Ido-Osi
Ido-Osi
Osi-Ekiti | |
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LGA | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Ekiti State |
Government | |
• Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council | Ayodeji Odutola |
• Local Government Secretary | Akinyemi Ojo |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Ido-Osi is in Ekiti State, Nigeria.
The local government is full of rural towns and villages and one of the local government districts of the Ekiti State. It is very close to other local districts, Moba, Ijero, Ilejemeje and Ado. The local government headquarters is hosted by Ido with the secretariat sited in between Ido town and Usi.
Education[]
Among her contemporary in Ekiti State, Ido-Osi has highly educated people that cherishes education and has almost 10% of the total professors in the country as well as a primary school in Usi Ekiti just immediately a school was established in Ado-Ekiti the present state capital.
Notable Individuals[]
Notable individuals such as the former state governor [Olusegun Oni] is from Ifaki,a town in the local government.
Town and Villages[]
The local government comprises towns such as Aaye, Ido, Usi, Ayetoro, Ilogbo, Osi, Ifaki, Orin, Odo-Ora,Oke-Ora, Ilogun,Igbole Ifisin Ekiti and some other smaller villages Such as, Ipole, Obaji, Odo Oba-Aladesusi Okalawa, Oke Ese, Temigbola, Orin-Ekiti, Aaye Ekiti, Ora.
Occupation[]
The people of Ido-Osi are involved in cultivation of root crops and grains such as yams, cassava, maize, rice e.t.c. There are industries primarily involved in the processing of these agricultural produce. Printing, baking, weaving and carpentry are other occupation they are involved in.
Banks[]
Banks include UBA in Usi-Ekiti, First Bank in Ifaki-Ekiti, Harvest Bank in Ido-Ekiti, Micro Bank in Ayetoro, Skye Bank in Ido-Ekiti and Enterprise Bank in Ido-Ekiti.
Printing Press[]
Printing Press include Ade Commercial Press in Ido-Ekiti, Jolayemi Printing Press in Usi-Ekiti and Adedayo Printing Press in Ifaki-Ekiti.
Bakeries[]
These includes Negro Special Bread, Bejisko Bakery, Ona Ara Bakery, and Osi Ekiti Bakery.
Sawmill[]
Timber/Saw mills in Ido-Osi Ekiti include Ido-Ekiti Sawmill, Ora-Ekiti Sawmill, Usi-Ekiti Sawmill, and Osi-Ekiti Sawmill.
Cultural Festivals[]
Each of the towns in the Local Government Area has cultural festivals which are celebrated at different times of the year. For instance, the Ifaki people have the Okorobo Festival.
Electricity[]
All the towns in the Local Government enjoy electricity although very unreliable in supply.
- Populated places in Ekiti State
- Local Government Areas in Ekiti State
- Local Government Areas in Yorubaland