Ogun State

ODOGBOLU LOCAL GOVERNMENT

CHAIRMAN: OTUNBA TOPE TOKOYA

This Local Government Area is strategically located on a large expense of land of about 640sq.km and was created on the 21st September 1991. It shares boundaries on its northern fringes with Ijebu-North Local Government, in the east with Ijebu-Ode Local Government, in the west with Ikenne Local Government and in the south with Epe Local Government in Lagos State.

This Local Government Area has about 150 towns and villages under its jurisdiction. It has 15 wards and its headquarters is in Odogbolu.

PEOPLE

Inhabitants of Odogbolu Local Government are Yoruba of Ijebu extraction, like any other Nigerian society there are growing number of people from other ethnic groups in the country, such as the Igbos, Isokos, Urhobos, Hausa, etc.

POPULATION

The projected population of this Local Government Area is about 200,000 (1991 census).

OCCUPATION

The people in this area are mainly agrarian, engaged in farming, hunting, fishing, lumbering and handicraft.

RELIGION

Christianity and Islam are the two main religions of the people, however there still remain sizeable number of committed traditional worshippers.

EDUCATION

The Local Government has public primary schools & secondary schools. There are also an appreciative number of private investments in the education industry.

TRADITIONAL RULERS

This Local Government Area can boast of a strong traditional heritage and a sound cultural background at the head of which are enlightened royal fathers.