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 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
State
Flag
Nickname(s): 
Sunshine State
Location of Ondo State in Nigeria
Coordinates: 7°10′N 5°05′E
Country Nigeria
Date created3 February 1976
CapitalAkure
Government
 • Governor
(List)		Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu (APC)
 • Deputy GovernorAgboola Ajayi
 • SenatorsNicholas Tofowomo
Robert Ajayi Boroffice
Ayo Patrick Akinyelure
Area
 • Total15,500 km2 (6,000 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 census)1
 • Total3,460,877[1]
 • Rank18th of 36
GDP (PPP)
 • Year2007
 • Total$8.414 billion[2]
 • Per capita$2,392[2]
Time zoneUTC+01 (WAT)
postal code
340001
ISO 3166 codeNG-ON
HDI (2018)0.606[3]
medium · 16th of 37
^1 Preliminary results

The current state governor is Arákùnrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.[6]

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.[7]

Local Government Areas
See also: List of villages in Ondo State

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

Governor

Akeredolu Oluwarotimi Odunayo[9] is the current sitting governor of Ondo state.[10]

Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of Ondo State is largely from the Yoruba subgroups of the Akoko, The Edo speaking, 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.[11]

Languages

Languages of Ondo State listed by LGA:[12]

LGALanguages
Akoko North EastIkare-Akoko;[13] Akpes; Arigidi; Emai-Iuleha-Ora; Ayere
Akoko North WestÀhàn; Akpes; Arigidi; Ayere
Akoko South WestEmai-Iuleha-Ora
Ese-OdoIzon, apoi
IlajeIlaje
okitipupaIkale, Edo
IreleEdo, ikale
OndoOndo
AkureAkure
Odigboikale, ondo
OseEdo; Emai-Iuleha-Ora
othersOkpamheri

Tertiary institutions

Demographics
Population distribution of Ondo State[14]
Local government area Male Female Total
Akoko North-West108,057105,735213,792
Akoko North-East93,06082,349175,409
Akoko South-East41,99540,43182,426
Akoko South-West123,979105,507229,486
Ose73,39571,506144,901
Owo110,429108,457218,886
Akure North66,87864,709131,587
Akure South175,495177,716353,211
Ifedore92,01484,313176,327
Ile Oluji87,50585,365172,870
Ondo West139,400144,272283,672
Ondo East38,03236,72674,758
Idanre66,99662,028129,024
Odigbo114,814115,537230,351
Okitipupa120,626112,939233,565
Irele75,63669,530145,166
Ese Odo78,10076,878154,978
Ilaje154,852135,763290,615
Total1,761,2631,679,7613,441,024

Notable people

Media houses in Ondo State
  • Adaba 88.9FM[15]
  • ALALAYE 96.5FM
  • Breeze 91.9FM[16]
  • Crest 87.7 FM[17]
  • Eki Radio 100.9 FM
  • EMPIRE 104.5 FM
  • FUTA Radio
  • The Hope Newspapers[18]
  • INSIDE FUTA
  • KAFTAN TV
  • Kàkàkí Òndó FM
  • Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)
  • Orange 94.5FM[19]
  • OSRC Television[20]
  • Positive 102.5FM[21]
  • Remdel Television
  • RUGIPO 103.3 FM
  • Suncity Radio 101.1FM

References
  1. "2006 PHC Priority Tables – NATIONAL POPULATION COMMISSION". population.gov.ng. Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  2. "C-GIDD (Canback Global Income Distribution Database)". Canback Dangel. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
  3. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  4. "Ondo capital, Akure, becomes den for kidnappers". Pemium Times Nigeria. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  5. "Ondo state border States".
  6. "Rotimi Akeredolu Archives". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  7. "Ondo State Trip Planner • Plan your Ondo State vacation itinerary". Inspirock. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  8. "Ondo | Nigeria". Encyclopedia Britannica.
  9. "Ondo State Government". www.ondostate.gov.ng.
  10. "Ondo state Governor".
  11. Anderson, Liam D. (2013). Federal Solutions to Ethnic Problems: Accommodating Diversity. ISBN 9780415781619. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  12. "Nigeria". Ethnologue (22 ed.). Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  13. Mine data spatial information,https://www.mindat.org/feature-2338325.html
  14. "National Population Commission of Nigeria". population.gov.ng.
  15. "Adaba 88.9 FM". Adaba 88.9 FM.
  16. http://breezfm919.com/
  17. "Crest 87.7 FM ...always at its peak". crest877fm.com.
  18. http://www.thehopenewspapers.com
  19. "Orange Fm 94.5 || Urban FM Station || News || Music || Entertainment". Orange 94.5 Fm.
  20. "ONDO STATE RADIOVSION CORPORATION || NATION'S STAR STATION". Ondo State Radiovision Corporation.
  21. "positive". radionigeriafm.com.

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