Western State
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This article is about the former state in Nigeria. For the college, see Western State College of Colorado.
This article is about the former state in Nigeria. For the university, see Western State University College of Law.
The former Western State of Nigeria was formed in 1967 when the Western Region was subdivided into the states of Lagos and Western State. Its capital was Ibadan, which was the capital of the old region.
In 1976 the state was subdivided into three new states, Ogun, Ondo and Oyo.
[edit] Western State Governors
- Robert Adeyinka Adebayo (28 May 1967 – 1 April 1971)
- Christopher Rotimi (1 April 1971 – July 1975)
- Akintunde Aduwo (July 1975 – March 1976)