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Latest revision as of 05:00, 18 June 2023
Imo Arigidi-Akoko | |
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Nickname: Imo Arigidi Akoko | |
Coordinates: 7°35′0″N 5°48′0″E / 7.58333°N 5.80000°E | |
Country | Nigeria |
State | Ondo State |
Population | |
• Total | 421,000 |
Time zone | GMT +1 |
Arigidi is a town in Akoko North-West, Ondo State, Nigeria.[1]
Festivals
[edit]There is a festival in honour of the Okota river-goddess from the Yoruba religion. It is sponsored by Oodua People’s Congress under the leadership of Otunba Gani Adams who originates from the village. The Okota Festival is also a celebration of Yoruba culture. Another festival is the Areso Festival.[2][3][4][5]
Political composition
[edit]Arigidi has two out of the ten political wards in Akoko North West Local Government namely, Arigidi Iye ward 1 and Agbaluku Imo ward 2. Ward 1 has 24 political units and ward 2 has 11 units, making 34 units in all.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Welcome to the Official Website of Ondo State Government Nigeria". Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "Okota Festival".
- ^ Ojo-Lanre, Wale (29 July 2015). "Okota Festival stokes economic activities in Arigidi Akoko | Nigerian Tribune". tribuneonlineng.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ Akintomide, Yemi. "Nigeria: Okota Festival - Marriage of Culture and Beauty". allAfrica.com. www.google.com/+allafrica. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ Jimoh, Taiwo (25 August 2015). "Okota river festival ends with pomp, performances - New Telegraph Nigerian Newspaper". New Telegraph Nigerian Newspaper. Retrieved 5 January 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "National Real-Time Result Monitoring and Collation System - View Ward Results". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ CloudWare Technologies. "Nigeria Decide 2015 - Nigeria 2015 Elections information - Polling Unit Locator".