Ogun State Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Electoral system== The governor of the state is selected using a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two -third of the State local government Areas. If no candidate passes threshold, a second round will be held between the top candidate and the next candidate to have received a plurality of votes in the highest number of local government Areas.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oguntola |first=Tunde |date=2022-09-27 |title=2023: Next President, Govs Must Get Two-thirds Spread, Says INEC |url=https://leadership.ng/2023-next-president-govs-must-get-two-thirds-spread-says-inec/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |language=en-US}}</ref> {{See also|List of villages in Ogun State}} Ogun State consists of twenty [[Local government areas of Nigeria|local government areas]]. They are: {{colbegin|colwidth=10em}} * [[Abeokuta North]] Akọmọjẹ * [[Abeokuta South]] Ake * [[Ado-Odo/Ota]] Ọ̀tà * [[Ewekoro]] Itori * [[Ifo, Ogun State|Ifo]] Ifo * [[Ijebu East]] Ọ̀gbẹ̀rẹ̀ * [[Ijebu North]] Ìjẹ̀bú Igbó * [[Ijebu North East]] Atan * [[Ijebu Ode]] Ìjẹ̀bú-Òde * [[Ikenne]] Ìkẹ́nnẹ́ * [[Imeko Afon]] Imẹkọ * [[Ipokia]] Ipokia * [[Obafemi Owode]] Owódé-Ẹ̀gbá * [[Odogbolu]] Odògbólú * [[Odeda]] Odẹda * [[Ogun Waterside]] Abigi * [[Remo North]] Ìṣarà-Rẹ́mọ * [[Sagamu]]<br />(Shagamu) Ṣàgámù * [[Yewa North]]<br />(formerly Egbado North) Ayetoro * [[Yewa South]]<br />(formerly Egbado South) Ilaro {{colend}} The main ethnic groups in Ogun State are the [[Egba people|Ẹgba]], [[Ijebu people|Ijebu]], Remo, Egbado, [[Awori tribe|Awori]] and the Egun peoples.There are also sub groups like the Ikale, the Ketu, the Ohori and the Anago<ref>{{cite web|date=2017-07-27|title=6 Important Facts about Ogun State You Probably Didn't Know|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/07/6-important-facts-about-ogun-state-you-probably-didnt-know/|access-date=2021-12-06|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}</ref> Ogun State is divided into three senatorial districts: Ogun Central, Ogun East and Ogun West. Ogun Central consists mostly of the Egbas that occupies six local governments: Abeokuta North (Akomoje), Abeokuta south (Ake), Ewekoro (Itori), Ifo (Ifo), Obafemi owode (Owode ẹgba) and Odeda (Odeda). Ogun East consists mostly of the Ijebus and the Remos that occupies 9 local governments: Ijebu East (Ogbẹrẹ), Ijebu North (Ijebu Igbo), Ijebu North East (Attan), Ijebu ode (Ijebu ode), Ikenne (Ikenne remo), Odogbolu (Odogbolu), Ogun waterside (Abigi), Remo North (Ilisan Remo) and Sagamu (Sagamu). Ogun West consists mostly of the Yewas (formerly Egbados) that occupies 5 local governments: Ado odo Ota (Otta), Imeko Afon (Imeko), Ipokia (Ipokia), Yewa North (Ayetoro) and Yewa South (Ilaro). Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page