Gbonyin
About
Gbonyin Local Government Area, also called Aiyekire, is a Local Government Area of Ekiti State in south-western Nigeria. Its headquarters is at Ode Ekiti, and it is made up of eight major towns and several villages, all with recognised traditional rulers (Obas). The population is predominantly Yoruba-speaking, with Christianity and Islam as the main religions and some people following traditional religion. The area covers about 391 square kilometres and has an economy based on farming of rice, cassava and oil palm, along with timber and sawmills, rice and garri processing, palm oil, block making, bakeries and small trading. The local government also provides public and private primary and secondary schools and a number of health centres and clinics.
History
The Gbonyin Local Government was created on October 1, 1996, out of Ekiti East Local Government, with High Chief Zacheaus Adebowale Ofi as its pioneer chairman. It was created at the same time as Ekiti State, as one of sixteen Local Governments in the state, with its headquarters at Ode Ekiti. It is officially named Ayekire in the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Source: Wikipedia: Gbonyin
Key Facts
State
Ekiti State
Headquarters
Ode Ekiti
Chairman
Funke Odunlade
Established
October 1, 1996
Area
391 km²
Population
147999