Ekiti, Kwara

Ekiti, Kwara
LGA
Country	Nigeria
State	Kwara State
Local Government Headquarters	Araromi-Opin
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)

Ekiti is a Local Government Area in Kwara State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Araromi Opin.

It has an area of 480 km² and a population of 54,850 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 252.^[1]

Among other communities in Ekiti are: Aare-Opin, Isolo-Opin, Isare-Opin, Osi, Ikerin-Opin, Oke-Opin, Epe-Opin, Owaatun-Opin, Etan, Obbo-Aiyegunle, Obbo-Ile, Eruku, Ajuba, Isapa, Ejiu, and so on.

The present Ekiti Local Government headquarter was never a known community in OPIN LAND, but a compound from Isolo-Opin.  This became a legal tussle and various communal unrest when the local government was created. 

A land mark judgment later declare Isolo-Opin as entitle to be the headquarter and not Araromi Opin.

One of the credence to this judgment is the fact that there are 12 Opins, who are children of a father and Araromi was never among them.

It has become difficult to effect name changes because of political issues and legislative processes.

Kwara State capital: Ilorin Governors David Bamigboye (1967–1975) Ibrahim Taiwo (1975–1976) George Agbazika Innih (1976–1978) Sunday Ifere (1978–1979) Adamu Atta (1979–1983) Cornelius Adebayo (1983–1983) Salaudeen Latinwo (1984–1985) Mohammed Ndatsu Umaru (1985–1987) Ahmed Abdullahi (1987–1988) Ibrahim Alkali (1988–1989) Alwali Kazir (1989–1992) Shaaba Lafiaji (1992–1993) Mustapha Ismail (1993–1994) Baba Adamu Iyam (1994–1996) Peter Ogar (1996–1998) Rasheed Shekoni (1998–1999) Mohammed Lawal (1999–2003) Bukola Saraki (2003–2011) Abdulfatah Ahmed (2011–present) LGAs Asa Baruten Edu Ekiti Ifelodun Ilorin East Ilorin South Ilorin West Irepodun Isin Kaiama Moro Offa Oke Ero Oyun Pategi Cities Ilorin Jebba Offa Omu Aran Towns Ajasse Ipo Amoyo Aran-Orin Babaloma Edidi Esiẹ Elerinjare Ganmo Idofian Igbaja Ijara-Isin Ilala Isanlu Isin Jimba Oja Kabba Dongari Kaiama Oke-Onigbin Omupo Share