Gbonyin

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Country Nigeria Capital Ode-Ekiti		State Ekiti State Time zone WAT (UTC+1)

Aiyekire (or Gbonyin) is a Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria.

The Geographical entity known as Gbonyin Local Government was created in October 1st 1996 out of Ekiti East Local Government having High Chief Zacheaus Adebowale Ofi as the pioneer chairman. Upon the creation of Ekiti State in October 1st 1996, Gbonyin Local Government (officially named Ayekire in the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria) is one of the sixteen Local Government created with the headquarters at Ode Ekiti.

The Local Government is predominantly a homogenous society and carefully populated by Yoruba speaking people of the South West Zone of Nigeria. The Religions are mainly Christian and Islamic while a percentage of the people are Traditional religion worshipers.

The Local Government is made up of 8 major towns and several villages. All the towns have recognized traditional rulers (Obas).

Major towns

Ode EkitiAgbado EkitiImesi EkitiAisegba EkitiEgbe EkitiIjan EkitiIluomoba EkitiIro Ekiti.

Villages

Aba BaaleAba JiobaUgboekuOke AfaOnibedo CampAlarierinSurulere CampAba OkaOguniyiAba OkaIsarun Better Life RoadIlupejuImoru MayegunThe Apostolic Church, AlaruduOlogoji Farm SettlementMomo Farm SettlementIro Ayeteju; Ijege/Oke AgbaniIro-Ayeteju/Egbe; AponyinboOdi-OlowoApomoEseSakunmiOlorunda amongs others.

Population & Geographical Landscape:

The Local Government Council Area was located in the North Eastern part of Ekiti State and covers about 391 kilometer squares. The local government shared territorial boundaries with seven local government viz; Ise/Emure, Ekiti East, Ikole, Irepodun/Ifelodun and Ado Ekiti Local government in Ekiti State, and Akoko-North/West Local government of Ondo State.

The local government council secretariat was located in the East of Ode Ekiti via the Egbe-Isinbode road. According to the 2006 National Population Census figure, the total population of the local government was 147,999; Male: 75,459; Female: 72,734.

Commerce & Industries

The thriving industries in the local government include Timber/Saw mills, rice processing, Garri processing, Palm oil, Kernel processing, Block making, Bakeries, Furnitures, Petrol Stations, Hotels, Printing Press and Banking.

Furthermore, the youths in the local government area are engaged in motor cycle repair, carpentry, fashion designing, hair dressing, small farm holds and petty trading, commercial motorcycle transportation called Okada etc.

Places of interest in the Local Government include:

Little Ose/Ogbe Dam

Oloke Rock at Ode

Forest Reserve at Egbe

Apariko Dam at Aisegba

Omi Agbahan at Iluomoba

Orisa Gbamo at Agbado

Ujilogun at Ijan

Education

There are 46 public primary schools, 18 private nursery and primary schools, 12 public secondary schools, 13 private secondary schools in the local government.

Public primary schools

Lower Holy Trinity, Aisegba Ekiti

Upper Holy Trinity, Aisegba Ekiti

St. James Primary School, Imesi Ekiti

St. Paul’s Primary School, Ijan Ekiti

Methodist Primary School, Egbe Ekiti

St. Mary’s Primary School, Ode Ekiti

St. James Primary School, Ijan Ekiti

Methodist Primary School, Ode Ekiti

Lower Emmanuel Primary School, Agbado Ekiti

St. Luke Primary School, Iro Ekiti

St. Cyprian Primary School, Aisegba Ekiti

St. John Primary School, Ode Ekiti

St. Michael Primary School, Iluomoba Ekiti

St. Paul’s Primary School, Agbado Ekiti

St. Peter’s Primary School, Iluomoba

Upper Emmanuel Primary School, Agbado Ekiti

L. A. Odiolowo, Imesi Ekiti

St. Saviour Primary School, iro Ayeteju Ekiti

Community primary School, Bolorunduro, Aisegba Ekiti

Community Primary School, Ilupeju, Ijan

A.U.D. Primary School Agbado ekiti

A.U.D. Primary School, Ode Ekiti

CAC Primary School, Ausegba Ekiti

Community Primary School, Ajebamidele, Iluomoba

Community Primary School, Olorunda, Imesi Ekiti

St. Francis Primary School, Imesi Ekiti

Community Primary School, Iploe Agbado ekiti

CAC Primary School, Imesi Ekiti

St. Silas Primary School, Ijan Ekiti

AUD Primary School, Aisegba Ekiti

CAC Primary School, Egbe Ekiti

Community Primary School, Agbonkoji, Egbe Ekiti

Muslim Primary School, Ijan Ekiti

St. John Primary School, Iluomoba Ekiti

St. Victor Primary School, Aisegba Ekiti

St Michael Primary School Ode Ekiti

Community Primary School, Surulere Ode Ekiti

Community Primary School, Aponu, Imesi Ekiti

CAC Primary School, Iluomoba Ekiti

C&S Primary School, Aisegba Ekiti

C&S Primary School Agbado ekiti

St. Ang. Primary School, Ijan Ekiti

CAC Primary School, Iro Ekiti

Community Primary School, Abajioba, Ode Ekiti

Celestial Primary School, Aisegba Ekiti

CAC Ijan Ekiti

Private Primary Schools

Sterling Nursery and Primary School, Ode Ekiti

United Nursery and Primary School, Ode Ekiti

Gofamint Nursery and Primary School, Ode Ekiti

Christ Majesty Nursery and Primary School, Ode Ekiti

God’s Grace Nursery and Primary School, Aisegba Ekiti

Jobabeg Primary School, Aisegba Ekiti

Ife Oluwa Nursery and Primary School, Aisegba Ekiti

Excellent Gateway Nursery and Primary School, Aisegba Ekiti

Oluwafunmilayo Nursery and Primary School, Imesi Ekiti

Toluwa Nursery and Primary School, Imesi Ekiti

Emmanuel Nursery and Primary School, Agbado Ekiti

Titilola Nursery and Primary School, Agbado Ekiti

Bosotos Nursery and Primary School, Agbado Ekiti

Scyro Nursery and Primary School, Agbado Ekiti

Resurrection Nursery and Primary School, Agbado Ekiti

Oluwaseyi Nursery and Primary School, Egbe Ekiti

Omotola Nursery and Primary School, Iluomoba Ekiti

Ranti Nursery and Primary School, Iluomoba Ekiti

Public Secondary Schools

Ode High School, Ode Ekiti

Aisegba Community grammar School, Aisegba Ekiti

Ojugbaye Comprehensive High School, Imesi Ekiti

Ijanmodu Comprehensive High School, Ijan Ekiti

Ileowuro Hogh School, Agbado Ekiti

Community Grammar School, Iulomoba Ekiti\

Methodist High School, Egbe Ekiti

Comprehensive High School, Aisegba Ekiti

Sola Babalola Memorial High School, Iro Ekiti

Ayeteju Comprehensive High School, Iro Ekiti

Ayo Daramola Grammar School, Ijan Ekiti

New Era College, Ode Ekiti

Private Secondary Schools

Faith and Love College, Ode Ekiti

Tasco Secondary School, Ode Ekiti

Amazing Grace Secondary School, Ode Ekiti

Christ the Answer College, Aisegba Ekiti

JOBABEC Secondary School, Aisegba Ekiti

God Grace Secondary School, Aisegba Ekiti

Christ International College, Agbado Ekiti

Royal Academic College, Agbado Ekiti

Health Care

The Gbonyin Local Government Area has two (2) General Hospitals, one at Ijan-Ekiti and the other at Ode-Ekiti. The Health Facilities in the local government are:

1. Comprehensive Health Centre, Ode Ekiti2. Comprehensive Health Centre, Agbado Ekiti3. Comprehensive Health Centre, Aisegba Ekiti4. Comprehensive Health Centre, Imesi Ekiti5. Comprehensive Health Centre, Ijan Ekiti6. Basic Health Centre, Ode Ekiti7. Basic Health Centre, Agbado Ekiti8. Basic Health Centre, Ipole9. Basic Health Centre, Aisegba Ekiti10. Basic Health Centre, Bolorunduro11. Basic Health Centre, Iluomoba Ekiti12. Basic Health Centre, Ajebamidele13. Basic Health Centre, Ijan Ekiti II14. Basic Health Centre, Ilupeju15. Basic Health Centre, Egbe Ekiti16. Basic Health Centre, Iro Ekiti17. Basic Health Centre, Iro Ayeteju18. Staff Clinic19. Model Health Centre, Ode EkitiThe Private Hospitals in Gbonyin Local Government Area are:1. Opeyemi Clinic and Maternity, Agbado-Ekiti2. Biotom Medical Clinic and Maternity, Aisegba Ekiti3. Evangelic Church of West Africa (ECWA) Hospital, Egbe Ekiti4. Biotom Medical Clinic and Maternity, Ijan Ekiti5. Oluseyi Clinic and Maternity, Iluomoba Ekiti6. Ile Olaolu Clinic, Imesi Ekiti

The postal code of the area is 370.

References

Gbonyin Wikipedia

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