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vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Electoral_System"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>Electoral System</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Electoral_System-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">15</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">16</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">17</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button 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href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osun_%C5%9Ftat%C4%B1" title="Osun ştatı – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Osun ştatı" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%DB%8C" title="اوسون ایالتی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="اوسون ایالتی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osun_Chiu" title="Osun Chiu – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Osun Chiu" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D1%83%D0%BD" title="Осун – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Осун" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estat_d%27Osun" title="Estat d'Osun – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Estat d'Osun" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osun_State" title="Osun State – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Osun State" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osun" title="Osun – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Osun" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osun_(Bundesstaat)" title="Osun (Bundesstaat) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Osun (Bundesstaat)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osuni_osariik" title="Osuni osariik – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Osuni osariik" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estado_de_Osun" title="Estado de Osun – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Estado de Osun" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Ctato_Osun" title="Ŝtato Osun – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Ŝtato Osun" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86" title="ایالت اوسون – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ایالت اوسون" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osun" title="Osun – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Osun" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ff mw-list-item"><a href="https://ff.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diiwal_Osun" title="Diiwal Osun – Fula" lang="ff" hreflang="ff" data-title="Diiwal Osun" data-language-autonym="Fulfulde" data-language-local-name="Fula" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Fulfulde</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estado_de_Osun" title="Estado de Osun – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Estado de Osun" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-guw mw-list-item"><a href="https://guw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayimat%E1%BA%B9n_Osun_T%E1%BB%8Dn" title="Ayimatẹn Osun Tọn – Gun" lang="guw" hreflang="guw" data-title="Ayimatẹn Osun Tọn" data-language-autonym="Gungbe" data-language-local-name="Gun" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gungbe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%98%A4%EC%88%9C%EC%A3%BC" title="오순주 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="오순주" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osun" title="Osun – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Osun" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%95%D5%BD%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6" title="Օսուն – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Օսուն" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF" title="ओशुन राज्य – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="ओशुन राज्य" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ig mw-list-item"><a href="https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C8%AEra_Osun" title="Ȯra Osun – Igbo" lang="ig" hreflang="ig" data-title="Ȯra Osun" data-language-autonym="Igbo" data-language-local-name="Igbo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Igbo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osun" title="Osun – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Osun" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osun" title="Osun – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Osun" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%A8%E1%83%A2%E1%83%90%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98" title="ოსუნის შტატი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ოსუნის შტატი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimbo_la_Osun" title="Jimbo la Osun – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Jimbo la Osun" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mrj mw-list-item"><a href="https://mrj.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D1%83%D0%BD_(%D1%88%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82)" title="Осун (штат) – Western Mari" lang="mrj" hreflang="mrj" data-title="Осун (штат)" data-language-autonym="Кырык мары" data-language-local-name="Western Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кырык мары</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pcm mw-list-item"><a href="https://pcm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osun_State" title="Osun State – Nigerian Pidgin" lang="pcm" hreflang="pcm" data-title="Osun State" data-language-autonym="Naijá" data-language-local-name="Nigerian Pidgin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Naijá</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osun_(staat)" title="Osun (staat) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Osun (staat)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%B3%E5%B7%9E" title="オスン州 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="オスン州" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osun_(Bundesstoot)" title="Osun (Bundesstoot) – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Osun (Bundesstoot)" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osun_(delstat)" title="Osun (delstat) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Osun (delstat)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osun" title="Osun – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Osun" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxum_(estado)" title="Oxum (estado) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Oxum (estado)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statul_Osun" title="Statul Osun – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Statul Osun" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D1%83%D0%BD" title="Осун – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Осун" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%94%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%94%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A_%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%8D%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%AD%E0%B6%BA_(%E0%B6%B1%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%A2%E0%B7%93%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%8F%E0%B7%80)" title="ඔසුන් ප්‍රාන්තය (නයිජීරියාව) – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="ඔසුන් ප්‍රාන්තය (නයිජීරියාව)" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osun_State" title="Osun State – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Osun State" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D1%83%D0%BD" title="Осун – 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.infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Osun State</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/States_of_Nigeria" title="States of Nigeria">State</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Osun_State,_Nigeria.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Osun State"><img alt="Flag of Osun State" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Osun_State%2C_Nigeria.svg/220px-Flag_of_Osun_State%2C_Nigeria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Osun_State%2C_Nigeria.svg/330px-Flag_of_Osun_State%2C_Nigeria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Osun_State%2C_Nigeria.svg/440px-Flag_of_Osun_State%2C_Nigeria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="850" data-file-height="567" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Flag</div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Osun_State.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Official seal of Osun State"><img alt="Official seal of Osun State" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/dc/Seal_of_Osun_State.png/96px-Seal_of_Osun_State.png" decoding="async" width="96" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/dc/Seal_of_Osun_State.png/144px-Seal_of_Osun_State.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/dc/Seal_of_Osun_State.png/192px-Seal_of_Osun_State.png 2x" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="207" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Seal</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Nicknames: <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_state_nicknames" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Nigerian state nicknames">Land of Virtue</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nigeria_-_Osun.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of Osun State in Nigeria"><img alt="Location of Osun State in Nigeria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Nigeria_-_Osun.svg/250px-Nigeria_-_Osun.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="192" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Nigeria_-_Osun.svg/375px-Nigeria_-_Osun.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Nigeria_-_Osun.svg/500px-Nigeria_-_Osun.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="954" data-file-height="734" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location of Osun State in Nigeria</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Osun_State&params=07_30_N_4_30_E_region:NG_type:adm1st"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">07°30′N</span> <span class="longitude">4°30′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">7.500°N 4.500°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">7.500; 4.500</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geopolitical_Zones_in_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Geopolitical Zones in Nigeria">Geopolitical Zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/South_West,_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="South West, Nigeria">South West</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_states_by_date_of_statehood" title="List of Nigerian states by date of statehood">Date created</a></th><td class="infobox-data">27 August 1991</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_state_capitals" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Nigerian state capitals">Capital</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Osogbo" title="Osogbo">Osogbo</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Body</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Government of Osun State</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Osun_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Osun State">Governor</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ademola_Adeleke" title="Ademola Adeleke">Ademola Adeleke</a> (<a href="/wiki/Peoples_Democratic_Party_(Nigeria)" title="Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)">PDP</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Governor_of_Osun_State" title="Deputy Governor of Osun State">Deputy Governor</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kola_Adewusi" title="Kola Adewusi">Kola Adewusi</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Legislature</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Osun_State_House_of_Assembly" title="Osun State House of Assembly">Osun State House of Assembly</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Nigeria" title="Senate of Nigeria">Senators</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap">C: <a href="/wiki/Olubiyi_Fadeyi" title="Olubiyi Fadeyi">Olubiyi Fadeyi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Peoples_Democratic_Party_(Nigeria)" title="Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)">PDP</a>)</span><br /><span class="nowrap">E: <a href="/wiki/Francis_Adenigba_Fadahunsi" title="Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi">Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Peoples_Democratic_Party_(Nigeria)" title="Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)">PDP</a>)</span><br /><span class="nowrap">W: <a href="/wiki/Kamorudeen_Olalere_Oyewumi" class="mw-redirect" title="Kamorudeen Olalere Oyewumi">Kamorudeen Olalere Oyewumi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Peoples_Democratic_Party_(Nigeria)" title="Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)">PDP</a>)</span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Nigerian_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="Nigerian House of Representatives">Representatives</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Osun#9th_Assembly_(2023-till_date)" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Osun">List</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">9,251 km<sup>2</sup> (3,572 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_states_by_area" title="List of Nigerian states by area">28th of 36</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2006 census)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">3,416,959<sup id="cite_ref-PHC_Tables_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PHC_Tables-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_states_by_population" title="List of Nigerian states by population">17th of 36</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Demonym" title="Demonym">Demonym</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Osunian</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_states_by_GDP" title="List of Nigerian states by GDP">GDP (PPP)</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Year</th><td class="infobox-data">2021</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Total</th><td class="infobox-data">$14.86 billion<sup id="cite_ref-C-GIDD_GDP_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C-GIDD_GDP-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Per capita</th><td class="infobox-data">$2,691<sup id="cite_ref-C-GIDD_GDP_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C-GIDD_GDP-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B01" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+01">UTC+01</a> (<a href="/wiki/West_Africa_Time" title="West Africa Time">WAT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">postal code</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">230001</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166" title="ISO 3166">ISO 3166 code</a></th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2:NG" title="ISO 3166-2:NG">NG-OS</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Human_Development_Index" title="Human Development Index">HDI</a> (2022)</th><td class="infobox-data">0.607<sup id="cite_ref-GlobalDataLab_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GlobalDataLab-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#fc0">medium</span> · <a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_states_by_Human_Development_Index" title="List of Nigerian states by Human Development Index">13th of 37</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.osunstate.gov.ng/">www<wbr />.osunstate<wbr />.gov<wbr />.ng</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Osun State</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="/oʊ/: 'o' in 'code'">oʊ</span><span title="/ʃ/: 'sh' in 'shy'">ʃ</span><span title="/uː/: 'oo' in 'goose'">uː</span><span title="'n' in 'nigh'">n</span></span>/</a></span></span>; <a href="/wiki/Yoruba_language" title="Yoruba language">Yoruba</a>: <i lang="yo">Ìpínlẹ̀ Ọ̀ṣun</i>), occasionally known as the <b>State of Osun</b> by the state government, is a <a href="/wiki/States_of_Nigeria" title="States of Nigeria">state</a> in <a href="/wiki/South_West_(Nigeria)" title="South West (Nigeria)">southwestern</a> <a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a>; bounded to the east by <a href="/wiki/Ekiti_State" title="Ekiti State">Ekiti</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ondo_State" title="Ondo State">Ondo</a> states for 84 km and for 78 km respectively, to the north by <a href="/wiki/Kwara_State" title="Kwara State">Kwara State</a> for 73 km, to the south by <a href="/wiki/Ogun_State" title="Ogun State">Ogun State</a> for 84 km and to the west by <a href="/wiki/Oyo_State" title="Oyo State">Oyo State</a>, mostly across the River Osun. Named for the <a href="/wiki/River_Osun" class="mw-redirect" title="River Osun">River Osun</a>—a vital river which flows through the state—the state was formed from the southeast of Oyo State on 27 August 1991 and has its capital as the city of <a href="/wiki/Osogbo" title="Osogbo">Osogbo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Creation_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Creation-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Of the 36 <a href="/wiki/States_of_Nigeria" title="States of Nigeria">states of Nigeria</a>, Osun is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_states_by_area" title="List of Nigerian states by area">ninth smallest in area</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_states_by_population" title="List of Nigerian states by population">25th most populous state</a> with an estimated population of about 4.7 million as of 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Geographically, the state is divided between the <a href="/wiki/Nigerian_lowland_forests" title="Nigerian lowland forests">Nigerian lowland forests</a> in most of the state and the drier <a href="/wiki/Guinean_forest%E2%80%93savanna_mosaic" title="Guinean forest–savanna mosaic">Guinean forest–savanna mosaic</a> in the north. The major geographical features are rivers including the state's namesake, the River Osun which bisects the state's interior before forming much of the state's southwestern border with <a href="/wiki/Oyo_State" title="Oyo State">Oyo State</a> and flowing south. Other important rivers are the <a href="/wiki/Erinle_River" title="Erinle River">Erinle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Oba_River" title="Oba River">Oba</a> rivers, both Osun <a href="/wiki/Tributary" title="Tributary">tributaries</a> which flow from the north before meeting the Osun along the <a href="/wiki/Points_of_the_compass" title="Points of the compass">southwestern</a> border. Among the state's fauna are <a href="/wiki/Mona_monkey" title="Mona monkey">mona monkey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Common_kestrel" title="Common kestrel">common kestrel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Purple_heron" title="Purple heron">purple heron</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Royal_antelope" title="Royal antelope">royal antelope</a>, along with some of Nigeria's last remaining <a href="/wiki/Nigeria-Cameroon_chimpanzee" title="Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee">Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee</a> and <a href="/wiki/African_forest_elephant" title="African forest elephant">African forest elephant</a> which inhabit the heavily threatened forests along the southern borders with <a href="/wiki/Ondo_State" title="Ondo State">Ondo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ogun_State" title="Ogun State">Ogun</a> states.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Osun State is primarily inhabited by the <a href="/wiki/Yoruba_people" title="Yoruba people">Yoruba people</a>, mainly of the Ibolo, <a href="/wiki/If%E1%BA%B9" title="Ifẹ">Ifẹ</a>, <a href="/wiki/Igbomina" title="Igbomina">Igbomina</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ijesha" title="Ijesha">Ijesha</a>, and Oyo subgroups. </p><p>In the pre-colonial period, the area that is now Osun State was split up between various Western Yoruba states with some states being town-based as others were part of larger empires like the <a href="/wiki/Oyo_Empire" title="Oyo Empire">Oyo Empire</a>. From 1877 to 1893, Western Yoruba states fought the <a href="/wiki/Kiriji_War" title="Kiriji War">Kiriji War</a> alongside other Eastern Yoruba groups against Eastern Yoruba groups; the <a href="/wiki/War" title="War">war</a> ended in a British-brokered stalemate before the area was colonized and incorporated into the British <a href="/wiki/Southern_Nigeria_Protectorate" title="Southern Nigeria Protectorate">Southern Nigeria Protectorate</a> which later merged into <a href="/wiki/British_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="British Nigeria">British Nigeria</a> in 1914. After independence in 1960, the area of now-Osun was a part of the post-independence <a href="/wiki/Western_Region,_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Region, Nigeria">Western Region</a> until 1967 when the region was split and the area became part of the <a href="/wiki/Western_State_(Nigeria)" title="Western State (Nigeria)">Western State</a>. In 1976, the Western State was split and the state's west became <a href="/wiki/Oyo_State" title="Oyo State">Oyo State</a>. Fifteen years later, <a href="/wiki/Oyo_State" title="Oyo State">Oyo</a> State's east was broken off to form Osun State. </p><p>Economically, Osun State is largely based around agriculture, mainly of <a href="/wiki/Cocoa_bean" title="Cocoa bean">cocoa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cassava" title="Cassava">cassava</a>, <a href="/wiki/Millet" title="Millet">millet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maize" title="Maize">maize</a>, <a href="/wiki/Potato" title="Potato">potato</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yam_(vegetable)" title="Yam (vegetable)">yam</a> crops. Other key industries are services, especially in urban areas, along with <a href="/wiki/Artisanal_mining" title="Artisanal mining">artisanal mining</a> and livestock herding. Osun is home to several of Nigeria's most famous landmarks, including the campus of <a href="/wiki/Obafemi_Awolowo_University" title="Obafemi Awolowo University">Obafemi Awolowo University</a>, one of Nigeria's pre-eminent institutions of higher learning. The university is located in the ancient town of <a href="/wiki/Ile-Ife" class="mw-redirect" title="Ile-Ife">Ile-Ifẹ</a>, an important early center of political and religious development for Yoruba culture. Other important cities and towns include the ancient kingdom-capitals of <a href="/wiki/Ila,_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Ila, Nigeria">Ila Orangun</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iragbiji" title="Iragbiji">Iragbiji</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ada,_Osun" title="Ada, Osun">Ada</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ikirun" title="Ikirun">Ikirun</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oke-Ila" class="mw-redirect" title="Oke-Ila">Oke-Ila</a> Orangun, <a href="/wiki/Ipetu-Ijesha" class="mw-redirect" title="Ipetu-Ijesha">Ipetu-Ijesha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ijebu-Jesa" title="Ijebu-Jesa">Ijebu-Jesa</a>, Erin Oke, <a href="/wiki/Ipetumodu" title="Ipetumodu">Ipetumodu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ede,_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Ede, Nigeria">Ede</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iwo,_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Iwo, Nigeria">Iwo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ejigbo" title="Ejigbo">Ejigbo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ibokun" title="Ibokun">Ibokun</a>, <a href="/wiki/Odeomu" title="Odeomu">Ode-Omu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Otan_Ayegbaju" title="Otan Ayegbaju">Otan Ayegbaju</a>, Ifetedo, <a href="/wiki/Esa-Oke" title="Esa-Oke">Esa-Oke</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ilesa" title="Ilesa">Ilesa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Okuku,_Osun_State" title="Okuku, Osun State">Okuku</a>, Otan-Ile and <a href="/wiki/Igbajo" title="Igbajo">Igbajo</a>. Osun State is additionally noted for having the second highest literacy rate in the country.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osun_State&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The modern State of Osun was created on 27 August 1991 from part of the old <a href="/wiki/Oyo_State" title="Oyo State">Oyo State</a>. The state's name is derived from the <a href="/wiki/River_Osun" class="mw-redirect" title="River Osun">River Osun</a>, the venerated natural spring that is the manifestation of the Yoruba goddess of the same name.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The former Governor <a href="/wiki/Olagunsoye_Oyinlola" title="Olagunsoye Oyinlola">Olagunsoye Oyinlola</a> launched and laid the foundation for the groundbreaking of <a href="/wiki/Osun_State_University" title="Osun State University">Osun State University</a> with six campuses (<a href="/wiki/Osogbo" title="Osogbo">Osogbo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Okuku,_Osun_State" title="Okuku, Osun State">Okuku</a>, Ikire, Ejigbo, Ifetedo, and Ipetu-Ijesha) strategically located across the state. Important cultural events in the state include the Ori Oke<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Egungun festival (masquerade festival)<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in <a href="/wiki/Iragbiji" title="Iragbiji">Iragbiji</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Olojo in Ife, Iwude Ijesha in Ilesha, Agbeleku Festival in Erin Oke, and the Osun Osogbo festival.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osun_State&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Templo_Osun3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Templo_Osun3.jpg/220px-Templo_Osun3.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Templo_Osun3.jpg/330px-Templo_Osun3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Templo_Osun3.jpg/440px-Templo_Osun3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="472" data-file-height="707" /></a><figcaption>Osun temple</figcaption></figure> <p>Every year, adherents and non-adherents of <a href="/wiki/Osun" class="mw-redirect" title="Osun">Osun</a>, one of the <a href="/wiki/Orisa" class="mw-redirect" title="Orisa">Orisa</a> (the traditional deities of the <a href="/wiki/Yoruba_people" title="Yoruba people">Yoruba people</a>), travel from all over the world to attend the annual <a href="/wiki/Osun-Osogbo" title="Osun-Osogbo">Osun-Osogbo</a> festival in August. Visitors include nationals of <a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba">Cuba</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trinidad" title="Trinidad">Trinidad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grenada" title="Grenada">Grenada</a>, and other nations in the Americas with a significant Yoruba cultural heritage. Annual traditional festivities and invocations of the Osun goddess are held along the banks of the river bearing her name into which – according to Yoruba Oratory traditions – she transformed.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Osun-Osogbo" title="Osun-Osogbo">Ọsun-Ọsogbo</a> Grove, the shrine of the annual rites of the deity and an important artistic center, was declared a World Heritage Site in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The former semi-official <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Osun_State,_Nigeria.svg" class="extiw" title="c:File:Flag of Osun State, Nigeria.svg">flag</a> and <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seal_of_Osun_State.png" class="extiw" title="c:File:Seal of Osun State.png">seal</a> of the state, adopted in 2012, depicted the Ori <a href="/wiki/Olokun" title="Olokun">Olokun</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the flag and seal were officially relinquished in 2023 by act of the Osun State House of Assembly following a January 21, 2017 ruling by the Osun State High Court that the legislation adopting it had been unconstitutional.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osun_State&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The major sub-ethnic groups in Ọsun State are Ife, Ijesha, Oyo, Ibolo and Igbomina of the <a href="/wiki/Yoruba_people" title="Yoruba people">Yoruba people</a>, although there are also people from other parts of Nigeria. <a href="/wiki/Yoruba_language" title="Yoruba language">Yoruba</a> and <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a> are the official languages. People of Osun State practice Christianity, Islam and the traditional faith.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osun_State&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The climate of Osun is <a href="/wiki/Tropical_savanna" class="mw-redirect" title="Tropical savanna">tropical savanna</a> usually warm, with a wet and dry season. It has a yearly average temperature of 64 °F and receives approximately 596 inches of rainfall. It is dry for 59 days throughout the year, with an average moisture in the air of 77% and a UV index of 7.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Located at an <a href="/wiki/Elevation" title="Elevation">elevation</a> of 266.33 meters (873.79 feet) above sea level, Osun has a <a href="/wiki/Tropical_savanna_climate" title="Tropical savanna climate">Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate</a> (Classification: Aw). The city's yearly <a href="/wiki/Temperature" title="Temperature">temperature</a> is 28.35 °C (83.03 °F) and it is -1.11% lower than Nigeria's averages. Osun typically receives about 127.75 millimeters (5.03 inches) of <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> and has 237.62 rainy days (65.1% of the time) annually. It is located at 4.5199593 <a href="/wiki/Longitude" title="Longitude">longitude</a> and 7.5628964 <a href="/wiki/Latitude" title="Latitude">latitude</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tourism">Tourism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osun_State&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Tourism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The State of Osun is home to a lot of tourist attractions based on its rich history and the cultural base of the Yoruba. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Osun_River_in_osun_state_Nigeria.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Osun_River_in_osun_state_Nigeria.jpg/220px-Osun_River_in_osun_state_Nigeria.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Osun_River_in_osun_state_Nigeria.jpg/330px-Osun_River_in_osun_state_Nigeria.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Osun_River_in_osun_state_Nigeria.jpg/440px-Osun_River_in_osun_state_Nigeria.jpg 2x" data-file-width="649" data-file-height="487" /></a><figcaption>Osun River in osun state, Nigeria</figcaption></figure> <p>This place is considered as an heritage site. It is located along the Osun river and it is home to the goddess of fertility, Yemoja.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Erin-Ijesha_Waterfalls" title="Erin-Ijesha Waterfalls">Erin-Ijesha Waterfalls</a> is located in Erin-Ijesha. It is a tourist attraction located in Oriade local. The fall features seven floors.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mineral_Resources_in_Osun_State">Mineral Resources in Osun State</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osun_State&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Mineral Resources in Osun State"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following are the mineral resources in Osun State<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gold" title="Gold">Gold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Granite" title="Granite">Granite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbite" title="Columbite">Columbite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Talc" title="Talc">Talc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tantalite" title="Tantalite">Tantalite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourmaline" title="Tourmaline">Tourmaline</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Christians_and_Muslims_in_Osun">Christians and Muslims in Osun</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osun_State&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Christians and Muslims in Osun"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Osun State was created from the old Oyo State in August 1991, has a large population of both[Muslims and Christians.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among the famous religious leaders from Osun State is the London-based Muslim cleric <a href="/wiki/Sheikh_Adelabu" class="mw-redirect" title="Sheikh Adelabu">Sheikh Dr. Abu-Abdullah Adelabu</a>, who hails from the state's capital city, <a href="/wiki/Osogbo" title="Osogbo">Osogbo</a> and Pastor (Dr.) Johnson Ade Odewale of Christ Apostolic church, Calvary Assembly from Odeomu, who is based in Boston, USA. The popular Pastor <a href="/wiki/Enoch_Adeboye" title="Enoch Adeboye">E.A. Adeboye</a> hails from Ifewara in Osun state. Also Pastor <a href="/wiki/William_Kumuyi" title="William Kumuyi">W. F. Kumuyi</a> among others. The Osun State government claims to offer services to both Muslims and Christians in the state, especially through Pilgrims Welfare Boards.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The major traditional rulers in Osun State acclaim either the Faith of Islam or Christianity. While, for instance, <a href="/wiki/Ile-Ife" class="mw-redirect" title="Ile-Ife">Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (Ojaja II)</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ijesha" title="Ijesha">Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijesaland Oba Gabriel Adekunle (Aromolaran II)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Okuku,_Osun_State" title="Okuku, Osun State">Oba Samuel Oyebode Oluronke II (Olokuku of Okuku)</a>, and Oba Sunday Olatokun (Olotan of Otan Ile) ascribe to Christianity, <a href="/wiki/Ila_Orangun" title="Ila Orangun">Orangun of (Ile) Ila-Orangun Oba Wahab Kayode Adedeji Oyedotun (Arutu-Oluokun Bibiire I)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Osogbo" title="Osogbo">Ataoja of Osogbo Oba Jimoh Olaonipekun Oyetunji (Larooye II)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ede,_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Ede, Nigeria">Timi of Ede Oba Munirudeen Adesola Lawal (Laminisa I)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iragbiji#:~:text=As_of_2003,_Timothy_Oyelade,_Muraina_Oyelami_hails_from_here." title="Iragbiji">Aragbiji of iragbiji (Oba Abdulrasheed Ayotunde Olabomi)</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Owa of <a href="/wiki/Otan_Ayegbaju" title="Otan Ayegbaju">Otan Ayegbaju</a> Oba Lukman Ojo Fadipe (Olatanka III) and <a href="/wiki/Iwo,_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Iwo, Nigeria">Oluwo of Iwo Oba Abdul Rasheed Adewale Akanbi (Ilufemiloye Telu I)</a> practiced Islam. The dominant religions in Osun State are Islam and Christianity although a certain amount of traditional religion is still practiced.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>2.2% Catholic in the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Diocese_of_Osogbo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diocese of Osogbo (page does not exist)">Diocese of Osogbo</a> (1995) with 74,440 followers in 56 parishes under Bishop <a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Akinkunmi_Oyejola&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Akinkunmi Oyejola (page does not exist)">John Akinkunmi Oyejola</a> (2016), a suffragan of the <a href="/wiki/Archdiocese_of_Ibadan" class="mw-redirect" title="Archdiocese of Ibadan">Archdiocese of Ibadan</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Anglican_Province_of_Ibadan" title="Anglican Province of Ibadan">Anglican Province of Ibadan</a> within the <a href="/wiki/Church_of_Nigeria" title="Church of Nigeria">Church of Nigeria</a> includes the Dioceses of <a href="/wiki/Anglican_Diocese_of_Oke-Osun" title="Anglican Diocese of Oke-Osun">Oke-Osun</a> (1993) led by Bishop <a href="/wiki/Oluwagbemiro_Fabuluje" title="Oluwagbemiro Fabuluje">Oluwagbemiro Fabuluje</a> (2021), <a href="/wiki/Anglican_Diocese_of_Osun" title="Anglican Diocese of Osun">Osun</a> (1987) led by Bishop <a href="/wiki/Foluso_Olugbenga_Babatunji" title="Foluso Olugbenga Babatunji">Foluso Olugbenga Babatunji</a> (2019), <a href="/wiki/Anglican_Diocese_of_Osun_North" title="Anglican Diocese of Osun North">Osun North</a> led by Bishop <a href="/wiki/Abiodun_Olaoye" title="Abiodun Olaoye">Abiodun Olaoye</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anglican_Diocese_of_Osun_North_East" title="Anglican Diocese of Osun North East">Osun North East</a> (2009) led by Bishop <a href="/wiki/Ebenezer_Akorede_Okuyelu" title="Ebenezer Akorede Okuyelu">Ebenezer Akorede Okuyelu</a> (2019), <a href="/wiki/Anglican_Diocese_of_Ife" title="Anglican Diocese of Ife">Ife</a> led by Bishop <a href="/wiki/Olubunmi_Akinlade" title="Olubunmi Akinlade">Olubunmi Akinlade</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anglican_Diocese_of_Ife_East" title="Anglican Diocese of Ife East">Ife East</a> (2008) led by Bishop <a href="/wiki/Oluseyi_Oyelade" title="Oluseyi Oyelade">Oluseyi Oyelade</a> (2010), <a href="/wiki/Anglican_Diocese_of_Ijesa_North_East" title="Anglican Diocese of Ijesa North East">Ijesa North East</a> (2009) led by Bishop <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Olusola" title="Joseph Olusola">Joseph Olusola</a> (2009), <a href="/wiki/Anglican_Diocese_of_Ijesha_North_Missionary" title="Anglican Diocese of Ijesha North Missionary">Ijesha North Missionary</a> Diocese led by Bishop <a href="/wiki/Isaac_Oluyamo" title="Isaac Oluyamo">Isaac Oluyamo</a> (2015), <a href="/wiki/Anglican_Diocese_of_Ilesa" title="Anglican Diocese of Ilesa">Ilesa</a> led by Bishop <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Olubayu_Sowale" class="mw-redirect" title="Samuel Olubayu Sowale">Samuel Olubayu Sowale</a> (2000), and <a href="/wiki/Anglican_Diocese_of_Ilesa_South_West" title="Anglican Diocese of Ilesa South West">Ilesa South West</a> led by Bishop <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Egbebunmi" title="Samuel Egbebunmi">Samuel Egbebunmi</a> (2009). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osun_State&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A list of tertiary institutions in Osun state includes: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adeleke_University" title="Adeleke University">Adeleke University</a>, Ede<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bowen_University" title="Bowen University">Bowen University Iwo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_College_of_Education,_Iwo" title="Federal College of Education, Iwo">Federal College of Education Iwo</a><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Polytechnic,_Ede" title="Federal Polytechnic, Ede">Federal Polytechnic, Ede</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Ayo_Babalola_University" title="Joseph Ayo Babalola University">Joseph Ayo Babalola University</a>, Ikeji Arakeji</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Open_University_of_Nigeria" title="National Open University of Nigeria">National Open University of Nigeria</a> Iwo Study centre</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Obafemi_Awolowo_University" title="Obafemi Awolowo University">Obafemi Awolowo University</a>, Ile-Ife</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osun_State_College_of_Technology" title="Osun State College of Technology">Osun State College of Technology</a>, <a href="/wiki/Esa-Oke" title="Esa-Oke">Esa-Oke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osun_State_Polytechnic" title="Osun State Polytechnic">Osun State Polytechnic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iree" title="Iree">Iree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osun_State_University" title="Osun State University">Osun State University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westland_University,_Iwo" title="Westland University, Iwo">Westland University Iwo</a></li></ul> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Cleanup-list plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-style" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/40px-Edit-clear.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/60px-Edit-clear.svg.png 1.5x, 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University, Ode-Omu (page does not exist)">Kings University, Ode-Omu</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mercy_College_of_Nursing_%C3%8Ckir%C3%A8_Ile&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mercy College of Nursing Ìkirè Ile (page does not exist)">Mercy College of Nursing Ìkirè Ile</a>, Iwo</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osun_State_College_of_Education&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Osun State College of Education (page does not exist)">Osun State College of Education</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ilesa" title="Ilesa">Ilesa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osun_State_college_of_Health_Technology&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Osun State college of Health Technology (page does not exist)">Osun State college of Health Technology</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ilesa" title="Ilesa">Ilesa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Redeemers_University,_Ede&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Redeemers University, Ede (page does not exist)">Redeemers University, Ede</a>*</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_College_of_Public_Health_Technology&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Royal College of Public Health Technology (page does not exist)">Royal College of Public Health Technology</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iwo,_Osun" title="Iwo, Osun">Iwo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Seventh-day_Adventist_School_of_Nursing,_Ile-Ife&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Seventh-day Adventist School of Nursing, Ile-Ife (page does not exist)">Seventh-day Adventist School of Nursing, Ile-Ife</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Seventh-day_Adventist_College_of_Health_Technology,_ile-ife&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Seventh-day Adventist College of Health Technology, ile-ife (page does not exist)">Seventh-day Adventist College of Health Technology, ile-ife</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wolex_Polytechnic_Iwo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wolex Polytechnic Iwo (page does not exist)">Wolex Polytechnic Iwo</a><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osun_State&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The state is <a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_states_by_poverty_rate" title="List of Nigerian states by poverty rate">one of the richer and more developed ones in Nigeria</a> and has a low incidence of <a href="/wiki/Extreme_poverty" title="Extreme poverty">extreme poverty</a> (around 4% of the population against a national average of 31%) according to <a href="/wiki/World_Bank" title="World Bank">World Bank</a> data from 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osun_State&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Federal Highway: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A122_highway_(Nigeria)" title="A122 highway (Nigeria)">A122</a> east from <a href="/wiki/Oyo_State" title="Oyo State">Oyo State</a> at Erinmi via <a href="/wiki/If%E1%BA%B9" title="Ifẹ">Ife</a> to <a href="/wiki/Ondo_State" title="Ondo State">Ondo State</a> at Igbara Oke.</li></ul> <p>Other major roads include: </p> <ul><li>the Iwo-Osogbo Rd east from <a href="/wiki/Iwo,_Osun" title="Iwo, Osun">Iwo</a> for 46 km,</li> <li>Ajasse Ipo-Osogbo Rd northeast from <a href="/wiki/Osogbo" title="Osogbo">Osogbo</a> via <a href="/wiki/Ikirun" title="Ikirun">Ikirun</a> to <a href="/wiki/Kwara_State" title="Kwara State">Kwara State</a> at Ila-Odo,</li> <li>the Ikirun-Ila Orangun Rd northeast from <a href="/wiki/Ikirun" title="Ikirun">Ikirun</a> to <a href="/wiki/Ila_Orangun" title="Ila Orangun">Ila Orangun</a>,</li> <li>the Ora Rd east from Ila Orangun to Kwara State near Ila,</li> <li>the Ikokum-Ijero Ekiti Rd southeast from <a href="/wiki/Igbajo" title="Igbajo">Igbajo</a> to Igbeja in Ekiti State,</li> <li>northeast from A122 at Iwaraja via Erimo to Ekiti State as Erimo-Effon Alaiye Rd,</li> <li>Ipetu-Ondo Rd south from A122 at Ikeji Oke to Ondo State near Onipou,</li> <li>Ondo-Ife Rd southeast from Ife to Ondo State at Okeigo,</li> <li>Fatimo Rd southeast from A122 at <a href="/wiki/Apomu" title="Apomu">Apomu</a> as the Mokore-Allabameta-Omisere Rd to Ondo State at Omisore,</li> <li>Ibadan-Iwo Rd southwest from Iwo to <a href="/wiki/Oyo_State" title="Oyo State">Oyo State</a> at Alagbon Village,</li> <li>the Ojongbodu-Awe-Alabo-Iwo Rd northwest from Iwo at Kiyeseni to <a href="/wiki/A1_highway_(Nigeria)" title="A1 highway (Nigeria)">A1</a> in Oyo,</li> <li>Ede-Ejigbo Rd northwest from the Iwo-Osogbo Rd at Ede to Oyo State at Afaro,</li> <li>Oke Elerin Rd west from <a href="/wiki/Ikirun" title="Ikirun">Ikirun</a> by ferry to Oyo State at Ilie.</li></ul> <p>During Governor <a href="/wiki/Rauf_Aregbesola" title="Rauf Aregbesola">Aregbesola</a>’s term 2010-18 his administration completed 368 km of state roads and built five bridges where none existed before, and 216 km of local council roads. </p><p>Railways: </p><p>Osogbo is on the 1067 mm Cape Gauge <a href="/wiki/Nigerian_Railways" class="mw-redirect" title="Nigerian Railways">the Western Line</a> north from Lagos to Kano. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Local_Government_Areas">Local Government Areas</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osun_State&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Local Government Areas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_villages_in_Osun_State" title="List of villages in Osun State">List of villages in Osun State</a></div> <p>Osun State is divided into three federal senatorial districts, each of which is composed of two administrative zones. The state consists of thirty <a href="/wiki/Local_government_areas_of_Nigeria" title="Local government areas of Nigeria">Local Government Areas</a> and Area offices, the primary (third-tier) unit of government in Nigeria. </p><p>Osun State's 30 Local Government Area headquarters: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>LGA</th> <th>Headquarters </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Aiyedaade" title="Aiyedaade">Aiyedaade</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gbongan" title="Gbongan">Gbongan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Aiyedire" title="Aiyedire">Aiyedire</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ileogbo" title="Ileogbo">Ile Ogbo</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Atakunmosa_East" title="Atakunmosa East">Atakunmosa East</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iperindo" title="Iperindo">Iperindo</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Atakunmosa_West" title="Atakunmosa West">Atakunmosa West</a></td> <td><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?action=edit&title=Osu_%28town%29&venoscript=1">Osu</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boluwaduro" title="Boluwaduro">Boluwaduro</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Otan_Ayegbaju" title="Otan Ayegbaju">Otan Ayegbaju</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boripe" title="Boripe">Boripe</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iragbiji" title="Iragbiji">Iragbiji</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ede_North" title="Ede North">Ede North</a></td> <td>Oja Timi </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ede_South" title="Ede South">Ede South</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ede,_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Ede, Nigeria">Ede</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Egbedore" title="Egbedore">Egbedore</a></td> <td>Awo </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ejigbo" title="Ejigbo">Ejigbo</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ejigbo" title="Ejigbo">Ejigbo</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ife_Central" title="Ife Central">Ife Central</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ile-Ife" class="mw-redirect" title="Ile-Ife">Ile-Ife</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ife_East" title="Ife East">Ife East</a></td> <td>Oke-Ogbo </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ife_North" title="Ife North">Ife North</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ipetumodu" title="Ipetumodu">Ipetumodu</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ife_South" title="Ife South">Ife South</a></td> <td>Ifetedo </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ifedayo" title="Ifedayo">Ifedayo</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oke_Ila" title="Oke Ila">Oke-Ila Orangun</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ifelodun,_Osun_State" title="Ifelodun, Osun State">Ifelodun</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ikirun" title="Ikirun">Ikirun</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ila,_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Ila, Nigeria">Ila</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ila_Orangun" title="Ila Orangun">Ila Orangun</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ilesa_East" title="Ilesa East">Ilesa East</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ilesa" title="Ilesa">Ilesa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ilesa_West" title="Ilesa West">Ilesa West</a></td> <td>Ereja Square </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Irepodun,_Osun_State" title="Irepodun, Osun State">Irepodun</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ilobu" title="Ilobu">Ilobu</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Irewole" title="Irewole">Irewole</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ikire" title="Ikire">Ikire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Isokan" title="Isokan">Isokan</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Apomu" title="Apomu">Apomu</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iwo,_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Iwo, Nigeria">Iwo</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iwo,_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Iwo, Nigeria">Iwo</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Obokun" title="Obokun">Obokun</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ibokun" title="Ibokun">Ibokun</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Odo_Otin" title="Odo Otin">Odo Otin</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Okuku,_Osun_State" title="Okuku, Osun State">Okuku</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ola_Oluwa" title="Ola Oluwa">Ola Oluwa</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bode_Osi" title="Bode Osi">Bode Osi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Olorunda" title="Olorunda">Olorunda</a></td> <td>Igbonna, Osogbo </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Oriade" title="Oriade">Oriade</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ijebu-Jesa" title="Ijebu-Jesa">Ijebu-Jesa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Orolu" title="Orolu">Orolu</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ifon_Osun" title="Ifon Osun">Ifon Osun</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Osogbo" title="Osogbo">Osogbo</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Osogbo" title="Osogbo">Osogbo</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>List of current Local Government Area Chairmen.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osun_State&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Enoch_Adeboye" title="Enoch Adeboye">Enoch Adeboye</a> – General Overseer, <a href="/wiki/Redeemed_Christian_Church_of_God" title="Redeemed Christian Church of God">Redeemed Christian Church of God</a><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gbenga_Adeboye" title="Gbenga Adeboye">Gbenga Adeboye</a> – musician, comedian and radio presenter<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyin_Adegbola" title="Toyin Adegbola">Toyin Adegbola</a>- actress<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Chief Dr. <a href="/wiki/Oyin_Adejobi" title="Oyin Adejobi">Oyin Adejobi</a>- former actor, dramatist and popular poet<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Sheikh <a href="/wiki/Abu-Abdullah_Adelabu" title="Abu-Abdullah Adelabu">Abu-Abdullah Adelabu</a> – scholar and cleric.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Sen. <a href="/wiki/Ademola_Adeleke" title="Ademola Adeleke">Ademola Adeleke</a> - Governor of Osun State</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isiaka_Adeleke" title="Isiaka Adeleke">Isiaka Adeleke</a> – politician and former Governor<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israel_Adesanya" title="Israel Adesanya">Israel Adesanya</a> former kickboxer and boxer, mixed martial artist.</li> <li>Chief <a href="/wiki/Adebisi_Akande" title="Adebisi Akande">Adebisi Akande</a>- former Governor of Osun State<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>General <a href="/wiki/Ipoola_Alani_Akinrinade" title="Ipoola Alani Akinrinade">Ipoola Alani Akinrinade</a> (RTD) - former Chief of Army Staff and the First Chief of Defence Staff in Nigeria.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akinloye_Akinyemi" title="Akinloye Akinyemi">Akinloye Akinyemi</a> – former Nigerian major<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolaji_Amusan" title="Bolaji Amusan">Bolaji Amusan</a> - Nigerian ICT entrepreneur<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olusola_Amusan" title="Olusola Amusan">Olusola Amusan</a> – entrepreneur, speaker<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Ogbeni <a href="/wiki/Rauf_Aregbesola" title="Rauf Aregbesola">Rauf Aregbesola</a> – former State Governor<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lanre_Buraimoh" title="Lanre Buraimoh">Lanre Buraimoh</a> - artist<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davido" title="Davido">Davido</a> – musician<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Etteh" title="Patricia Etteh">Patricia Etteh</a>, Nigerian politician and first female <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Nigerian_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives">Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives</a><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daddy_Freeze" title="Daddy Freeze">Daddy Freeze</a>- radio presenter<sup 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class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gabriel_Olutola" title="Gabriel Olutola">Gabriel Oladele Olutola</a><sup id="cite_ref-Adelegan_2013_Lights_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Adelegan_2013_Lights-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> - President of the <a href="/wiki/The_Apostolic_Church_Nigeria" title="The Apostolic Church Nigeria">Apostolic church of Nigeria</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Apostolic_Church_Nigeria#Lagos_and_Western/Northern_Areas_(LAWNA)" title="The Apostolic Church Nigeria">LAWNA</a> Territorial Chairman.<sup id="cite_ref-Komolafe_2013_Transfomation_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Komolafe_2013_Transfomation-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Layi_Wasabi" title="Layi Wasabi">Isaac Olayiwola</a> - (Popularly known as Layi Wasabi) Nigerian Comedian</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iyiola_Omisore" title="Iyiola Omisore">Iyiola Omisore</a> – politician and engineer<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Oyedepo" title="David Oyedepo">David Oyedepo</a> - Preacher and Founder of <a href="/wiki/Living_Faith_Church_Worldwide" title="Living Faith Church Worldwide">Winners Chapel International Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hameed_Adekunle_Makama_Oyelude" title="Hameed Adekunle Makama Oyelude">Hameed Adekunle Makama Oyelude</a> - Tegbosun III popularly known as Olowu of Kuta<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gboyega_Oyetola" title="Gboyega Oyetola">Gboyega Oyetola</a> - Former Governor of Osun State</li> <li>Prince <a href="/wiki/Olagunsoye_Oyinlola" title="Olagunsoye Oyinlola">Olagunsoye Oyinlola</a> – former Governor of Osun State and former Military Governor of <a href="/wiki/Lagos_State" title="Lagos State">Lagos State</a><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics">Politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osun_State&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The state government is led by a democratically elected governor who works closely with members of the state's house of assembly. The capital city of the state is <a href="/wiki/Osogbo" title="Osogbo">Osogbo</a><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Electoral_System">Electoral System</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osun_State&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Electoral System"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The electoral system of each state is selected using a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two -third of the State local government Areas. If no candidate passes threshold, a second round will be held between the top candidate and the next candidate to have received a plurality of votes in the highest number of local government Areas.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osun_State&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Osun_State" title="List of governors of Osun State">List of governors of Osun State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osun_Health_Insurance_Scheme_(O%27HIS)" class="mw-redirect" title="Osun Health Insurance Scheme (O'HIS)">Osun Health Insurance Scheme (O'HIS)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osun_State&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-PHC_Tables-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-PHC_Tables_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171010054745/http://population.gov.ng/core-activities/surveys/dataset/2006-phc-priority-tables/">"2006 PHC Priority Tables – NATIONAL POPULATION COMMISSION"</a>. <i>population.gov.ng</i>. 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