OYO EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Oyo East Local Government area was created in 1996 when the former Oyo Local Government was split into three. It has administrative headquarters located at Kosobo. The Local Government Area shares boundaries with Oyo West, Atiba, Afijio and Ogo Oluwa Local Government Areas. It occupies a land area of 176.805 square kilometers with a population census, the 2010 estimated population for the Local Government was projected to be 140,478. Dominated by the Yorubas and other resident tribes, the people are of different religious background of Christianity, Islamic and Traditional religion.

The Local Government Area is endowed with suitable land for farming activities. The people are into farming, trading and transport business. While it is noted for its historic works of arts and craft, it also has Federal School of Survey located within jurisdiction. Piggery, castle, sheep and goats rearing are part of the agricultural activities.

OYO EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT, KOSOBO

Kosobo,
P.M.B. 1008, Oyo
Oyo State.
info@oyoeast.gov.ng

 

Chairman: Alhaji (Hon) K. A. Shittu

 

ACHIEVEMENTS

 

Roads

Asphalt concrete overlay of Aguo-Gaa Oke-Apo-Ile Okun-Baago road

Asphalt concrete overlay of Ajagba-Yarabiasa-Oyo East Local Government

Secretariat road

Asphalt concrete laying of Mabolaje road

Asphalt concrete overlay of Owode-Jabata road

Asphalt concrete laying of Ile Okun-Molete-Ile Ogo road

Asphalt concrete overlay of Akunlemu-Olu Afolabi-Oke Apo road

Asphalt concrete laying of Anilelerin-Erinjogunola-Oke Apo road

Asphalt concrete overlay of Agunbiade-Ajisafe road

Asphalt concrete overlay of Orita Ogunmola-Santos road

Asphalt concrete overlay of Rogba Abodunrin road, Kosobo

Asphalt concrete overlay of Premier Club road,  Owode

Asphalt concrete overlay of Alhaji Oyekunle Street, Kosobo

Asphalt concrete laying of Abike Salawu Street, Araromi

Construction of a box culvert, drainage, retaining wall, backfilling at

doctors’ quarters, via Oba Adeyemi High School

Construction of a reinforced box culvert, line drainage at Unique Hotel Area, Mabolaje

Construction of a reinforced box culvert, line drainage at Opposite Christ Baptist

Church, Araromi

Construction of 2,600 metres line drainages

Periodic grading of all feeder roads in the Local Government Area totaling 321kms

Construction of Canoe for Ile-Oba Village Community

 

Electricity

Installation of 200KVA/11KV transformer at Oyo East Local Government

Secretariat, Kosobo, Oyo

Connection of a 33KVA transformer to the main HT line at Sawmill, 

Agodongbo area, Oyo

Resuscitation and repair of Mabolaje community transformer

Resuscitation and repair of Agboye community transformer

 

Health

Completion of Jabata health centre

Completion of Alaodi/Molete health centre

Completion of Idi-Iya meternity centre

Completion of Tokun/Idode maternity centre

Completion of Gudugbu Orile Maternity Centre

Procurement of ambulance

Procurement of drugs to all health centres on monthly basis

Completion of Ile-Oba maternity centre

Renovation of Asoda Olosun health centre

Resuscitation and repair of local government refuse van

 

Agriculture

Resuscitation and stocking of local government poultry farm

Construction and stocking of local government fish pond

Repair of all local government tractors

Provision of fertilizers to farmers at subsidized price

Weeding and general maintenance of the local government cashew

plantation at Ajagba village.

 

Water

Construction of hand pump borehole at Onsa village

Construction of motorised borehole at the local government

secretariat complex, Kosobo, Oyo

Construction of 40 deep wells at various locations in the local

government area

 

Education

Completion of a block of 3-classrooms at L. A. school, Idi-Iya

Sponsorship of WAEC/NECO literature films