Ikole
Sign in to saveIkole is a Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ikole. The current Chairman of the Local Government is Prince Olominu Sola Ebenezer, who polled a total of 21,228 votes to defeat other candidates in the 2019 local government election in Ekiti State, Nigeria that was organised by the state Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC). He was sworn in alongside other newly elected chairpersons and vice chairpersons for the 16 Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria by Dr. Kayode Fayemi, governor of the state on 31 December 2019. The Local Government
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Ikole
- Settlement.other_name
- Egbeoba
- Settlement.settlement_type
- LGA and town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Watersided Hill of Ikole Town, Ekiti State.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Waterside Hill of Ikole Town.
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- Nigeria
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- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Nigeria
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Ekiti State
- Settlement.leader_title
- Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council
- Settlement.leader_name
- Olominu Sola Ebenezer
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Local Government Secretary
- Settlement.leader_name1
- Ogungbemi Oluwadare Michael
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2006
- Settlement.timezone
- WAT
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- ikole
- Population
- 168436
- Area
- 321
- Elevation
- 1852
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- postal code
- 370
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Ikole is a Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ikole. The current Chairman of the Local Government is Prince Olominu Sola Ebenezer, who polled a total of 21,228 votes to defeat other candidates in the 2019 local government election in Ekiti State, Nigeria that was organised by the state Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC). He was sworn in alongside other newly elected chairpersons and vice chairpersons for the 16 Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria by Dr. Kayode Fayemi, governor of the state on 31 December 2019. The Local Government Chairman is the Head of the Local Government Council, as well as the approving officer for funds disbursement and the Chief Security Officer for the Ikole Local Government Area. Prince Olominu Sola administration has prioritised infrastructural development in the area of boreholes rehabilitation, electricity reconnection of Ara Ekiti, construction of blocks of locks up shops, as well as investment in basic education and grassroots sports development, and urban renewal policies for improved trade and commerce.
It has an area of and a population of 168,436 at the 2006 census.
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