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'{{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name = Ondo | official_name = | type = [[States of Nigeria|State]] | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = Flag of Ondo State.png | flag_alt = Flag of Ondo State | flag_size = 120px | image_seal = | seal_alt = Seal of Ondo State | nickname = [[List of Nigerian state nicknames|Sunshine State]] | image_map = Nigeria - Ondo.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Ondo State in Nigeria | coordinates = {{coord|7|10|N|5|05|E|region:NG_type:adm1st|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = {{flag|Nigeria}} | established_title = [[List of Nigerian states by date of statehood|Date created]] | established_date = 3 February 1976 | seat_type = [[List of Nigerian state capitals|Capital]] | seat = [[Akure]] | government_footnotes = | leader_party = [[All Progressives Congress (Nigeria)|APC]] | leader_title = [[List of Nigerian state governors|Governor]]<br />([[List of Governors of Ondo State|List]]) | leader_name = [[Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu]] | leader_title1 = Deputy Governor | leader_name1 = Agboola Ajayi | leader_title2 = [[Senate of Nigeria|Senators]] | leader_name2 = [[Yele Omogunwa]]<br />[[Robert Ajayi Boroffice]]<br />[[Omotayo Donald]] | leader_title3 = [[Nigerian House of Representatives|Representatives]] | leader_name3 = | unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK --> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 15,500 | area_rank = [[List of Nigerian states by area|25th of 36]] | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = {{ref|prelim|1}} | population_total = 3,460,877<ref name="PHC Tables">{{Cite web|url=http://population.gov.ng/core-activities/surveys/dataset/2006-phc-priority-tables/|title=2006 PHC Priority Tables – NATIONAL POPULATION COMMISSION|website=population.gov.ng|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-10}}</ref> | population_as_of = 2006 census | population_est = | pop_est_as_of = | population_rank = [[List of Nigerian states by population|18th of 36]] | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = | demographics_type1 = [[List of Nigerian states by GDP|GDP (PPP)]] | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = Year | demographics1_info1 = 2007 | demographics1_title2 = Total | demographics1_info2 = $8.41&nbsp;billion<ref name="C-GIDD GDP">{{cite web|url=http://www.cgidd.com|publisher=Canback Dangel|title=C-GIDD (Canback Global Income Distribution Database)|accessdate = 2008-08-20}}</ref> | demographics1_title3 = Per capita | demographics1_info3 = $2,392<ref name="C-GIDD GDP"/> | timezone1 = [[West Africa Time|WAT]] | utc_offset1 = +01 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = | iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:NG|NG-ON]] | blank_name_sec1 = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] (2016) | blank_info_sec1 = 0.500<ref name="GlobalDataLab">{{Cite web|url=http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/hdr_2018_nigeria_finalfinalx3.pdf|title=National Human Development Report 2018|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> · [[List of Nigerian states by Human Development Index|16th of 36]] | website = <!-- [https://www.facebook.com/SUPPORTAYOMIDE/] --> | footnotes = {{note|prelim|1}} Preliminary results }} '''Ondo''' or '''Ondo State''' is a [[States of Nigeria|state]] in [[Nigeria]] created on 3 February 1976 from the former [[Western State (Nigeria)|Western State]]. It originally included what is now [[Ekiti State]], which was split off in 1996. [[Akure]] is the state capital. Each Nigerian state has several ministerial offices representing the federal government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/134859-ondo-capital-akure-becomes-den-for-kidnappers.html|title=Ondo capital, Akure, becomes den for kidnappers|work=Pemium Times Nigeria|accessdate=June 19, 2015}}</ref> 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. ==Government and society== The state contains eighteen local government areas, the major ones being [[Akoko]], [[Akure]], [[Okitipupa]], [[Ondo City|Ondo]], 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 and the [[Adekunle Ajasin University]], [[Akungba Akoko]]. ===Local government areas=== Ondo State consists of 18 [[Local government areas of Nigeria|local government areas]], they are: *[[Akoko North-East]] (headquarters in [[Ikare]]) *[[Akoko North-West]] (headquarters in Okeagbe) *[[Akoko South-East]] (headquarters in Isua) *[[Akoko South-West]] (headquarters in [[Oka, Ondo|Oka]]) *[[Akure North]] (headquarters in Iju / Itaogbolu) *[[Akure South]] (headquarters in [[Akure]]) *[[Ese Odo]] (headquarters in Igbekebo) *[[Idanre]] (headquarters in Owena) *[[Ifedore]] (headquarters in Igbara Oke) *[[Ilaje]] (headquarters in Igbokoda) *[[Ile Oluji/Okeigbo]] (headquarters in Ile Oluji) *[[Irele]] (headquarters Ode-Irele) *[[Odigbo]] (headquarters in Ore) *[[Okitipupa]] (headquarters in [[Okitipupa]]) *[[Ondo East]] (headquarters in Bolorunduro) *[[Ondo West]] (headquarters [[Ondo City]]) *[[Ose, Nigeria|Ose]] (headquarters in Ifon) *[[Owo]] (headquarters in [[Owo|Owo Town]]) ==Demographics== The ethnic composition of Ondo State is largely from the [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] subgroups of the [[Akoko]], [[Akure]], [[Ikale]], [[Ilaje]], Ondo, and [[Owo]] peoples. [[Ijaw people|Ijaw]] such as Apoi 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 [[Ife]] dialect reside in Oke-Igbo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=BiAEvKgVOmAC&pg=PA149&lpg=PA149&dq=The+ethnicity+of+Ondo+State&source=bl&ots=zYIdb49O_l&sig=K9THIVzjrKeKGPd4xPoWdxqOGjU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Cr-DVePZLYrMygOl4ICYCA&ved=0CBMQ6AEwAzgK|title=Federal Solutions to Ethnic Problems: Accommodating Diversity|work=Google book|accessdate=June 19, 2015}}</ref> ==Tertiary institutions== * [[Elizade University]] * [[Federal University of Technology Akure]] * [[Adekunle Ajasin University]], [[Akungba Akoko]] * [[Ondo State University of Science and Technology]], [[Okitipupa]] * [[Achievers University]], Owo * [[Wesley University of Science and Technology]] * [[Rufus Giwa Polytechnic]], Owo * [[Adeyemi College of Education]] * National Open University of Nigeria, Akure * [[University of Medical Sciences, Ondo]] * Federal Polytechnic, Ile Oluji * Federal College of Agriculture, Akure == Demographics == {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |+ Population distribution of Ondo State<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.population.gov.ng|title=National Population Commission of Nigeria|publisher=population.gov.ng}}</ref> |- ! width="37%" class="unsortable" | [[Local Government Areas in Nigeria|Local government area]] ! width="21%" | Male ! width="21%" | Female ! width="21%" | Total |- | align="left" | [[Akoko North-West]] || 108,057 || 105,735 || 213,792 |- | align="left" | [[Akoko North-East]] || 93,060 || 82,349 || 175,409 |- | align="left" | [[Akoko South-East]] || 41,995 || 40,431 || 82,426 |- | align="left" | [[Akoko South-West]] || 123,979 || 105,507 || 229,486 |- | align="left" | [[Ose, Nigeria|Ose]] || 73,395 || 71,506 || 144,901 |- | align="left" | [[Owo]] || 110,429 || 108,457 || 218,886 |- | align="left" | [[Akure North]] || 66,878 || 64,709 || 131,587 |- | align="left" | [[Akure South]] || 175,495 || 177,716 || 353,211 |- | align="left" | [[Ifedore]] || 92,014 || 84,313 || 176,327 |- | align="left" | [[Ile Oluji/Okeigbo]] || 87,505 || 85,365 || 172,870 |- | align="left" | [[Ondo West]] || 139,400 || 144,272 || 283,672 |- | align="left" | [[Ondo East]] || 38,032 || 36,726 || 74,758 |- | align="left" | [[Idanre]] || 66,996 || 62,028 || 129,024 |- | align="left" | [[Odigbo]] || 114,814 || 115,537 || 230,351 |- | align="left" | [[Okitipupa]] || 120,626 || 112,939 || 233,565 |- | align="left" | [[Irele]] || 75,636 || 69,530 || 145,166 |- | align="left" | [[Ese Odo]] || 78,100 || 76,878 || 154,978 |- | align="left" | [[Ilaje]] || 154,852 || 135,763 || 290,615 |- | align="left" | '''Total''' || '''1,761,263''' || '''1,679,761''' || '''3,441,024''' |} ==Notable people== <!-- ONLY ADD A PERSON TO THIS LIST IF THEY ALREADY HAVE A WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE --> {{alumni|residents|date=October 2017}} *[[Ilesanmi Adesida]] - physicist *[[Akintunde Akinwande]] - engineering professor *[[Olusegun Mimiko]] - politician *[[Gani Adams]] - activist and politician *[[King Sunny Ade]] - musician *[[Olusegun Agagu]] - politician * [[Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu]] - politician *[[Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu]]- [[First Lady]] of Ondo State, philanthropist *[[Bamidele Aturu]] - human rights activist *[[Akinyelure Patrick Ayo]] - banker, politician *[[Omotola Jalade Ekeinde]] - actress, singer *[[Olu Falae]] - banker, politician *[[Gani Fawehinmi]] - author, lawyer *[[T. B. Joshua]] - pastor, philanthropist *[[Jimoh Ibrahim]] - lawyer, politician *[[Nahzeem Olufemi Mimiko]] - educational administrator *[[Micheal Ade Ojo]] - business magnate *[[Bode Olajumoke]] - politician *[[Chris Olukolade]] - army general *[[Reekado Banks]] - singer, songwriter *[[Mo Abudu]] - media mogul *[[Sola Sobowale]] - actress, director *[[Adebayo Adefarati]] - politician *[[Omoyele Sowore]] - human rights activist *[[Yemi Alade]] - musician *[[Ayo Makun]] (AY Show) - Comedian, Entertainer *[[Akintunde Aduwo]] Former Governor of Western Region/ Navy Admiral *[[Olu Bajowa]] Army General *[[Boluwaji Kunlere]] Former Senator *[[Ehinlawo ]] Former Senator *[[Olusola Oke]] Politician *[[Yele Omogunwa]] Former Senator *[[Afolabi Iyantan]]Former Deputy Governor *[[Omolade Oluwateru]] Former Deputy Governor *[[Alli Olanusi ]] Former Deputy Governor *[[Pa Akindayomi]] Founder of RCCG First Traditional Ruler in ONDO Province and Divisions *Oba Abodi Of Ikale land *Oba Deji Of Akure *Oba Osemawe Of Ondo *Oba Olowo Of Owo *Oba Owa Of Idanre *Oba Olugbo Of Ugbo Ilaje *Oba Kalasuwe Of Apoi ==Media Houses In Ondo State== *Orange 94.5FM *Adaba 88.9FM *Positive 102.5FM *Hope Newspaper *Breeze 91.9FM *Suncity Radio 101.1FM *OSRC TV *OSRC RADIO 96.5FM ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commonscatinline}} * {{official|http://www.ondostate.gov.ng/}} * [http://ondostatemoi.com ondostatemoi.com] {{OndoStateGovernors}} {{Nigeria states}} [[Category:States of Nigeria]] [[Category:Ondo State| ]] [[Category:States in Yorubaland]]'