Akoko South-West

Akoko South-West
LGA
Nicknames:  Onile obi, arowo soge
Akoko South-West
Coordinates: 7°27′15″N5°48′06″E / 7.4543°N 5.8016°E / 7.4543; 5.8016
Country	Nigeria
State	Ondo State
Government
• Type	Local Government Councils
• Chairman	Ezekiel Ayorinde Ajana
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Akoko South-West is a Local Government Area in Ondo State, Nigeria. ^[1] Its headquarters are in the town of Oke-Oka. ^[2] It has its area council at Oka Akoko.

It has an area of 340 km² and a population of 228,383 at the 2006 census. ^[3] The postal code of the area is 342107. ^[4]

Chairman and leadership

On 11 July 2022, the Supreme Court of Nigeria granted financial autonomy to the 774 local governments in Nigeria. ^[5] Mr. Ezekiel Ayorinde Ajana was elected as the Chairman of Akoko South West Local Government and sworn in on 18 February 2025 by the incumbent Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. ^[6]

References

1. "Residents flee as gunshots erupt in Ondo community". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
2. "Akeredolu promises to dualise Akungba/Ikare-Akoko road". Tribune Online. 2022-01-13. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
3. "Digest of Local Government Statistics, 2010 edition" (PDF). Ondobudget.org. 2010. p. 12. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
4. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
5. Tope Omogbolagun (9 October 2024) LG autonomy: Senate aligns with Supreme Court judgment punchng.com . Retrieved 10 August 2025.
6. Augustus Ayodeji (18 February 2025) GOV AIYEDATIWA SWEARS IN NEWLY ELECTED LG CHAIRMEN, VICE CHAIRMEN ondostate.gov.ng . 10 August 2025.