Ondo State
Local Government Area · Ondo State

Ile Oluji/Okeigbo

About

Ile Oluji-Okeigbo is a town and Local Government Area in Ondo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ile Oluji, and the area is inhabited mainly by Yoruba people whose monarch is the Jegun of Ile-Oluji. The local government is known for agriculture, especially cocoa, which the town produces and exports in large amounts, along with cassava, yam, maize and palm oil. The area also has a large cocoa processing company, several secondary schools and a federal polytechnic, and it has a predominantly Christian population.

History

The town is the headquarters of Ile-Oluji Okeigbo Local Government and its indigenes are Yoruba people whose progenitor was the legendary Oduduwa. The traditional kingdom is headed by a monarch known as the Jegun of Ile-Oluji, and its present monarch, HRM Oba (Dr) Oluwole Olufaderin Adetimehin, was crowned on 10 June 2016.

Source: Wikipedia: Ile Oluji-Okeigbo

Key Facts

State

Ondo State

Headquarters

Ile Oluji