ITESIWAJU LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Itesiwaju Local Government Area was carved out of former Iseyin Local Government in December 1996 with administrative headquarters located at Out. It covers a landmass of 1,534.193 square kilometer and lies within the savannah of the northern part of Oyo State.
Atisbo Local Government area shares common boundaries with Iwajowa Local Government to the north, Iseyin Local Government to the south, estimated population for the Local Government at 145,920 with a population density of 95 persons per square kilometer.
Farming is the predominant occupation of the people with some engaging in petty trading. They cultivate yam, cassava, maize, beans, fruits like orange, pineapple etc they are locally consumed and few of them are transported to urban cities to market the items. Residents in the area are Yorubas and other diverse ethnic groups from different part of the country who are peace loving and hardworking.
The Local Government area has a lot of potentials in form of mineral resources like bitumen in Oke-Amu, Antimony (Tiro) in komu and tourmaline in Bodu Are. The major principal towns in this Local Government area include Out, Okaka, Komu, Igbojaye, Ipapo, Oke-Amu and Babaode. The following notable interesting tourist centres are located in the Local Government area (i) Awonko Mountain at Igbojaye, Elebiti Mountain at Komu, Opara river at Komu, Omisanda at Ipapo and Lofi mountain at Babaode.
ITESIWAJU LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OTU
Saki Road, Otu,
Oyo State.
info@itesiwaju.gov.ng
Chairman: Hon Idowu, Azeez Olaniyi
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Asphalt tarring of 1.2okm x 8.0 of Ilesan/Iwoye/ ibise road, Otu
- Construction of hydraulic structure and asphatic tarring of Alaafia Oluwa Baptist Church Baale Oke Meke linking Secretariat Complex Road, Otu
- Construction of reinforced blockwaillined drainage at Ile Ilere, Otu [230m]
- Construction of block of 3 classrooms with office and store at Community Primary School, Otu
- Construction of a motorized borehole at Local Government Guest House, Out
- Construction of a box culvert along ipapo road Okaka
- Asphalt tarring of Maye – Tomi Road, Ipapo
- Construction of a block of 3 classroom with office and store at Community Primary School, Ipapo
- Asphaitic tarring of Palace Road, Oke – Amu
- Asphaitic tarring of Gbenagbena post office road igbojaye
- Construction of block of 3 classrooms with office and store at Adenere Community Primary School, Igbojaye
- Asphaitic tarring of Maternity linking Babalode road, komu
- Construction of a block of a Classrooms with office and store at Baptist Primary School, Komu
- Construction of block of 3 classrooms with office and store at Catholic Primary School, Babalode
- Asphaltic tarring of information centre linking llero road, Babalode
- Purchase of 8 brand new Toyota Vehicle [ 6 Corrola and 2 yeris ] for Local Government Traditional Council
- Landscaping & beautification of Local Government Secretariat Complex
- Construction of a mini bridge at Alubata Village, in the Local Government Area
- Asphalitic raring and hydraulic structure of Ajegunle / ADS Primary School, Owode Road Ipapao [1km]
- Construction of 450m block wall lined drainage along maternity – Oke Omoba wall at a rate of N 6,500/m
- Construction of 700m block wall lined drainage along palace Ogelende road, Okaka @ N 6,500/m
- Construction of 4 nos of culverts of dimention 1.2m x 1.2m x 7.5m each along palace Ogelende road, Okaka
- Construction of a new poultry farm at Ipapo
- Purchase and presentation of 10 nos. of motorcycles to the Local Government Vigilante outfit
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