OGBOMOSO NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT

The present Ogbomoso North Local Government Area was carved out of the Old Ogbomoso Local Government on the 27th September, 1991 with its administrative headquarters at Kinnira.

The Local Government, being an urban is strategically located and served as link to northern parts of the country with total land mass of 207.978 square kilometers. It has a population density of 1,084 persons per square kilometers. Using a growth rate of 3.2% from 2006 census, the 2010 estimated population of the Local Government area is put at 225,408. The Local Government  Area is bounded by Ogbomoso South Local Government Area to the South, Oriire and Surulere Local Government Area to the West and east respectively.

Ogbomoso North Local Government comprises of multi-ethnic tribes in their great numbers with the Yorubas constituting larger percentage. The soil allows for the cultivation of cassava, cocoa yam, oil palm, tomatoes, maize, yam, mellon, okro, cashew, guinea corn, mango etc.

Majority of the population of the Local Government Area are fervent in subsistence farming and distribute trading, hence, their mass exodus from home to their different business destinations all over the world.

Availability of various favourable investment indices such as financial institutions, hotels of international standard, teaching general and private hospitals, Ladoke Akintola University make the Local Government area an urban settlement. The presence of Nigerian Television (NTA) and appreciable larger population coupled with good road network are suitably on ground to complement required factors for location of industry.

The Local Government are is blessed with sizeable number of tourist attractions like Soun’s palace, Ogun Oja’lu, Shrine, Chain at Ikolaba Ajibosin’s compound at Ode Jagun, Soun Ogunlola’s site and Ladoke Akintola’s (former Premier of Western Region) building with his Limousine car.

OGBOMOSO NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT, KINNIRA

Ilorin Road, Opp Ogbomoso Recreation Club,
Kinnira, Ogbomoso,
Oyo State.
info@ogbomosonorth.gov.ng

 

Chairman: HON. EZEKIEL T. OLOYEDE

 

ACHIEVEMENTS

 

Road Construction:

  1. Asphalt tarring (1km), Papa Adeyemo/Papa Alapo Road.
  2. Asphalt tarring (690m), Alhaji Razaq Street, Baaki Area.
  3. Asphalt tarring (750m), Yoaco Inuofebi Road.
  4. Asphalt tarring (638m), Papa Alapo Randa.
  5. Asphalt tarring (555m), Adui Junction.Bolanta D.C. School Road
  6. Asphalt tarring (400m), Bunvic Road.
  7. Asphalt tarring (330m) Odeloba/Bolanta D.C. School Road.
  8. Asphalt tarring (200m), Festus Oladejo ajani Road, Inuofebi.
  9. Asphalt tarring (340m), Zion Inuofebi Road.
  10. Asphalt tarring, Old Waterworks Road, Baaki.
  11. Asphalt tarring, Dejo Ajani Street, behind YOACO Petrol Station.
  12. Asphalt tarring (258m), Baale Masifa Road.
  13. Asphalt tarring (372m) Akatapa Road Masifa.
  14. Asphalt tarring, Akoworaja/Isale Afon Road.
  15. Asphalt tarring (555m), Isale Afon/Ebenezer Primary School Road.
  16. Asphalt tarring, Ore Ofe Baptist Church, Station Road.
  17. On-going Asphalt tarring (1km), Adenike/LAUTECH Road.
  18. On-going Asphalt tarring (1.2km), Nurudeen Primary School/Adunni Junction.
  19. On-going Asphalt tarring (1.3km), Papa Ajisiyan/Odetomi/Off Ikoyi Road.
  20. On-going Asphalt tarring (0.3m), Odeloba Bolanta Primary School.
  21. On-going Asphalt tarring (0.6km), NTC/Abogunde Road.
  22. On-going Asphalt tarring, Owode Police Station/Labisi Off Bunvic Road.

 

Education:

1.      Construction of 2 blocks of 3 classrooms at Bolanta D.C. Primary School.

2.      Construction of 1 block of 3 classrooms at Ebenezer Primary School.

3.      Construction of 1 block of 3 classrooms at Saja Baptist Primary School.

4.      Construction of 1 block of 3 classrooms at K & S Aguodo Area.

5.      Bursary awards to indigenes of Ogbomoso North Local Government in Tertiary Institutions.

 

Water Projects:

1.      Motorized Boreholes sunk at Staff Quarter, Opposite General Hospital, Ilorin Road.

2.      Motorized Boreholes sunk at Aaje Ikose Area.

3.      Motorized Boreholes sunk at Fire Stattion at Oja’gbo.

4.      Motorized Boreholes sunk at Saja Isale-Ora Owode Area, Ile Ewe.

5.      Motorized Boreholes sunk at Ode Olola, Osupa.

6.      Motorized Boreholes sunk at Secretariat Complex.

7.      Motorized Boreholes sunk at Okelerin.

8.      Motorized Boreholes sunk at Masifa/Aguodo.

9.      Motorized Boreholes sunk at Saja/Isale Ora.

10.    Motorized Boreholes sunk at Abogunde.

11.    Motorized Boreholes sunk at Aaje Ogunbado/Oke Agbede.

12.    Motorized Boreholes resuscitated at Central Mosque Ogbomoso.

 

Rural Electrification Project:

1.      Electrification of Adeniran Estate.

2.      Electrification of Papa Adeyemo Area.

3.      Electrification of Owode/Baaki Area.

4.      Electrification of Oke Owode Area.

 

Primary Health Care Services:

1.      Construction of ten (10) 3 compartment VIP Toilets in all Wards.

2.      In-housing training and re-training of workers for capacity building.

3.      Construction of Record Room and renovation of the PHC Center, Okelerin Maternity Centre.

4.      Regular supply of essential drugs and dressings for free health care services.

5.      Regular participation in Immunization programme.

 

Agriculture:

1.      Purchase of farm site for Livestock farming.

2.      Purchase of Farmers’ Silos for storing of grains for all Wards.

3.      Purchase of farm implements for cultivation.

4.      Display of farm produce at the Agric Fair.