Ayetoro Gbede

Ayetoro Gbede (Ayetoro-Gbede) chì efewo kì dì onà  Ilorin – Kabba federal highway efì Ijumu, kingdom kpàì local government area efì Kogi state, Nigeria. Ayetoro Gbede defì central Nigeria, approximately 420 kilometers northeast eì Lagos, ìlà chì 315 kilometers kwì Abuja, the nation's capital. Ì chì 21 kilometers kwì Kabba Town. Ì defì Kogi west senatorial district kpàì Kabba/Ijumu federal constituency. Efewo lè chè establish odo ninety-one. Àbo kùmà dì efewo lè chà kì ìchì àbo Okun kpàì Gbede, which is a Yoruba dialect. The current traditional ruler is Oba Sunday Ehindero.

The first house in Ayetoro Gbede was built beside the old market and was owned by the founder, Oba Ajileye Daniel Alaa Bello. Ayetoro is also blessed with cashew seed, cocoa, vegetables, palm wine, and farming influence. The first community high school in Ayetoro gbede was established in September 1979.

 History 
Ayetoro-Gbede was founded in 1927 by Oba Ajileye Daniel Alaa Bello who ruled as the first Oba from 1927 until his death on March 27 1964. Oba Alaa was a Christian and as such, used his influence with the missionaries to found the first church in Ayetoro-Gbede - Church Mission(ary) Society (CMS), where he was the Baba Ijo (Church Patron). Oba Alaa founded the town and persuaded many of the smaller neighboring Gbede settlements to join so they could create a bigger town with better economic opportunities and more effective protection from Slave Raiders (a practice that was prevalent at the time). The town consists of 10 communities and is believed to be the largest in the Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State.

Unlike many other Okun-Yoruba speaking communities, Ayetoro is one of the few towns with no known traditional festivities or deities being worshipped by the people. This is most likely due to the religious beliefs of its people, with Christian origins as well as the Muslim population.

 Notable people 

 Shola Ameobi, an Ayetoro Gbede born English footballer, plays for Newcastle United as a striker.
 Dino Melaye, a former Senator of the Federal Republic representing Kogi west constituency.
 Olushola Akanmode, former deputy Chief-of-Staff to President Olusegun Obasanjo.
 Eniola Bello, Managing Director, ThisDay
 John Obaro, Founder Systemspecs.

 References 

Category:Towns in Nigeria