Amuwo-Odofin

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Amuwo-Odofin
LGA
Amuwo-Odofin
Coordinates: 6°27′N3°16′E / 6.450°N 3.267°E / 6.450; 3.267
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
State Lagos State
Government
  Local Government ChairmanPrince Lanre Sanusi
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)
Website www.amuwo-odofin.gov.ng
Amuwo-Odofin

Amuwo-Odofin is a local government area (LGA) in the Badagry Division, Lagos State, Nigeria. [1]

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As of July 2025 the Executive Chairman of Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area is **Prince Lanre Sanusi**, who assumed office following the July 2025 local government elections. [2] [3] [4]

Amuwo Odofin LGA is divided into Oriade and Amuwo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) with 7 wards each; Abule-osun, Agboju, Ibeshe, Ijegun, Irede, Kirikir and Kuje wards constitute Oriade LCDA and Ado-soba, Ekoakete, Ifelodun, Ilado Tamaro, Irepodun, Odofin and Orire wards comprising Amuwo LCDA.

Spread among the 14 wards are 67 communities, 12 of which are Urban, 8 semi-urban and 47 rural. Amuwo Odofin LGA has a population density of approximately 300,000 people per square kilometer. [5]

The LGA, with a population of over 1,500,000 according to the 2006 Census shares its boundaries with Ajeromi and Ifelodun LCDA in the East, Oriade LCDA in the West, the Badagry Creek to the South and Isolo/Igando LCDA to the North.

Administration

The Executive Chairman (Local Government Chairman) is the political head of the council. In July 2025 Prince Lanre Sanusi was declared winner in the Amuwo-Odofin chairmanship contest and later presented with his Certificate of Return as part of the LASIEC ceremony for winners. [6] [7] [8] [9]

The Activities of Amuwo Odofin

Aerial view of Snake Island, located within Amuwo-Odofin LGA Aerial View of Snake Island Integrated Free Zone.jpg
Aerial view of Snake Island, located within Amuwo-Odofin LGA

Since assuming office in July 2025, Chairman Prince Lanre Sanusi has initiated several developmental activities in Amuwo-Odofin LGA:

Name variants

Some social media and local posts reference alternate name forms for the current chairman (for example posts using "Prince Ismail", "Olanrewaju Ismail" or similar variants), while national newspapers most commonly refer to him as "Prince Lanre Sanusi". [12] [13]

References

  1. places. "Towns & Villages in Amuwo-Odofin « Lagos State « Nigeria". Towns & Villages. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  2. "[FULL LIST] Lagos LG poll: APC sweeps all chairmanship seats". Punch. 13 July 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  3. "2025 Election Results – LASIEC". LASIEC. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  4. "LASEIC presents Certificates of Return to newly elected LG officials". Vanguard. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  5. Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget (2011). LAGOS BUREAU OF STATISTICS. Lagos: Secretariat, Alausa. p. 3.
  6. "LASEIC presents Certificates of Return to newly elected LG officials". Vanguard. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  7. "[FULL LIST] Lagos LG poll: APC sweeps all chairmanship seats". Punch. 13 July 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  8. "Sanusi: it's a new beginning". The Nation. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  9. "LASEIC Presents Certificate of Return – FestacOnline". FestacOnline. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  10. "Sanusi: it's a new beginning". The Nation. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  11. "Sanusi begins road rehabilitation in Amuwo". FestacOnline. August 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  12. "Prince Lanre Sanusi media post". Instagram. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  13. "Sanusi: it's a new beginning". The Nation. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.