Oyo State

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Oyo

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| type = State

| established_title = Date created

| established_date = 3 February 1976

| image_skyline = File:Ibadan skyline roof top.jpg

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| image_flag = Oyo State Flag.svg

| flag_alt = Flag of Oyo State

| flag_size = 120px

| image_seal = Oyo_State_Coat_of_Arms.png

| seal_alt = Seal of Ọyọ State

| nickname = Pace Setter State

| image_map = Nigeria - Oyo.svg

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| map_caption = Location of Oyo State in Nigeria

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| coordinates_footnotes = The Encyclopedia of African-American Heritage by Susan Altman, Chapter O, page 183

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Nigeria}}

| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Ibadan

| government_footnotes =

| governing_body = Government of Oyo State

| leader_party = PDP

| leader_title = GovernorSee List of governors of Oyo State for a list of prior governors

| leader_name = Seyi Makinde

| leader_title1 = {{nowrap|Deputy Governor}}

| leader_name1 = Bayo Lawal (PDP)

| leader_title2 = Legislature

| leader_name2 = Oyo State House of Assembly

| leader_title3 = Senators

| leader_name3 = {{Nowrap|C: Yunus Akintunde (APC)}}
{{Nowrap|N: Abdulfatai Buhari (APC)}}
{{Nowrap|S: Sharafadeen Alli (APC)}}

| leader_title4 = Representatives

| leader_name4 = List

| unit_pref = Metric

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| area_total_km2 = 28454

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| population_footnotes = [http://www.oyostate.gov.ng/about-oyo/brief-overview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826174830/http://www.oyostate.gov.ng/about-oyo/brief-overview |date=2009-08-26 }} State overview

| population_total = 5,580,894{{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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010054745/http://population.gov.ng/core-activities/surveys/dataset/2006-phc-priority-tables/|archive-date=2017-10-10|url-status=dead}}

| population_as_of = 2006

| population_est = 7,976,100{{Cite web |title=Oyo State: Subdivision |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/nigeria/admin/NGA031__oyo/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=www.citypopulation.de |archive-date=2024-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207103940/https://www.citypopulation.de/en/nigeria/admin/NGA031__oyo/ |url-status=live }}

| pop_est_as_of = 2022

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| population_density_km2 = auto

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| demographics_type1 = GDP (PPP)

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| demographics1_title1 = Year

| demographics1_info1 = 2021

| demographics1_title2 = Total

| demographics1_info2 = $23.8 billion{{cite web |date=2022-10-13 |editor-last=Okeowo |editor-first=Gabriel |editor2-last=Fatoba |editor2-first=Iyanuoluwa |title=State of States 2022 Edition |url=https://yourbudgit.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-State-of-states_Official.pdf |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=Budgit.org |publisher=BudgIT |publication-date=2022-10-13 |archive-date=2023-03-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331012420/https://yourbudgit.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-State-of-states_Official.pdf |url-status=live }}

| demographics1_title3 = Per capita

| demographics1_info3 = $2,560

| timezone1 = WAT

| utc_offset1 = +01

| postal_code_type = postal code

| postal_code = 200001

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| iso_code = NG-OY

| blank_name_sec1 = HDI (2022)

| blank_info_sec1 = 0.603{{Cite web|url=https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/|title=Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab|website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|language=en|access-date=2018-09-13|archive-date=2018-09-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923120638/https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/|url-status=live}}
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| website = {{URL|www.oyostate.gov.ng}}

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Oyo is a state in southwestern Nigeria. Its capital is Ibadan, the third most populous city in the country and formerly the second most populous city in Africa.{{Cite web|last=Nenge|first=Katrine|date=2019-01-08|title=Which is the largest city in Africa: Lagos vs. Ibadan city|url=https://www.legit.ng/1212538-is-ibadan-largest-city-africa.html|access-date=2021-03-07|website=Legit.ng - Nigeria news.|language=en|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325073145/https://www.legit.ng/1212538-is-ibadan-largest-city-africa.html|url-status=live}} Oyo State is bordered to the north by Kwara State for 337 km, to the southeast by Osun State for 187 km, partly across the River Osun, and to the south by Ogun State, and to the west by the Republic of Benin for 98 km. With a projected population of 7,976,100 in 2022, Oyo State is the sixth most populous in the Nigeria.{{Cite web |title=Oyo {{!}} state, Nigeria {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Oyo-state-Nigeria |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en |archive-date=2023-04-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405232336/https://www.britannica.com/place/Oyo-state-Nigeria |url-status=live }}

The vast majority of Oyo State residents are Yoruba.{{Cite web|title=oyo, nigeria language|url=https://thehumanasia.com/caoimhin-translation-ioib/oyo,-nigeria-language-503501|access-date=2021-03-07|website=thehumanasia.com|archive-date=2021-03-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302065543/https://thehumanasia.com/caoimhin-translation-ioib/oyo%2C-nigeria-language-503501|url-status=live}} Nicknamed the "Pace Setter State", present-day Oyo State sits on territory formerly ruled by the great Oyo Empire. The Oyo Empire was a powerful Yoruba empire that ruled much of Oyo state and by extension major parts of Yoruba lands from {{Circa|1300}} to 1896.{{Cite journal|last=Akinjogbin|first=I. A.|date=1966|title=THE OYO EMPIRE IN THE 18TH CENTURY–A REASSESSMENT|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41856706|journal=Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria|volume=3|issue=3|pages=449–460|jstor=41856706|issn=0018-2540}} Built in the 1830s, the modern city of Oyo "New Ọyọ" (Ọ̀yọ́ Àtìbà) is considered a remnant of the imperial Oyo era to distinguish itself from the former capital to the north, 'Old Oyo' (Ọ̀yọ́-Ilé). Although the medieval great Oyo empire collapsed in 1835, The Alaafin (owner and custodian of the palace) continues to serve a ceremonial role in the new city of Oyo in present Oyo state.{{Cite web|title=Association of Local Governments of Nigeria|url=https://algon.ng/Oyo.php|access-date=2021-06-03|website=algon.ng|archive-date=2021-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603080245/https://algon.ng/Oyo.php|url-status=live}}

Oyo State is the biggest state in Southern Nigeria in terms of landmass and is the second most populated state in Southern Nigeria after Lagos. According to the 2006 census the state is ranked the 4th most populous state in Nigeria with a population of 5,580,894. The recent extimate in 2022 projected the state population to be around 7,976,100 making it the sixth most populous in the Nigeria. Noted for being the site of the first university in Nigeria,{{Cite web |title=Home {{!}} UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN |url=https://www.ui.edu.ng/ |access-date=2022-02-26 |website=www.ui.edu.ng |archive-date=2021-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309110743/https://www.ui.edu.ng./ |url-status=dead }} the University of Ibadan,{{Cite web|date=2019-01-09|title=Oyo State|url=https://nipc.gov.ng/nigeria-states/oyo-state/|access-date=2021-03-07|website=Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416211302/https://nipc.gov.ng/nigeria-states/oyo-state/|url-status=live}} founded in 1948, the state is acclaimed to be the state of many first in Nigeria including the First television station, first road in Nigeria, first stadium in Nigeria, First railway line in Nigeria, first teaching hospital in Nigeria amongst others.

The capital city of Ibadan, is the 3rd most populated city in Nigeria according to the 2006 official census. The state has the highest number of towns and cities mentioned in the top 50 most populous towns in Nigeria with Ibadan, Ogbomoso, Oyo, Saki and Iseyin all featuring in the list. The state economy remains largely agrarian, with the western city of Shaki being described as the state's breadbasket. cassava, cocoa, and tobacco are among the most important crops to Oyo State's economy.{{Cite web|date=2013-12-08|title=Untapped potential: Despite many difficulties, the opportunities in agriculture are numerous|url=https://oxfordbusinessgroup.com/analysis/untapped-potential-despite-many-difficulties-opportunities-agriculture-are-numerous|access-date=2021-03-07|website=Oxford Business Group|language=en|archive-date=2022-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629085824/https://www.oxfordbusinessgroup.com/analysis/untapped-potential-despite-many-difficulties-opportunities-agriculture-are-numerous|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Supply Analysis of Cassava Chips in Oyo State, Nigeria-Indian Journals|url=https://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:ijaeb&volume=3&issue=1&article=013|access-date=2021-03-07|website=www.indianjournals.com|archive-date=2020-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806150129/http://indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:ijaeb&volume=3&issue=1&article=013|url-status=live}}

Geography

File:Ijio Hill, Iwajowa LGA, Oyo State, Nigeria.jpg

Oyo State covers approximately an area of 28,454 square kilometers and is ranked 14th by size.{{Cite web |title=Unveiling Nigeria - state |url=https://www.unveilingnigeria.ng/geopolitical-zone/oyo-state |access-date=2022-02-26 |website=www.unveilingnigeria.ng |archive-date=2021-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027153305/https://unveilingnigeria.ng/geopolitical-zone/oyo-state |url-status=live }} The landscape consists of old hard rocks and dome shaped hills, which rise gently from about 500 meters in the southern part and reaching a height of about 1,200 metres above sea level in the northern part.{{Cite web|title=Oyo State:The Pace Setter State. News{{!}}Discussions{{!}}Projects {{!}} Yoruba Parapo|url=https://ooduafamily.freeforums.net/thread/33/state-pace-setter-discussions-projects|access-date=2021-06-03|website=ooduafamily.freeforums.net|archive-date=2021-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603080504/https://ooduafamily.freeforums.net/thread/33/state-pace-setter-discussions-projects|url-status=live}} Some principal rivers such as Ogun, Oba, Oyan, Otin, Ofiki, Sasa, Oni, Erinle and Osun river originate in this highland. The southern and southeastern parts of the state form a continuous plain.

Oyo State contains a number of natural features including the Old Oyo National Park, Agodi parks and gardens. In this location there was earlier habitat for the endangered African wild dog, Lycaon pictus;C. Michael Hogan. 2009. [http://globaltwitcher.auderis.se/artspec_information.asp?thingid=35993 Painted Hunting Dog: Lycaon pictus, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101209234758/http://globaltwitcher.auderis.se/artspec_information.asp?thingid=35993 |date=2010-12-09 }} however, this canid is thought to have been locally extirpated at the present.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

=Climate=

The climate is equatorial, notably with dry and wet seasons with relatively high humidity. The dry season lasts from November to March while the wet season starts from April and ends in October. Average daily temperature ranges between {{convert|25|°C|°F|1}} and {{convert|35|°C|°F|1}}, almost throughout the year.{{Cite journal|last1=Adedapo Olufemi Adeogun^1|first1=2|last2=Popoola²|first2=Kehinde Olajide|last3=Oduola³|first3=Adedayo Olatunbosun|last4=Olakiigbe¹|first4=Abiodun Kanmi|last5=Awolola¹|first5=Samson Taiwo|date=2017-08-18|title=High Level of DDT Resistance and Reduced Susceptibility to Deltamethrin in Anopheles gambiae, Anopheles coluzzi, and Anopheles arabiensis from Urban Communities in Oyo State, South-West Nigeria|url=http://www.aquapublisher.com/index.php/jmr/article/view/3247|journal=Journal of Mosquito Research|language=en|volume=7|issn=1927-646X|access-date=2020-05-28|archive-date=2020-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806034723/http://www.aquapublisher.com/index.php/jmr/article/view/3247|url-status=live}}

History

It was formed in 1976{{Cite web |last=Ibrahim |first=Abubakar |date=26 February 2022 |title=Oyo state |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Oyo-state-Nigeria |website=Britannice.com |access-date=26 February 2022 |archive-date=17 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217202638/https://www.britannica.com/place/Oyo-state-Nigeria |url-status=live }} from Western State, and included Ọsun State, which was split off in 1991. Oyo State is homogenous, mainly inhabited by the Yoruba ethnic group who are primarily agrarian but have a predilection for living in high-density urban centres.{{Cite journal|last=Bascom|first=William R.|date=1962-08-01|title=Some Aspects of Yoruba Urbanism|url=https://escholarship.org/uc/item/43h9640r|journal=American Anthropologist|language=en|volume=64|issue=4|pages=699–709|doi=10.1525/aa.1962.64.4.02a00010|doi-access=free|access-date=2020-05-28|archive-date=2020-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806015533/https://escholarship.org/uc/item/43h9640r|url-status=live}} The indigenes mainly comprise the Oyos, the Oke-Oguns, the Ibadans{{Cite web|title=THE IBADAN PEOPLE OF NIGERIA|url=https://steemit.com/nigeria/@aderonkemi/the-ibadan-people-of-nigeria|last=Ago|first=Aderonkemiin #nigeria • 3 Years|date=2017-10-06|website=Steemit|language=en|access-date=2020-05-28|archive-date=2020-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806071735/https://steemit.com/nigeria/@aderonkemi/the-ibadan-people-of-nigeria|url-status=live}} and the Ibarapas, all belonging to the Yoruba family. Ibadan had been the centre of administration of the old Western Region since the days of British colonial rule.{{Cite web |title=Western State, Nigeria (1967 - 1970) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ng-w.html |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=www.crwflags.com}}

Apart from Ibadan, other notable cities and towns in Ọyọ State include Ọyọ, Ogbomọsọ, Isẹyín-Okeogun, Ipapo-Okeogun, Kíṣì-Okeogun, Okeho-Okeogun, Saki-Okeogun, Igbeti-Okeogun, Igboho-okeogun [Igboho], Eruwa-Ibarapa, Iroko, Lanlate, OjeOwode-Okeogun, Sepeteri-Okeogun, Ilora-Oyo, Jobele-Oyo, Awe-Oyo, Ilérò-Okeogun, Okaka-Okeogun, Igbo Ora-Ibarapa, Idere{{Cite web|title=Unveiling Nigeria - state|url=https://www.unveilingnigeria.ng/geopolitical-zone/oyo-state|access-date=2021-06-03|website=www.unveilingnigeria.ng|archive-date=2021-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603080959/https://www.unveilingnigeria.ng/geopolitical-zone/oyo-state|url-status=live}}

In 2024, Yoruba separatists unsuccessfully attempted to overthrow the state government in Ibadan.{{cite web | url = https://humanglemedia.com/the-curious-journey-of-woman-who-declared-yoruba-independence-from-nigeria/ | title = The Curious Journey Of Woman Who Declared Yoruba Independence From Nigeria | author = Ibrahim Adeyemi | work = HumAngle | date = 23 April 2024 | access-date = 29 September 2024 }}

Records and landmarks

File:Bower towers, Ibadan.jpg

The first degree awarding institution in Nigeria is the University of Ibadan (established as a college of the University of London{{Cite web |title=University of London |url=https://www.london.ac.uk/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=www.london.ac.uk |language=en}} when it was founded in 1948, and later converted into an autonomous university in 1962).{{Cite web|title=History of UI {{!}} UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN|url=https://www.ui.edu.ng/uihistory|access-date=2021-06-03|website=www.ui.edu.ng|archive-date=2019-09-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910143436/http://www.ui.edu.ng/uihistory|url-status=dead}} The other universities in the state are: Lead City University, Ibadan,{{Cite web |title=::Lead City University, Nigeria |url=https://www.lcu.edu.ng/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=www.lcu.edu.ng}} Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo,{{Cite web |title=Ajayi Crowther University {{!}} Private University in Nigeria |url=https://www.acu.edu.ng/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |language=en-US}} Koladaisi University,{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://koladaisiuniversity.edu.ng/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Koladaisi University |language=en-US}} Dominican University, Ibadan, and Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso.{{Cite web |title=Home {{!}} Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo-State, Nigeria. |url=https://www.lautech.edu.ng/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=www.lautech.edu.ng}} The Polytechnic, Ibadan,{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.polyibadan.edu.ng/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=The Polytechnc, Ibadan |language=en-US}} Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igbo Ora,{{Cite web |title=Home Page - OYSCATECH |url=http://oyscatech.edu.ng/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=oyscatech.edu.ng}} Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa are located in Oyo State.{{Cite journal|last=TEACHERS REGISTRATION COUNCIL OF NIGERIA|year=2020|title=2019-2020 Statistical Digest|url=https://education.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/TRCN-2019-2020-STATISTICAL-DIGEST.pdf|journal=TRCN Statistical Digest|publisher=Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria|publication-place=Nigeria|issn=1597-2135|access-date=2021-06-03|archive-date=2021-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603082703/https://education.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/TRCN-2019-2020-STATISTICAL-DIGEST.pdf|url-status=live}}

There are 324 secondary schools and 1,576 public primary schools in the state. Other noteworthy institutions in the city include the University College Hospital, Ibadan;{{Cite web |title=University College Hospital – UCH, Ibadan |url=https://uch-ibadan.org.ng/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |language=en-US}} the first teaching hospital in Nigeria and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA).{{Cite web|title=National Trade & International Business Center|url=http://ntibc.ng/listing/state/32/Oyo|access-date=2021-06-03|website=ntibc.ng|archive-date=2021-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603083126/http://ntibc.ng/listing/state/32/Oyo|url-status=live}} Cocoa House located in Ibadan was the first skyscraper built in Africa.{{Cite web|date=2020-01-04|title=Cocoa House: Nigeria's 1st skyscraper is decaying even though it rakes in millions of naira for 6 states [Special Report]|url=https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/cocoa-house-nigerias-1st-skyscraper-is-decaying-even-though-it-rakes-in-millions-of/ty8mjlv|access-date=2021-06-03|website=Pulse Nigeria|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603083358/https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/cocoa-house-nigerias-1st-skyscraper-is-decaying-even-though-it-rakes-in-millions-of/ty8mjlv|url-status=live}}

The state is home to NTA Ibadan,{{Cite web |title=IBADAN Archives |url=https://nta.ng/tag/ibadan/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Nigerian Television Authority - Africa's Largest TV Network |language=en-US}} the first television station in Africa, and the Obafemi Awolowo (formerly, Liberty) Stadium, a stadium with a capacity of 35,000.{{Cite web|last=vanguard|date=2015-11-13|title=Ibadan: Nigeria's home of many Firsts|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/ibadan-nigerias-home-of-many-firsts/|access-date=2021-06-03|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603083617/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/ibadan-nigerias-home-of-many-firsts/|url-status=live}}

Other major tourist attractions located in the state include: Agodi Botanical Garden, Ado-Awaye Suspended lake, Mapo Hall, University of Ibadan Zoological Garden, Ido Cenotaph, Trans-Wonderland Amusement Park, Old Oyo National Park located in the historical site of the ancient capital of the famous old Oyo Empire, Iyamopo and Agbele Hill in Igbeti, Bower's Tower and the Cultural Centre, Mokola. The state hosts the first FM radio, and the first private television station, Galaxy Television{{Cite web |date=2008-02-14 |title=Galaxy Television {{!}} Home |url=https://www.galaxytvonline.com/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Galaxy Television |language=en}} in the country.{{Cite web|title=Oyo State of Nigeria :: Nigeria Information & Guide|url=https://www.nigeriagalleria.com/Nigeria/States_Nigeria/Oyo/|access-date=2021-06-03|website=www.nigeriagalleria.com|archive-date=2021-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603083816/https://www.nigeriagalleria.com/Nigeria/States_Nigeria/Oyo/|url-status=live}}

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Government and politics

Under the Nigerian 1999 constitution[http://www.nigeria-law.org/ConstitutionOfTheFederalRepublicOfNigeria.htm Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515002448/https://www.nigeria-law.org/ConstitutionOfTheFederalRepublicOfNigeria.htm |date=2020-05-15 }} (accessed 20 September 2008) the government of Oyo State, and those of the other 35 Nigerian States, is divided into three branches to be in line with the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which is also three tier: the executive branch, the legislative branch and the judiciary.{{Cite web|title=Nigeria - Government and society|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Nigeria|access-date=2021-06-03|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|archive-date=2023-10-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012185112/https://www.britannica.com/place/Nigeria|url-status=live}} The executive branch of Oyo State government is headed by an elected executive governor who presides over the State Executive Council made up of appointed cabinet members. The present governor of Oyo State is Seyi Makinde with Bayo Lawal serving as deputy governor.{{Cite web|title=Oyo State Government {{!}} Office of the governor|url=https://upgrade.oyostate.gov.ng/office-of-governor/|access-date=2021-06-03|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603084459/https://upgrade.oyostate.gov.ng/office-of-governor/|url-status=live}} The legislative branch is headed by an elected Speaker of the House of Assembly. The current Speaker is Hon. Debo Ogundoyin.{{Cite web|title=Oyo Assembly – Channels Television|url=https://www.channelstv.com/tag/oyo-assembly/|access-date=2021-06-03|archive-date=2021-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603085056/https://www.channelstv.com/tag/oyo-assembly/|url-status=live}} And lastly, the judiciary is headed by the Chief Judge of Oyo State High Court.{{Cite web |last=Nigeria |first=News Agency of |date=2024-03-19 |title=Oyo chief judge pardons 38 inmates |url=https://gazettengr.com/oyo-chief-judge-pardons-38-inmates/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Peoples Gazette Nigeria |language=en-US}} The present Chief Judge of the state is Muktar Abimbola.{{Citation|title=Davis, Sir Godfrey, (23 Oct. 1890–7 Aug. 1968), formerly Chief Judge, Chief Court, Sind|date=2007-12-01|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u49778|work=Who Was Who|publisher=Oxford University Press|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u49778|access-date=2021-06-03}}

Education

Presently, Oyo State has 2,004 public schools (primary), 971 private nursery/primary schools, 969 public secondary schools including 7 schools of Science and 57 private secondary schools. The state also has five government technical colleges at Oyo, Ogbomoso, Ibadan,{{Cite web |title=About Us {{!}} Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo-State, Nigeria. |url=https://lautech.edu.ng/aboutus |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=lautech.edu.ng}} Shaki-Okeogun{{Cite web |title=The Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, Saki |url=https://tops.edu.ng/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |language=en-GB}} and Iseyin-Okeogun with enrolment of 2,829 students in the 2000/2001 academic session. The National Youth Service Corp{{Cite web |title=Welcome to The NYSC Portal |url=https://portal.nysc.org.ng/nysc1/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=portal.nysc.org.ng}}{{Cite web |title=about nysc - Google Search |url=https://www.google.com/search?q=about+nysc|access-date=2024-06-27 |website=www.google.com}} (NYSC) permanent orientation camp is located in Iseyin.{{Citation|title=Chapter 4. Public Schools, High Schools, Normal Schools, and Colleges|date=2012-12-31|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9781400843176.41|work=Stand and Prosper|pages=41–56|publisher=Princeton University Press|doi=10.1515/9781400843176.41|isbn=978-1-4008-4317-6|access-date=2021-06-03}}

The Ebedi Writers' Residency situated at the hill-side of barracks area of Iseyin is an international residency that has brought great writers, journalists and authors all over the world including Africa's first Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, Jumoke Verissiomo, Funmi Aluko, Richard Ali, Paul Liam and others.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2016-03-12 |title=Ebedi Writers Residency Honours Achebe, Gimba, Mabel Segun, Soyinka |url=https://editor.guardian.ng/art/ebedi-writers-residency-honours-achebe-gimba-mabel-segun-soyinka/ |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-06-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612144104/https://editor.guardian.ng/art/ebedi-writers-residency-honours-achebe-gimba-mabel-segun-soyinka/ |url-status=live }}

Historically prominent secondary schools include St Anne's School Ibadan (1869),{{Cite web |title=St. Annes {{!}} St. Annes Schools, Calabar |url=https://www.stannesschools.ng/# |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=www.stannesschools.ng |language=en}} Wesley College, Ibadan (1905), Ibadan Grammar School (1913), Government College, Ibadan (1927),{{Cite web |title=Government College Ibadan Website – Government College Ibadan Website |url=https://governmentcollegeibadan.com/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |language=en-US}} St Theresa's College Ibadan (1932), Ibadan Boys' High School (1938), Olivet Heights Oyo (1945), Queen's School, Ibadan (1952), Loyola College, Ibadan (1954), St. Bernadine's Oyo (1957), Lagelu Grammar School Ibadan (1958), Iseyin District Grammar School Iseyin (1964), Methodist High School, Ibadan (1961) St Patrick's Grammar School Ibadan (1962) and several others. It is also home to Africa's leading fountain of knowledge, the iconic University of Ibadan (The university was originally instituted as an independent external college of the University of London, then it was called the University College, Ibadan{{Cite web |title=Home {{!}} UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN |url=http://www.ui.edu.ng/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=www.ui.edu.ng}}University of Ibadan).

Two new technical colleges located at Iseyin, Iseyin Local Government area and Ikija in Oluyole Local Government area were established in the 2001/2002 academic session. A college of education, Oyo State College of Education, Oyo.{{Cite web |title=Oyo State College of Education,Lanlate |url=https://oyscoel.edu.ng/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |language=en-US}} There is a Polytechnic, The Polytechnic, Ibadan with 2 satellite campuses at Eruwa{{Cite web |title=Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic Eruwa |url=https://aope.edu.ng/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=aope.edu.ng}} and Shaki-Okeogun, (now known as The Oke-Ogun Polytechnic) and a State-owned University, The Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso{{Cite web |title=About Us {{!}} Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo-State, Nigeria. |url=https://www.lautech.edu.ng/index.php/aboutus |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=www.lautech.edu.ng}} which is jointly owned by Oyo and Osun State Governments. The federal premier university The University of Ibadan{{Cite web |title=Home {{!}} UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN |url=http://www.ui.edu.ng/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=www.ui.edu.ng}} is also located in the State capital. A private Polytechnic (SAF Polytechnic, Iseyin) is located in Iseyin. There is a vocational Institute in Saki West Local Government named: The Kings Poly, Shaki-Okeogun.{{Cite web |title=Tertiary Institutions Owned By Oyo State Government – Oyo State Government |url=https://old.oyostate.gov.ng/ministry-of-education-science-and-technology/tertiary-institutions-owned-by-oyo-state-government/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |language=en-US}}{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

There are also the Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Ibadan;{{Cite web |last=Odeyemi |first=Oluwasanmi |date=2024-01-31 |title=Home - Federal College of Animal Health & Production Technology (FCAHPTIB) |url=https://fcahptib.edu.ng/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=fcahptib.edu.ng |language=en-US}} Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo,{{Cite web |last=EDU |title=Federal College Of Education |url=https://education.gov.ng/federal-college-of-education/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION |language=en-US}} the Federal School of Surveying, Oyo; Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), the Nigerian Institute of Science Laboratory Technology (NISLT), the Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan (FEDCOFOR),{{Cite web |title=Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan. – Nursing them to Nurture the World |url=https://fcfibadan.edu.ng/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=fcfibadan.edu.ng}} a subsidiary of Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN){{Cite web |date=2023-10-30 |title=Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria |url=http://frin.gov.ng/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |language=en-US}} and the Nigerian Institute Of Social And Economic Research (NISER), all in Ibadan.{{Cite web |title=Home page |url=https://niser.gov.ng/v2/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=NISER |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=About NISER |url=https://niser.gov.ng/v2/about-niser/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=NISER |language=en-US}}{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

Similarly, there are 15 Nomadic schools in the State. They are Gaa Jooro and Gaa Baale, both in Kisi (Irepo Local Government); Baochilu Government; Arin-Oye, Abiogun, Okaka and Baba-Ode (Itesiwaju Local Government); Iganna (Iwajowa Local Government); Igangan and Ayete (Ibarapa North Local Government); Gaa Kondo and Igbo-Ora, (Ibarapa Central Local Government) and Sepeteri (Saki East Local Government). There are 213 continuing education centres spread all over the State.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}{{Cite web|title=Resources book in education|date = November 1992|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6rCQL0KukPgC&dq=There+are+213+continuing+education+centres+spread+all+over+the+State.&pg=PA46}}

15 special primary schools and 8 special units in secondary schools cater for handicapped children. There are 11,732 teaching staff in the state public secondary schools and 2,789 non-teaching staff.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}

The Agency for Adult and Non-formal Education (AANFE) caters for illiterate adults who had no opportunity of formal education. The agency has 455 classes in existence in the 33 Local Government areas of the State, while 200,000 illiterate adults and over 80,000 post-illiterate adults have been trained recently.{{Cite web|title=Aanfe Oyo state|url=https://aanfe.oyostate.gov.ng/objectives-functions/|access-date=2022-02-18|archive-date=2022-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218182204/https://aanfe.oyostate.gov.ng/objectives-functions/|url-status=live}}

=List of universities=

The following are universities located within Oyo State;{{Cite web|date=2020-11-04|title=List of Universities in Oyo State|url=https://www.myschoolgist.com/ng/list-of-universities-in-oyo-state/|access-date=2021-06-03|website=www.myschoolgist.com|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603100103/https://www.myschoolgist.com/ng/list-of-universities-in-oyo-state/|url-status=live}}

Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo
Koladaisi University{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://koladaisiuniversity.edu.ng/about-us/ |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=Koladaisi University |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-06-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612142812/https://koladaisiuniversity.edu.ng/about-us/ |url-status=live }}
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso
Lead City University, Ibadan
University of Ibadan{{Cite web |title=History {{!}} UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN |url=https://ui.edu.ng/History |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=ui.edu.ng |archive-date=2022-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814185018/http://www.ui.edu.ng/History |url-status=dead }}

Àtìbà University, Ọ̀yọ́
Dominican University, Ibadan{{Cite web |title=DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY IBADAN, NIGERIA. |url=https://dui.edu.ng/ |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=dui.edu.ng}}
Oyo State Technical University, Ibadan, Oyo State{{Cite web |date=2024-05-31 |title=Oyo's technical university renamed after Ajimobi |url=https://dailytrust.com/oyos-technical-university-renamed-after-ajimobi/ |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=Daily Trust |language=en-US}}

=List of polytechnics=

Federal Polytechnic Ayede, Ogbomoso{{Cite web |title=FEDPA {{!}} Home |url=https://federalpolyayede.edu.ng/ |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=federalpolyayede.edu.ng}}
Oke-Ogun Polytechnic

= List of specialized tertiary institutions =

= List of special colleges =

Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Moor plantation Ibadan (FCAHPT)
Federal College of Agriculture Ibadan
Oyo State College Of Nursing and Midwifery, Eleyele, Ibadan
Oyo State College of Health Science and Technology, Eleyele, Ibadan
The College of Education, Lanlate.

=List of registered private polytechnics=

Transport

=Federal Highways=

These include:

A1 as part of the African Unity Road TAH2: Trans-African Highway 2 north to Ibadan and northeast via Oyo and Ogbomosho to Kwara State at Oterere,
A5 east from Ogun State at Omin Adio to Ibadan,
A7 northwest from Kwara State at Olorulekan via Igbeti and Kishi to Kwara State again at Batabi,
E1 Lagos-Ibadan Expressway north to Ibadan,
A122 east from Ibadan to Osun State at Erinmi.

Other major roads include:

the Shaki-Gwanara Rd northwest to Kwara State{{Citation |title=Kwara State |date=2024-06-05 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kwara_State&oldid=1227378936 |access-date=2024-06-27 |language=en}} at Owode,
the Shaki-Alabafi Rd north to Kwara State at Ifelodun,
the Saki-Igboho/Ilorin/Saki-Ogbooro Rd east from Shaki to Igboho,
the Oko-Elerin Rd southeast from Ogbomosho via Ajomo to Osun State at Ilie,
the Oko-Iresa-Aadu Rd/Olokun-Iresa-Pa Rd south from Ajomo via Oko to Osun State at Afaro as the Ejigbo-Oko Rd,
the Awe Rd southeast from A1 in Oyo to Osun State at Kiyeseni as the Ojongbodu-Awe-Alabo-Iwo Rd,
the Ibadan-Iwo Rd northeast to Osun State,
the Orita-Aperin-Beere Rd southeast from Ibadan to Odi Aperin,
the Olorunda Rd from Odi Aperin as the Akaran Rd to Ogun State at Olugbuyi as the Ibadan-Ijebu-Igbo Rd,
the Ijebu-Ode-Idi-Ayunre Rd south from Ibadan to Ogun State at Mamu,
the Igbara-Orile-Ijeun Rd south to Ogun State at Ijade.

=Railways=

Ibadan is a major terminus on the Western Railway from Lagos to Kano (1899) on the 1067 mm (3ˈ6") Cape Gauge, with a new 1435 mm (4ˈ8½") standard gauge line from Lagos to Ibadan opened 2021.

=Airport=

Ibadan Airport has services to Abuja and Lagos by Air Peace and Overland Airways.

List of current public officials

class="wikitable"

!Commissioner/Officer

!Ministry/Office

| Speaker of the State House of Assembly

Olubamiwo Adeosun

|Secretary to the State Government

Hon. Segun Ogunwuyi

| Chief of Staff

Akinola Ojo

|Commissioner for Finance

Hon. Temilolu Ashamu

|Commissioner for Energy & Mineral Resources

Amidat O. Agboola

|Head of Service

Mikail Adebayo Lawal

| Commissioner for Local Government & Chieftaincy Affairs

Oyelowo Oyewo

|Attorney-General & Commissioner for Justice

Agriculture

Agriculture is the main occupation of the people of Oyo State. The climate in the state favours the cultivation of crops like maize, yam, cassava, millet, rice, plantains, cocoa, palm produce, cashew etc. There are a number of government farm settlements in Iseyin/Ipapo, Ilora, Eruwa, Ogbomosho, Iresaadu, Ijaiye, Akufo and Lalupon. There is abundance of clay, kaolin and aquamarine. There are also vast cattle ranches at Saki, Fasola and Ibadan, a dairy farm at Monatan in Ibadan and the statewide Oyo State Agricultural Development Programme with headquarters at Saki. A number of international and federal agricultural establishments are located in the state.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

Local Government Areas

Oyo State consists of 33 Local Government Areas.{{Cite web |last=jlukmon |date=2023-05-02 |title=List of 33 Local Governments in Oyo State and their Headquarters. |url=https://aboutnigerians.com/list-of-33-local-governments-in-oyo-state-and-their-headquarters/ |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=ABOUT NIGERIANS |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505120602/https://aboutnigerians.com/list-of-33-local-governments-in-oyo-state-and-their-headquarters/ |url-status=usurped }} They are:

Afijio Jobele
Akinyele Moniya
Atiba Ofa Meta
Atisbo Tede-Okeogun
Egbeda Egbeda
Ibadan North Agodi Gate
Ibadan North-East Iwo Road
Ibadan North-West Dugbe/Onireke
Ibadan South-East Mapo
Ibadan South-West Ring Road
Ibarapa Central Igbo Ora
Ibarapa East Eruwa
Ibarapa North Ayete
Ido Ido
Irepo Kisi-Okeogun
Iseyin Iseyin-Okeogun
Itesiwaju Otu-Okeogun
Iwajowa Iwereile-Okeogun
Kajola Okeho-Okeogun
Lagelu Iyanaofa
Ogbomosho North Ogbomoso
Ogbomosho South Arowomole
Ogo Oluwa Ajawa
Olorunsogo Igbeti-Okeogun
Oluyole Idi Ayunre
Ona Ara Akanran
Orelope Igboho-Okeogun
Ori Ire Ikoyi
Oyo East Kosobo
Oyo West Ojongbodu
Saki East Agoamodu-Okeogun
Saki West Shaki-Okeogun
Surulere Iresa Adu

Notable people

9ice (born Alexander Abolore Adegbola Akande, on 17 January 1980), musician{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2020-07-27|title=9ICE ALAPOMEJI|url=https://www.glimpse.ng/9ice-alapomeji/|access-date=2022-02-25|website=Glimpse Nigeria|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-06-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627032135/https://www.glimpse.ng/9ice-alapomeji/|url-status=dead}}
Wande Abimbola, retired academic, religious leader and politician.
Joseph Adebayo Adelakun, evangelist
Lamidi Adedibu, aristocratic power broker
Benjamin Adekunle, general
Akinwumi Adesina, President African Development Bank, AfDB
Lam Adesina, former Governor Oyo State (1999–2003), Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria.
Otunba (Dr) Christopher Alao-Akala, former Governor of Oyo State (2007-2011)]
Senator Abiola Ajimobi, former Governor of Oyo State (2011-2019)
Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, Former Alaafin of Oyo
Oba Saliu Adetunji, the 41st Olubadan of Ibadan land
Olaniyi Afonja, actor and comedian
Benjamin Akande, academic
Richard Akinjide, lawyer and politician
Oluyombo Awojobi, rural surgeon
Ladoke Akintola, politician, lawyer and orator
Quadri Aruna, table tennis player
Adebayo Johnson Bankole, politician
Sikiru Ayinde Barrister, musician
Abdulfatai Buhari, senator
Samuel Ajayi Crowther, priest and historian{{Cite web|date=2019-04-07|title=Our heroes past: Samuel Ajayi Crowther|url=https://guardian.ng/sunday-magazine/our-heroes-past-samuel-ajayi-crowther/|access-date=2022-02-25|website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225095453/https://guardian.ng/sunday-magazine/our-heroes-past-samuel-ajayi-crowther/|url-status=live}}
Sunday Akin Dare, journalist and politician
Adebayo Faleti, actor, poet and writer
Toyin Falola, historian and academic
Tade Ipadeola, poet
Samuel Johnson, historian
Senator Rasheed Ladoja, former Governor of Oyo State (2003–2007)
Kase Lukman Lawal, businessman
Abass Akande Obesere, Fuji musician and entertainer
Chief Akinpelu Obisesan, diarist, and founder of Cooperative Bank
Latunde Odeku, medical doctor, teacher and poet
Professor Dibu Ojerinde, former registrar, Joint Matriculation Board of Nigeria
Tunji Olaopa, founder and executive vice chairman, ISGPP
Oba Olasunkanmi Abioye Opeola, Kurunloju I, Oniroko of Iroko
Saheed Osupa, Fuji and Hip-Pop artist
David Oyelowo, actor
Afeez Oyetoro, actor, comedian and Academic
Sade, R&B/Soul artist, born in Oyo State.
Senator (Rt. Hon.) Monsurat Sunmonu, first female Speaker OYHA and first female Senator from Oyo state.
Ibrahim Taiwo, general and politician
Bode Thomas, politician and Lawyer
Tosin Eniolorunda, CEO & Cofounder, Moniepoint Inc

Politics

The state government is led by a democratical elected governor who works closely with members of the state's house of assembly. The capital city of the state is Ibadan.{{Cite web |last=Oguntola |first=Tunde |date=2022-09-27 |title=2023: Next President, Govs Must Get Two-thirds Spread, Says INEC |url=https://leadership.ng/2023-next-president-govs-must-get-two-thirds-spread-says-inec/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-02-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223113538/https://leadership.ng/2023-next-president-govs-must-get-two-thirds-spread-says-inec/ |url-status=live }}

Electoral system

The governor of each state is selected using a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two -third of the State local government Areas. If no candidate passes threshold, a second round will be held between the top candidate and the next candidate to have received a plurality of votes in the highest number of local government Areas.{{Cite book |last1=Ayadi |first1=Manel |last2=Amor |first2=Nahla Ben |title=2015 IEEE 27th International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence (ICTAI) |chapter=Multi-round Vote Elicitation for Manipulation under Candidate Uncertainty |date=November 2015 |chapter-url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ictai.2015.113 |pages=760–767 |publisher=IEEE |doi=10.1109/ictai.2015.113|isbn=978-1-5090-0163-7 |s2cid=9778141 }}

References

External links

[http://www.oyostate.gov.ng/ Oyo State Government Homepage]
[https://www.naijanews247.com/oyo-tescom-oral-interview-update/ Oyo Begins Oral Interview For 7,000 TESCOM Applicants - NaijaNews247]

{{Geographic location

|Centre = Oyo State

|North = Kwara State

|East = Osun State

|South = Ogun State

|West = {{flag|Benin}}

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