Ekiti State

**Ekiti State** chi state ka ki de efu ami state ogwu meji nyo mégwéfa ki d’ojane Nigeria, hiọmẹ kpai abo north iba Kwara State, kpai northeast iba Kogi State, kpai south kpai southeast iba Ondo State, kpai ọwọ west iba Osun State.  Ko odu ñwu che-nw  Ekiti people—amí iyanjí chí újo ka Ku ma chi ojile uwewe abo state lẹ—Ekiti State ma du kwo efí ewo Ondo State efu ọdọ 1996 kpai ugbẹta ma che ewo ku ma ado capital as the city of Ado-Ekiti.

edi efu ami states Ki dẹ oji·ane Nigeria, Ekiti che ogwu-egwe nyọ ka largest in area kpai ogwu-egwe, estimated wewe ñw ugbo  3.3 million efu ọdọ 2016. Ekiti State che gberu ef‘eko lowland ki wewe ekiti kpai  Guinean forest–savanna mosaic ki di owo north Ekiti. Ami ela ki di Ekiti state chi   acraeas, mona ókéy, forest buffalo, manyi okõ. . efu ochu eketa efu ọdọ  2022.

Ekiti State Aba’jio abo Ekiti di ojane Ekiti igble, ichi ma chi iyanjí  kpai  Akoko iyanjí subgroup.  (~85%) amone ki di Ekiti state chi ami agbolojo kpai ami akpa chi  10% ami achode la chi 5%.

Efi odo 1800s Ka ki Nigeria n'ujadu efu ọwọ amenfu Ami onu ki chi aboji Ekiti State kwi Oyo Empire, Benin Empire manyí Ekiti state onugo. A kwi odo 1877 ati odo 1893, Confederacy juja ogwu  Kiriji, ene ki chi aboji ogwu le chi   Fabunmi Okemesi kpai ami abo ki bọ ojanẹ Eastern Yoruba groups ma ko bo abo ku ma kwi ane yoruba omune. Abo ku ma juja boma chi abo ojiane Ibadan Kingdom manyu abo Western Yoruba; Abo ki che nwu ma poji ogwu chi a kgmi enefu British ka ku ma colononize ma ti British Southern Nigeria Protectorate, ma la du ma dama kpai British Nigeria efu odo 1914. Ubi ubi ki Nigeria nujadu kwí efu ọwọ amenfu efu odo 1960, ane Ekiti abajio abajio chi  post-independence Western Region a ti odo 1967 ka ku ma gbe ma ku ma mu di Western State.Odo 1976, ma fi  Western State gbe state Ekiti egba le mudi  Ondo State. Alu ki odo ogwu che ma la fi Ekiti state nyi gwefu Ondo State.

Ekiti State chi uche oko ma lo, uche ku ma ko chi  uchu, oscapa, cocoa kpai  abacha.

## Ami Efi ewo

### Local Government Areas
Ami Loca government ki di Ekiti state chi egwefa odu ma la chi; Ado-Ekiti, Oye, Aiyekire (Gbonyin), Efon, Ekiti East, Ekiti South-West, Ekiti West, Emure, Ido-Osi, Ijero, Ikere, Ikole, Ilejemeje, Irepodun/Ifelodun, Ise/Orun, kpai Moba.

### Odu ami Local government chairmen ki di Ekiti Abajio .
1	Ise/Orun: Hon. Olumide Falade 2	Gbonyin: Hon. Sade Akinrinmola 3	Emure: Hon. Oludare Paul Awopetu 4	Ido-Osi: Hon. Chief Ayodeji Arogbodo 5	Oye: Hon. Tayo Ogundare 6	Irepodun/Ifelodun: Hon. Dapo Olagunju 7	Ado-Ekiti: Hon. Deji Ogunsakin 8	Ikere: Hon. Bola Alonge 9	Ekiti South West: Hon. Lanrewaju Omolase 10	Efon: Hon. Bolaji Jeje 11	Ilejemeje: Hon. Ganiyu Bakare 12	Ijero: Hon. Abiodun Dada 13	Ekiti East: Hon. Samuel Adeniyi 14	Ekiti West: Hon. Kolawole Omotunde 15	Moba: Hon. Adeniyi Adebayo 16	Ikole: Hon. Adesola Adeyanju 
thumb|300x300px|Lake in Ekiti State

## Gallery

The_Iworoko_mountain_05.jpg|The Iworoko mountain
Wooden_Walkway_of_Ikogosi_Cold_and_Warm_Spring.jpg|Wooden Walkway of Ikogosi Cold and Warm Spring
Mountain_view_Ilawe_Ekiti,_Ekiti_State.jpg|Mountain view Ilawe Ekiti, Ekiti State
Aramoko-Ekiti_Roundabout,_Aramoko-Ekiti,_Ekiti_state.jpg|Aramoko-Ekiti Roundabout, Aramoko-Ekiti
Araromi Baptist Church, Igede-Ekiti, Ekiti (cropped).jpg|Araromi Baptist Church, Igede-Ekiti
Arinta_Water_Fall,_Ipole_Iloro.jpg|Gate into Arinta Water Fall, Ipole Iloro
Arinta_water_fall.3.jpg|Arinta water fall
Arinta_Waterfall,_Ipole_Iloro3.jpg|Arinta Waterfall
Edu_High_School_Avenue_Sign_Post,_Erio-Ekiti,_Ekiti_State.jpg|Edu High School Avenue Sign Post, Erio-Ekiti
Ekiti Baptist High School, Igede Ekiti, Ekiti State (cropped).jpg|Ekiti Baptist High School, Igede Ekiti
Ekiti_state_internal_revenue_house,_Ado-ekiti2.jpg|Ekiti state internal revenue house, Ado-ekiti
Ekiti_state_local_government_service_commission.2.jpg|Ekiti state local government service commission
Ekiti_state_University_Teaching_Hospital,_Ado-ekiti2.jpg|Ekiti state University Teaching Hospital, Ado-ekiti2.jpg
Ekiti_state_University_Teaching_Hospital,_Ado-ekiti3.jpg|Ekiti state University Teaching Hospital, Ado-ekiti
Erelu_Adebayo_children_home,_Igede-Ekiti,_Ekiti.jpg|Erelu Adebayo children home, Igede-Ekiti
ERI_AYONUGBA_RIVER,_ERIJIYAN-EKITI,_EKITI_STATE_2.jpg|Eri Ayonigba River, Erijiyan-Ekiti
ERI_AYONUGBA_RIVER,_ERIJIYAN-EKITI,_EKITI_STATE55.jpg|Eri Ayonigba River, Erijiyan-Ekiti
Erin-Ayonugba_High_School,_Erijiyan_Ekiti_3.jpg|Erin-Ayonugba High School, Erijiyan Ekiti
Erio-Ekiti_Signpost,_Ekiti_state.jpg|Erio-Ekiti Signpost, Ekiti state
Welcome_to_Ikogosi_ekiti.jpg|Welcome to Ikogosi signpost
Welcome_to_Igede-Ekiti_signboard,_Ekiti_state.jpg|Welcome to Igede-Ekiti sign board
Welcome_to_Efon-Alaye_signboard,_Ekiti_state.jpg|Welcome to Efon-Alaye sign board
St._Paul_Anglican_church._Erijiyan_ekiti.jpg|St. Paul Anglican church, Erijiyan
St._Paul_Anglican_church_odo_ado_ekiti_2.jpg|St. Paul Anglican church odo ado


## Amone Ogogaga

* Niyi Adebayo
* Robert Adeyinka Adebay
* Odunlade Adekola: actor
* Alhaji Abdul Azeez Kolawole Adeyemo 
* Sade Adu 
* Bolaji Aluko
* Gbenga Aluko
* Sam Aluko
* Niniola Apata
* Teniola Apata
* Yinka Ayefele
* Afe Babalola
* Rasak Ojo Bakare 
* Richard Bamisile: .
* Babalola Borishade: 
* Adekunle Fajuyi
* Femi Falana.
* Falz(the son of Femi Falana)
* Olusoji Fasuba
* Kayode Fayemi
* Ayo Fayose
* Zlatan Ibile
* Oluyemi Kayode
* Babafemi Ojudu
* Senator Abiodun Olujimi
* Bamidele Olumilua
* Segun Oni
* Niyi Osundare
* Sola Sobowale
* Tope Tedela
* Puffy Tee: 

S. Banji Akintoye 

## References