ONA ARA LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ona-Ara Local Government Area was created in 1989 with the Administrative headquarters located at Akanran. It shares boundaries with Egbeda Local Government to the North, Oluyole to the West, Osun State to the East and Ogun State to the South.

The Local Government Area covers a total land area of 425.544 square kilometers with a population density of 707 persons per square kilometer. Using a growth rate of 3.2% from 2006 population census, the 2010 estimated population figure for the Local Government area was projected to be 300,659.

The residents of the Local Government Area are Yorubas and other tribes from various part of the country. The people are of Christianity, Islamic and traditional religious background and are predominantly farmers and traders. Part of the Local Government assume urban status. Farming population is scattered all over the various communities of Badeku, Jago, Ojoku, Ajia, Foworogun, Idi-Ogun, Elese-Erin, Olosunde, Ojebode, AKanran, Gbada-Efon etc. Among Agricultural activities being practiced by the people are gari processing, oil milling, poultry, piggery, fishing, sericulture to mention a few. The Local Government area is the seat of Ibadan International Airport.

ONA ARA LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AKANRAN

Akanran,
P.M.B. 001, Oremeji, Ibadan
Oyo State.
info@onaara.gov.ng

 

Chairman:  Hon (Alh) Oke H. Taiwo

 

ACHIEVEMENTS

 

Completed Projects

Construction of a block of 3 classrooms with office at IDC Primary School at Lamidi

Construction of a block of 3 classrooms with office at Fazil Omar Ahmadiyya Primary School, Gbeleyi

Construction of a block of 4 classrooms with office at IDC Primary School, Olode Adetola

Construction of a block of 3 classrooms with office at “Kajola” Primary School

Construction of a block of 3 classrooms with office at Hammed Usman Primary School II Jegede/Oke Ogbere

Fencing of Butubutu Comprehensive Hospital

Sets of computers with CPU, Printers and Power Generating sets for all Public Secondary Schools in Ona Ara Local Government

Reconstruction of Collapsing Ogbere-Ti-O-Ya bridge and Construction of Box Culvert at Ogbere Ti-O-Ya

Asphalt tarring of Oritamerin/Paara Road

Construction of Foworogun Bridge, Jegede Area

Distribution of wheel chairs to the physical challenge people in Ona-Ara Local Government

Reconstruction of Maternity Centre at Olorunsogo/Babarere community

Construction of Maternity centre Gbada-Efon

Free Eye Surgical treatment/provision of Medical Glasses for the citizens

Asphalt tarring of Olorunsogo-Awotunde road

Asphalt tarring of Target/Ona Ara Housing Estate U-Shape road

Construction of Zonal office at Olunloyo

 

On-going Projects

Construction of Shopping complex at Oremeji

Construction of a block of six classrooms at Itesiwaju community secondary

Construction of a block of 4 classrooms at Oloba Community Primary School Ogbere-Oloba

Construction of a block of 7 classrooms at Community Primary School, Araromi- Ayekale

Construction of Road at Ajao Street Olorunsogo

Construction of road at Jegede

Construction of road at Olunloyo Oke-Imole

Construction of road along Idi Osan Ifewumi road