Ado-Odo/Ota
About
Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area is one of the 20 Local Government Areas of Ogun State, Nigeria. It is headquartered at Ota and borders metropolitan Lagos. It is the second largest local government area in Ogun State, with an area of 878 square kilometres. The area is primarily agrarian, producing cash and food crops such as cocoa, kola nut, palm oil, coffee, cassava, timber, maize and vegetables. It is populated mainly by the Awori people, a subset of the Yorubas, along with Egbado, Egba and Eguns. It has eleven Traditional Obaship institutions, and offers cultural attractions such as the Egungun festival in Ota and the Oduduwa festival in Ado-Odo.
History
The local government area came into existence on 19 May 1989, following the merging of Ota, part of the defunct Ifo/Ota Local Government, with Ado-Odo/Igbesa areas of the Yewa South Local Government.
Source: Wikipedia: Ado-Odo/Ota
Key Facts
State
Ogun State
Headquarters
Ota
Chairman
Sheriff Adewale Musa
Established
19 May 1989
Area
878 km²
Population
526,565 (2006 census)
Website
adoodootalg.org.ng