Southwest Nigerian state of Ogun State. created on February 3rd, 1976, from the Western State. Ogun State is bordered to the south by Lagos State, the north by Oyo and Osun States, the east by Ondo State, and the west by the Republic of Benin. The capital and most populous city of Ogun State is Abeokuta. Other significant cities in the state include Sagamu, Nigeria’s top producer of kola nuts, and Ijebu Ode, the royal capital of the Ijebu Kingdom. The majority of Ogun State is covered in rain forest, while the northwest region contains woody savanna. As of 2006, Ogun State has 3,751,140 inhabitants, ranking it as the 16th most populous state in Nigeria. Ogun State has a total size of 16,762 km2, making it the 24th biggest state in Nigeria by landmass.
The state is known as the “Gateway to Nigeria” because it is a significant manufacturing centre in Nigeria and has a high concentration of industrial estates. The Dangote Cement plant in Ibese, Nestle, Lafarge Cement facility in Ewekoro, Memmcol in Orimerunmu, Coleman Cables in Sagamu and Arepo, and Procter & Gamble in Agbara are just a few examples of the major factories in Ogun.
The majority of the population of Ogun State is Yoruba, and Yoruba is the primary language spoken there. Although some traditional religion is still practiced, Islam and Christianity are the two major faiths in Ogun State. Ogun State is renowned for producing Ofada rice virtually exclusively. In addition, Ogun is the home of several African and Nigerian icons.
Governor
Dapo Abiodun, a leader of the Ogun State Executive Council and a member of the All Progressives Congress, is the state’s current governor. Abiodun took office as Ogun State’s sixth governor on May 29 at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Kuto, Abeokuta.
Politics
The governor of the state is a democratically elected official who collaborates closely with the state’s house of assembly members. Abeokuta serves as the state’s capital.
Climate
Ogun has a tropical wet and dry climate, sometimes known as a savanna climate. The city’s average annual temperature is -0.12% lower than Nigeria’s norms at 29.34°C (84.81°F). Ogun has 224.18 wet days (61.42% of the time) yearly with average precipitation of 141.58 millimeters (5.57 inches).
Major rivers
Ogun River
Yewa River
Electoral system
A modified two-round method is used to elect the governor of the state. A candidate must earn the majority of the vote and more than 25% of the vote in at least two-thirds of the State local government Areas in order to be elected in the first round. The top contender and the next candidate to win a majority of votes in the most local government Areas will compete in a second round if no candidate clears the threshold.
Ogun State consists of twenty local government areas. They are:
Abeokuta North Akọmọjẹ
Abeokuta South Ake
Ado-Odo/Ota Ọ̀tà
Ewekoro Itori
Ifo Ifo
Ijebu East Ọ̀gbẹ̀rẹ̀
Ijebu North Ìjẹ̀bú Igbó
Ijebu North East Atan
Ijebu Ode Ìjẹ̀bú-Òde
Ikenne Ìkẹ́nnẹ́
Imeko Afon Imẹkọ
Ipokia Ipokia
Obafemi Owode Owódé-Ẹ̀gbá
Odogbolu Odògbólú
Odeda Odẹda
Ogun Waterside Abigi
Remo North Ìṣarà-Rẹ́mọ
Sagamu
(Shagamu) Ṣàgámù
Yewa North
(formerly Egbado North) Ayetoro
Yewa South
(formerly Egbado South) Ilaro
The Egba, Ijebu, Remo, Egbado, Awori, and Egun peoples make up the majority of the ethnic groups in Ogun State.There are further sub-groups, such as the Ikale, Ketu, Ohori, and Anago
Ogun State is split into the Ogun Central, Ogun East, and Ogun West senate districts.
Obafemi owode (Owode gba), Ifo (Ifo), Abeokuta North (Akomoje), Abeokuta South (Ake), Ewekoro (Itori), Odeda (Odeda), and Odeda are the six local governments that make up Ogun Central.
Ijebu East (Ogbr), Ijebu North (Ijebu Igbo), Ijebu North East (Attan), Ijebu ode (Ijebu ode), Ikenne (Ikenne remo), Odogbolu (Odogbolu), Ogun waterside (Abigi), Remo North (Ilisan Remo), and Sagamu (Sagamu) are the nine local governments that make up Ogun East.
Yewas (previously Egbados) make up the majority of the population of Ogun West, which is divided into five local governments: Ado odo Ota (Otta), Imeko Afon (Imeko), Ipokia (Ipokia), Yewa North (Ayetoro), and Yewa South (Ilaro).
Educational facilities
Federal Government Girls’ College, Sagamu, Federal Government College, Odogbolu, and Federal Science and Technical College, Ijebu-Imushin are the three federal secondary schools in Ogun State.
One state government college of education in Ogun state is the Tai Solarin College of Education (TASCE), formerly known as the Ogun State College of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, and one Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro. Ogun state also has one Federal University, the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), and one Federal college of education, FCE Osiele (both at Odeda Local Government Area). One is named after the late Nigerian businessman and election winner Basorun Moshood Kasimawo Olawale Abiola as Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), formerly known as Ogun State Polytechnic, Ojere, Abeokuta, Another Gateway Polytechnic Saapade, Remo (GAPOSA), and Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic Ijebu-Igbo (Aapoly), which was named after Chief Abraham Aderibigbe Ades
Two state-run universities: Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijebu Ode, and Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye (formerly known as Ogun State University).
The most universities in Nigeria are registered in Ogun State, where there are nine in total. There are 5 private universities there. Among these are Babcock institution in Ilisan-Remo, which was the first private institution in the nation, as well as Covenant University, Hallmark University in Ijebu-itele, Abeokuta Bells University of Technology in Ota, and Chrisland University.
The Federal Medical Center in Abeokuta and the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital in Sagamu are the two major government hospitals in the state. In the state’s Sagamu Local Government, there is a permanent orientation camp for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).
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
- Babafemi Ogundipe
- Babatunde Osotimehin
- Bisi Onasanya
- Bola Ajibola
- Bola Kuforiji Olubi
- Bosun Tijani (b. 1977), Entrepreneur
- Olu Oyesanya
- Cornelius Taiwo
- Dapo Abiodun
- David Alaba, son of George Alaba, a prince of Ogere Remo
- Dimeji Bankole
- Ebenezer Obey, jùjú musician
- Ernest Shonekan
- Fela Kuti (1938–1997), multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, composer, political activist, Pan-Africanist
- Fireboy DML, singer
- Femi Okurounmu, politician
- Fola Adeola[dubious – discuss], 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
- Kunle Soname, Entrepreneur, Politician
- 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
Mineral resources in Ogun State
The following are the mineral resources in Ogun State:
- Clay
- Limestone and Phosphate
- Bitumen
- Kaolin
- Gemstone
- Feldspar
