Ogun State - Administrative Divisions

Administrative Divisions

The state contains the following twenty Local Government Areas:

• Abeokuta North
• Abeokuta South
• Ado-Odo/Ota
• Ewekoro
• Ifo
• Ijebu East
• Ijebu North
• Ijebu North East
• Ijebu Igbo
• Ijebu Ode
• Ikenne
• Imeko Afon
• Ipokia
• Obafemi Owode
• Odogbolu
• Odeda
• Ogun Waterside
• Remo North
• Sagamu or Shagamu
• Yewa North formerly Egbado North
• Yewa South formerly Egbado South

The State Anthem

Ise ya Ise ya omo Ogun ise ya eledumare ise ma ya o e ise ya

Omo rere kii sa seOmo Ogun kii so le

E bere gberu o, olorun n be fun wa e tera mo se o

Ise ya Omo Ogun Ise ya.

The state's nickname is "Gateway to Nigeria". It was created in February 1976 from the former Western State. The 1991 census recorded a total population of 2,338,570 residents. The state governor is Senator Ibikunle Amosun.