Administrative Commissions
  • Ministry of Works and Infrastructure
  • Constitutional Commissions
  • Deputy Governor's Office
  • Governor's Office
  • Ministry ofAgriculture
  • 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 andUrban Development
  • Ministry of Regional Integration and Special Duties
  • Ministry of Women Affairs andSocial Development
  • Ministry of Youth and Sports Development

The state contains eighteenlocal government areas, the major ones beingAkoko,Akure,Okitipupa,Ondo,Ilaje,Idanre andOwo. The majority of the state's citizens live inurban centers. The prominent governmentuniversities inOndo State are theFederal University of Technology Akure,Ondo State University of Science and TechnologyOkitipupa,University of Medical Sciences, Ondo and theAdekunle Ajasin University,Akungba Akoko.[16]

Local government areas

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See also:List of villages in Ondo State

Ondo State consists of 18local government areas,[17] they are:

Governor

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Lucky Aiyedatiwa is the incumbentgovernor of Ondo state, as at 2024.[19] He was sworn in on 27 December 2023 as the successor ofOluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu[20] who was pronounced dead in the earlier hour of 27 December 2023 out ofcancer complications.[21]

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.[22]

Electoral system

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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 theplurality 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.[23]

Ethnic groups

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The ethnic composition of Ondo State consists largely ofYoruba subgroups of theIdanre,Akoko,Akure,Ikale,Ilaje, Ondo, Ese Odo, andOwo peoples.Ijaw people, such as theApoi andArogbo populations inhabit the southeastern swamps close to the Edo state border. A small population of people speak a variant of theYoruba language similar to theIfe dialect inOke-Igbo town close to the Osun state border.[24]

Religion

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The vast majority of the population areChristians; minorities practice Islam and traditional Yoruba animist religion.[25][26]

TheAnglican Province of Ondo (2002?) within theChurch of Nigeria includes theDioceses of Akoko (2008) led by BishopJacob O.B. Bada (2019),Akure led by BishopSimeon Borokini (2013), also Archbishop of Ondo Province (2022),On the Coast (1995 as the Diocese of Ikale-Ilaje) led by BishopSeyi Pirisola (2019),Idoani led by Bishop Adegoke Oludare Agara (2020),Ilaje led by BishopFredrick Idowu Olugbemi (2009),Ile-Oluji led by BishopAbel Oluyemi Ajibodu (2017),Irele-Eseodo (2009) led by BishopJoshua Sunday Oyinlola (2019),Ondo (1952) led by BishopStephen Adeniran Oni (2018), andOwo (1983) led BishopStephen Ayodeji Fagbemi (2017).

174,148 Catholics (2021) in theDiocese of Ondo (1943) a suffragan of Ibadan, with 60 parishes under BishopJude Ayodeji Arogundade (2010).

Climate

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Ondo has a tropical wet and dry or savanna climate.[27] 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.[28]

Languages

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Languages of Ondo State listed by LGA:[29]

LGALanguages
Akoko South EastYoruba; (Ao),Uhami, Ukue
Akoko South WestYoruba; (Akoko,Ekiti)
Akoko North EastYoruba; (Akoko),Ukaan
Akoko North WestYoruba; (Akoko, Ekiti),Abesabesi,Ayere,Arigidi
Akure NorthYoruba; (Ekiti)
Akure SouthYoruba; (Ekiti)
Ese-OdoYoruba; (Apoi), Ijaw; (Izon)
IdanreYoruba; (Ondo, Ekiti)
IfedoreYoruba; (Ekiti)
IlajeYoruba; (Ilaje)
Ile Oluji/OkeigboYoruba; (Ondo, Ife)
IreleYoruba; (Ikale)
OdigboYoruba; (Ikale, Ondo)
OkitipupaYoruba; (Ikale)
Ondo EastYoruba; (Ondo)
Ondo WestYoruba; (Ondo)
OseYoruba; (Ogho, Ao), Owan; (Ora)
OwoYoruba; (Ogho)

Mineral resources in Ondo State

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The following are mineral resources found in Ondo State:[30]

Tertiary institutions

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Transportation

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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 fromOndo 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 atOwo 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

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Population distribution of Ondo State[44]
Local government areaMaleFemaleTotal
Akoko North-West107,076104,791211,867
Akoko North-East92,45686,636179,092
Akoko South-East42,17540,26882,433
Akoko South-West114,733113,650228,383
Ose73,11971,020144,139
Owo112,056110,206222,262
Akure North66,52664,239130,765
Akure South178,652181,596360,268
Ifedore89,57486,796176,370
Ile Oluji87,10484,772171,876
Ondo West141,759147,109288,868
Ondo East38,85137,24176,092
Idanre67,53162,264129,795
Odigbo116,299115,988232,587
Okitipupa117,594116,544234,138
Irele72,86171,275144,136
Ese Odo79,81278,444158,256
Ilaje146,859142,979289,838
Total1,745,0571,715,8203,460,877

Notable people

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Media houses in Ondo State

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Gallery

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  • Welcome to Etiaro, Akoko signpost
    Welcome to Etiaro, Akoko signpost
  • Welcome to Alayere town, Akure, Ondo State
    Welcome to Alayere town, Akure, Ondo State
  • The Apostolic High School, Ilara-Mokin
    The Apostolic High School, Ilara-Mokin
  • St James Catholic Church, Ugbe-Afo, Ondo State
    St James Catholic Church, Ugbe-Afo, Ondo State
  • St James Catholic Church, Ugbe-Afo, Ondo State
    St James Catholic Church, Ugbe-Afo, Ondo State

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