SAKI WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Saki West Local Government Area was created in 1996 out of the defunct Ifedapo Local Government with the administrative headquarters located at Saki. Occupying a landmass of 2,012.73 square kilometers with a population density of 157 persons per square kilometer. Based on a growth rate of 3.2% using 2006 population census, the 2010 estimated population for the area was projected to be 315,338. The Local Government Area is bounded by Saki East Local Government Area to the East, Atisbo Local Government to the North and Kwara State to the South and by Benin Republic to the West. The terrain is a bit very rocky as there are mountains and hills within and around the headquarter of the Local Government.

The Yorubas, being the landlords, dominate the area, the Igbos, Hausas and Fulani have their presence registered and they are given chieftaincy titles to make them have a real sense of belonging. There is record of intermarriage among various communities in the Local Government area. The people are of different religious background of Islamic, Christianity and traditional religious. The Local Government Area is endowed with wide expanse of land suitable for the cultivation of yam, maize, cassava, soya beans, millet, sweet corn, popcorn, cowpeas (beans), Guinea corn, sweet potatoes, Groundnut, sorghum, shear-butter, locust beans (Iru) cashew, mango and animal production like rearing cattle, sheep and goat, piggery, snailery, poultry and fish farming. Hunting is another interesting activity in the area. Horticulture also form part of the agricultural activities (vegetable, ornament flowers). Gmalina and Teak trees are equally planted. The Local Government area also plays hosts to the following institutions: Saki Satellite Campus of the Polytechnic, Ibadan, School of Nursing & Midwifery and Government Technical College, The headquarters of OYSADEP is also in Saki.

SAKI WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SAKI

P.M.B. 016, Saki
Oyo State.
info@sakiwest.gov.ng

Chairman:  Hon Abdu-Waheed A. Tijani Mossa

 

ACHIEVEMENTS

 

Roads and Transport

Asphalt tarring of Sharon roads/Gedu/Otun Community Hish School, Saki

Asphalt tarring of State Hospital/NITEL road , Saki

Asphalt tarring of Oore-Ofe Komi road, Saki

Asphalt tarring of Aiki Mesiah Road along Ogbooro road, Saki

Asphalt tarring of Oke-Daodu-Onikeke road, Saki

Asphalt tarring of Onikeke/Bada road, Saki

Asphalt tarring of Baba Mossa Isale-Effi road, Saki

Asphalt tarring of Baabo to Agooluwabi road, Saki

Asphalt tarring of Alh.Yaqoob Akanni road, Gedu Estate, Saki

Asphalt tarring of Ogidigbo/Alfa Alimi Ayekale Maternity Road

Asphalt tarring of Awayewaserere road

Asphalt tarring of Amolegbe/Alao/Oke-Aje road

Rehabilitation/Improvement of earth roads in the Local Government Area

Construction of double cell culvert at Baabo/Araro road, Saki

Construction of 62 single cell culverts

Construction of line drainage in township roads totaling about 12km

Construction of retaining walls totaling about 8km

  

Education

Construction of a block of three classrooms with office and a store at the school for the handicapped, Saki

Construction of a block of three classrooms with headmaster’s office and store at Community Primary School, L. A. Onireke, Saki

Construction of a block of three classrooms with headmaster’s office and store at L.A. Primary School Isia, Saki

Construction of a block of three classrooms with headmaster’s office and store at Ayekale Baptist Primary School, Saki

Construction of a block of three classrooms with headmaster’s office and store at N.U.D Primary School, Sanngo, Saki

Construction of a block of three classrooms with headmaster’s office and store at Community Primary School, Ago-Oluwabi, Saki

Construction of a block of three classrooms with headmaster’s office and store at L.A. Primary School, Baabo, Saki

Payment of bursary awards for two sessions to students of higher institutions who were indigenes of the Local Government in year 2008

Donation of textbooks to Government Technical College, Saki

Free distribution of admission forms to Government Technical College to JSS students for the resuscitation of the college

Purchase of mathematics textbooks for use of secondary school

Purchase of English Language textbooks for use of secondary schools

 

Electricity

Expansion of electricity to Daru Salam/Abimbola layout, Saki

Extension of electricity to Oke-Sunnah area, Saki

Repair of electricity at Baabo and Misra communities, Saki

 

Agriculture

Purchase/free distribution of high yielding 4,500kg yellow and white maize seeds to farmers

Purchase/free distribution of 3,000kg of improved soyabeans seed to Local Government farmers

Organized and sponsored workshop on improving farmer’s productivity through application of efficient tillage method for farmers

Organized and sponsored workshop on fish farming practices as a means of poverty alleviation and food security for unemployed graduates in the Local Government Area

Purchase/free distribution of Agro/Chemicals and farm inputs to farmers

Establishment of 10Hq Teak plantation at Orogun farm site

Repair of Local Governments tractors

 

Health

Periodic sponsoring NID (Immunization programme)

Construction of health centre at Ajegunle/Apinnite area, Saki

Renovation of ultrasound centre, Isale-Taba, Saki

Construction of health office, Secretariat, Saki

Fencing of health centre, Isale Taba, Saki

  

Poverty Alleviation Programme

Distribution of motorcycles to youths in the local government

Distribution of grinding machine to women in the local government

Vocational training for young school leavers in the Local Government Area

Widowhood support and presentation of gifts to selected elderly people

Visitation/presentation of gifts and organization of get together party for the pupils of school for the handicapped, Saki

Distribution of deep freezer, generating set and other materials to other jobless youths

 

Water

Completion of abandoned borehole at Igbale-Mokola, Saki

Completion of abandoned borehole at Oke-Aje junction, Saki

Completion of abandoned borehole at Igbo-Ologun, Saki

Completion of abandoned borehole at Agbele,

 

Peace and Security

Employment of vigilantes for the road security in Local Government Area

Renovation of Magistrate Court, Saki

Fencing of Police Station, Saki

  

Staff Welfare

Fencing of senior staff quarters (1) at Oke-Dio, Saki

Fencing of senior staff quarters (ii) at Oke-Sunnah area, Saki

Payment of staff refurbishing loan on regular basis to the tune of N10,700,000.00

Purchase of staff bus – (NULGE Bus)

  

Administration

General renovation of the Local Government Secretariat complex, Saki

 

Sports

Winning of ALGON football competition cup in year 2008

Winning of NULGE football competition cup in year 2008