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Ondo is a state in southwestern Nigeria. It was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. Ondo borders Ekiti State to the north,Kogi State to the northeast for 45 km,Edo State to the east,Delta State to the southeast for 36 km,Ogun State to the southwest for 179 km,Osun State to the northwest for 77 km,and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The state's capital is Akure,the former capital of the ancient Akure Kingdom. The State includes mangrove-swamp forest near the Bight of Benin.
The Akoko are a large Yoruba cultural sub-group in the Northeastern part of Yorubaland. The area spans from Ondo State to Edo State in southwest Nigeria. The Akokos as a subgroup make up 20.3% of the population of Ondo State,and 5.7% of the population of Edo State. Out of the present 18 Local Government Councils it constitutes four;Akoko North-East,Akoko North-West,Akoko South-East and Akoko South-West,as well as the Akoko Edo LGA of Edo State. The Adekunle Ajasin University,a state owned university with a capacity for about 20,000 tertiary education students and more than 50 departments in seven faculties is located in Akungba-Akoko. A state specialist hospital is situated at Ikare Akoko,while community general hospitals are located in Oka-Akoko and Ipe-Akoko.
Akoko Edo is a Local Government Area in Edo State,Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Igarra. It has an area of 1,371 km2 and a population of 262,110 at the 2006 census. It consists of the Akoko people,who are split between Ondo and Edo States. Most are recognized as Yoruba and bear names identical to their counterparts in Akoko Ondo. The Benin conquests during the reign of Oba Ozolua (1483–1504) established its first settlements in the region,while other people including the Bida,migrated there in search of fortune. The war which Oba Esigie fought with the Attah of Idah in 1515–1516,would have also contributed to the migration of the Igbirra and Idah from the north and the east into the area.
Gbenga Ogunniya was elected Senator for the Ondo Central constituency of Ondo State,Nigeria on the Alliance for Democracy (AD) platform,taking office on 29 May 1999. Switching parties,he was reelected in 2003 and 2007 on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform.
Robert Ajayi Boroffice is a Nigerian politician who was Senator for Ondo North from 2011 to 2023.
Gbenga Elegbeleye is a Nigerian sports administrator and a politician. Gbenga Elegbeleye is the Director-General of the National Sports Commission in Nigeria. He was a legislator in the House of Representatives (Nigeria).
Solomon Olamilekan Adeola also known by the alias Yayi,is a Nigerian politician who has served as Senator for Ogun West since 2023. He previously served as the Senator from Lagos West from 2015 to 2023. From 2011 to 2015,he was the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts. He is also a chartered accountant and a member of the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT).
Austin Adiele Opara,is a Nigerian politician of the People's Democratic Party. He was raised in Diobu,Port Harcourt and is of the Ikwerre ethnic group.
Janet Febisola Adeyemi is the current President of Women in Mining in Nigeria,an affiliate of International Women in Mining. She also served on the Strategic Development and Policy Implementation Committee of the 2016 Governor-elect of Ondo State. She is part of a broad civil society network coordinating an intervention in the recent South Kaduna crisis. She notably served in Nigeria national House of Representatives,Executive Board Member of ICRC,Senior Special Assistant to the Presidency on National Assembly Matters,Chairman of Ondo State Cocoa Industry,amongst other advisory committees and national developmental agendas.
Akogun Olugbenga Akinola Omole,is a Nigerian politician,legislator,football administrator and farmer. He is the chairman of Akogun Farms Nigeria Limited and currently represents Akoko South West Constituency I in the Ondo State House of Assembly.
Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo is a Nigerian engineer,entrepreneur,philanthropist and politician who is the current minister of interior of Nigeria. He was a member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria representing Akoko North East/Akoko North West Federal Constituency of Ondo State from 2019 to 2023.
The 2019 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Ondo State was held on February 23,2019,to elect members of the House of Representatives to represent Ondo State,Nigeria.
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The 2023 Nigerian presidential election in Ondo State will be held on 25 February 2023 as part of the nationwide 2023 Nigerian presidential election to elect the president and vice president of Nigeria. Other federal elections,including elections to the House of Representatives and the Senate,will also be held on the same date while state elections will be held two weeks afterward on 11 March.
The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Ondo State was held on 25 February 2023,to elect the 3 federal Senators from Ondo State,one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections coincided with the 2023 presidential election,as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives;with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.
Kolade Victor Akinjo is a Nigerian politician,who was a member of the 8th and 9th Federal House of representatives representing Ilaje/Ese Odo constituency from 2015 to 2023.
Bamidele Salam is a lawyer,journalist,and politician. He served as a Member of the House of Representatives in the 9th and 10th Nigeria National Assembly. He represents the Ede North,Ede South,Egbedore,and Ejigbo Federal Constituency of Osun State.
Ifeoluwa Ehindero is a Nigerian politician and philanthropist. He is the incumbent member of the Federal House of Representative representing Akoko North East/Akoko North West after winning the bye election on the ticket of All Progressive Congress.
Adefarati Adegboyega Adeyemi is a Nigerian politician. He currently serve as a member of the House of Representatives,representing Akoko South East/Akoko South West Federal Constituency of Ondo State in the 10th National Assembly. He succeeded Adejoro Adeogun.
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