Ogun State

{{Short description|State of Nigeria}}
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'''Ogun State''' is a [[states of Nigeria|state]] in southwestern [[Nigeria]]. As a Nigerian state, Ogun is the second most industrialised state after Lagos, with a focus on metal processing. It has good road and rail connections to the [[Apapa|harbours in Lagos]] and [[Lekki Port|Lekki]]. [[Wole Soyinka]], winner of the [[Nobel Prize for Literature]] 1986, lives in Ogun.

[[Abeokuta]] is both Ogun State's capital and most populous city; other important cities in the state include [[Ijebu-Ode]], the capital of the [[Ijebu Kingdom]], and [[Sagamu]], Nigeria's leading [[kola nut]] grower.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ogun {{!}} state, Nigeria|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Ogun-state-Nigeria|access-date=2021-09-23|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> Ogun state is covered predominantly by rain forest and has wooden savanna in the northwest.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Aderoju|first=Michael Atilade|date=2015|title=Impact of kolanuts trade on socio-economic development of Sagamu, 1910-1970|url=https://www.ajol.info/index.php/njeh/article/view/155336|journal=Nigerian Journal of Economic History|language=en|volume=13|pages=167–188}}</ref> Ogun State had a total population of 3,751,140 residents as of 2006,<ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=Ogun State|url=https://ogunsmartcity.com/ogun-state/|website=Ogun Smart City|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref> making Ogun State the 16th most populated state in Nigeria.<ref>{{cite web |date=2011-05-19 |title=National Results |url=http://www.population.gov.ng/files/nationafinal.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519235026/http://www.population.gov.ng/files/nationafinal.pdf |archive-date=19 May 2011 |access-date=2021-12-10 |website=}}</ref> In terms of landmass, Ogun State is the [[List of Nigerian states by area|24th largest State in Nigeria with land area]] of 16,762 kilometer square.<ref>{{cite web|date=2013-01-05|title=World Gazetteer: Nigeria - administrative divisions (per geographical...|url=http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1133987757&men=gadm&lng=en&gln=xx&dat=32&geo=-158&srt=pnan&col=aohdq&srt=apnn|access-date=2021-12-10|website=archive.ph|archive-date=2013-01-05|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105064307/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1133987757&men=gadm&lng=en&gln=xx&dat=32&geo=-158&srt=pnan&col=aohdq&srt=apnn|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Ogun State is predominantly [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]],<ref>{{cite web|title=OGUN STATE|url=https://www.ogunstate.gov.ng/ogun-state/|access-date=2021-03-07|website=Ogun State Government Official Website|language=en-US}}</ref> with the [[Yoruba language]] serving as the [[lingua franca]] of the state. The dominant religions in Ogun State are Islam and Christianity although a certain amount of traditional religion is still practiced.<ref>{{cite web|last=Oludare|first=Ishola|date=2021-08-15|title=Declare public holiday for Ifa festival like Muslims, Christians – Traditionalists tell Abiodun|url=https://dailypost.ng/2021/08/15/declare-public-holiday-for-ifa-festival-like-muslims-christians-traditionalists-tell-abiodun/|access-date=2021-12-08|website=Daily Post Nigeria|language=en-US}}</ref> Ogun State is noted for being the almost exclusive site of [[Ofada rice]] production. Ogun is also home to many icons in Nigeria in particular and Africa in general.

== Governor ==
The current governor is [[Prince Dapo Abiodun]], A member of the [[All Progressives Congress]], who heads the [[Executive Council of Ogun State]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Executives|url=http://ogunstate.gov.ng/the-executives/|website=Ogun State Government Official Website|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-24|archive-date=2020-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922103032/http://ogunstate.gov.ng/the-executives/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On Wednesday May 29, 2019, Abiodun was sworn in as the fifth governor of Ogun State at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Kuto, Abeokuta.<ref>{{cite web|date=2019-05-29|title=Abiodun takes oath of office as Ogun. In 2023, he was re-elected for a second term of office. Gov|url=https://punchng.com/breaking-abiodun-takes-oath-of-office-as-ogun-gov/|access-date=2022-02-04|website=Punch Newspapers|language=en-US}}</ref> He was re-elected for a second term of office in March 2023.

==Local government areas==
{{See also|List of Ogun State local government areas by area}}

== Politics ==
The State government is led by a democratically elected governor who works closely with members of the state's house of assembly. The capital city of the state is Abeokuta.<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>

== Geography ==
Ogun State borders the Republic of [[Benin]] to the west for about 185&nbsp;km, [[Oyo State]] and [[Osun State]] (for 84&nbsp;km) to the north, [[Ondo State]] to the east, [[Lagos State]] to the south for about 283&nbsp;km, and has 16&nbsp;km of coastline on the Bight of Benin to the south, interrupted by Araromi Beach exclave of Ondo State.

=== Climate ===
Ogun has a Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate. The city's yearly temperature is 29.34&nbsp;°C (84.81&nbsp;°F) and it is -0.12% lower than Nigeria's averages. Ogun typically receives about 141.58 millimeters (5.57 inches) of precipitation and has 224.18 rainy days (61.42% of the time) annually.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ogun, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Weather Averages and Historical Data |url=https://tcktcktck.org/nigeria/ogun |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=tcktcktck.org}}</ref>

=== Major rivers ===
* [[Ogun River]]
* [[Yewa River]]

==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:

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* [[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).

== History ==
In pre-colonial times, today's Ogun belonged to the [[Oyo Empire|kingdom of Oyo]], which sank into [[civil war]] around 1800. South of Ogun, on the tiny island of [[Lagos]], the British had a naval base near which the town of the same name grew rapidly.

Until the [[Berlin Conference|Berlin Congo Conference]] in 1885, Great Britain had focussed on a few strategically placed bases for its merchant fleet and navy, such as Lagos and [[Calabar]], and was not interested in the communities developing there.

After the European colonial powers had staked out their spheres of interest 1885 in [[Berlin]] (these were only valid if another power had not previously brought the area in question under its control) the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]] quickly expanded thusly its territory in the assigned Niger region. The British attack on the Kingdom of Oyo in 1891 was the first step, the [[History of Nigeria#The punitive expedition to the Kingdom of Benin in 1897|punitive expedition against Benin]] 1896 the second. Today's Ogun became part of the "Protectorate of Lagos" (as opposed to the [[Colony of Lagos|''Colony'' of Lagos]]; the border between these two is identical to the modern border between [[Lagos State]] and Ogun State - inhabitants of a colony were treated as fully entitled subjects of the British crown, those in protectorates not) in 1893 and later of the "Protectorate of Yorubaland", in 1906 of the "Protectorate of Southern Nigeria" and in 1914 of the whole of Nigeria. In 1899, it received a railway connection to Lagos, the "Boat Express" ran through Ogun to [[Apapa]] and thus connected the region with the wider world. In 1899, it was several years earlier in this than other regions in West and Central Africa that were not connected to the coast.

In the 1930s, Ogun was a centre of the [[Abeokuta Women's Revolt|Nigerian women's movement]] under the leadership of [[Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti]] ([[Fela Kuti|Fela Kuti's]] mother). Democracy in colonial Nigeria after 1922 only existed in Lagos and Calabar; Nigerians could not participate politically elsewhere (see [[History of Nigeria#Governor Clifford, the Clifford Constitution|here]]).

During the 1940s, food was strictly rationed in Nigeria. The transport of food from the more agrarian Ogun to the hungry metropolis of Lagos was severely penalised (Pullen Scheme, see [[History of Nigeria#Rationing, price control, agricultural damage, education offensive|here]]).

In the first elections in Ogun, 1954, the semi-socialist "Action Group" (AG) under [[Obafemi Awolowo|Ọbáfẹ́mi Awólọ́wọ̀]] became the strongest party in the Western Region, to which Ogun also belonged.

After independence in 1960, the [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] region, and Ogun in particular, was engulfed in conflict between the [[Obafemi Awolowo|Ọbáfẹ́mi Awólọ́wọ̀]] and [[Ladoke Akintola|Samuel Ládòkè Akíntọ́lá]] fractions of the AG party ("Operation Wetie", see [[History of Nigeria#Independence, First Republic (1960/1963 - 1966)|here]]). In July 1966, the then ruler of Nigeria, [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi|Johnson Agulyi-Ironsi]], was assassinated in [[Abeokuta]] in the second coup of the year, which was the prelude to the [[Nigerian Civil War|Biafra War]].

The state was formed on 3 February 1976 from part of the former "Western" state.

==Educational facilities==
Ogun state has three federal secondary schools; Federal Government Girls' College, Sagamu <ref>{{cite web|title=Federal Government Girls College, Sagamu {{!}} School Website|url=https://www.fggcsagamu.org.ng/|website=www.fggcsagamu.org.ng|access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref> and [[Federal Government College, Odogbolu]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Federal Government College, Odogbolu {{!}} School Website|url=https://fgcodogbolu.com.ng/|website=fgcodogbolu.com.ng|access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref> and Federal Science and Technical College, Ijebu-Imushin.<ref>{{cite web|title=Federal Science And Technical College, Ijebu Imushin {{!}} School Website|url=https://fstcijebuimusin.com/|website=fstcijebuimusin.com|access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref>

Ogun state has one Federal University; the [[Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta|Federal University of Agriculture]], Abeokuta (FUNAAB<ref>{{cite web|url=https://unaab.edu.ng/|title=Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, teaching, learning, research|access-date=Aug 6, 2020}}</ref>) and one Federal college of education, FCE Osiele (both at Odeda Local government area), one state government college of education, named after the late Nigerian educationist of international repute Augustus Taiwo Solarin in 1994 as Tai Solarin College of Education (TASCE<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tasce.edu.ng/|title=:::TASCE|website=tasce.edu.ng|access-date=Aug 6, 2020}}</ref>), (formerly known as Ogun State College of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, one Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro). One is named after late Nigerian business mogul and winner of June 12, 1993 election, Basorun Moshood Kasimawo Olawale Abiola as [[Moshood Abiola Polytechnic]] (MAPOLY<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mapoly.edu.ng/web/|title=Moshood Abiola Polytechnic|access-date=Aug 6, 2020}}</ref>), formerly known as Ogun State Polytechnic, Ojere, Abeokuta, Another Gateway Polytechnic Saapade,<ref name="net.nbte.gov.ng">{{cite web|title=List of NBTE approved State government owned Polytechnics in Nigeria|url=https://net.nbte.gov.ng/state%20polytechnics|website=NBTE portal}}</ref> Remo (GAPOSA), Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic<ref name="net.nbte.gov.ng"/> Ijebu-Igbo (Aapoly) (formerly known as 'The Polytechnic Ijebu-Igbo) it was name after [[Abraham Adesanya|Chief Abraham Aderibigbe Adesanya]] who was a Nigerian politician, lawyer and activist.

Two state government universities: [[Olabisi Onabanjo University]], [[Ago Iwoye]] (formerly known as Ogun State University), and the [[Tai Solarin University of Education]] (TASUED<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tasued.edu.ng/|title=Tai Solarin University of Education {{pipe}} The Premier University of Education|website=tasued.edu.ng|access-date=Aug 6, 2020}}</ref>) [[Ijebu Ode]].<ref name="auto" />

Ogun State has a total of nine registered [[University|universities]], the highest of any state in Nigeria. It has five [[Private university|private universities]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ogun State|url=https://ogunsmartcity.com/ogun-state/|access-date=2022-02-25|website=Ogun Smart City|language=en-US}}</ref> Amongst which are [[Chrisland University]], [[Hallmark University]] in Ijebu-itele, Abeokuta [[Bells University of Technology]] in [[Ota, Ogun|Ota]],  [[Covenant University]] and [[Babcock University]] in Ilisan-Remo, which was the first private university in the country.<ref name="auto"/>

The state has two major government hospitals: the [[Federal Medical Center, Abeokuta|Federal Medical Center]] at Abeokuta, and the [[Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital]] in [[Sagamu]]. The [[National Youth Service Corps]] ([[National Youth Service Corps|NYSC]]) Permanent Orientation Camp is located at Sagamu Local Government area of the state.<ref name="auto"/>

Ogun state Government has  begin the itele road today<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mindat.org |url=https://www.mindat.org/feature-2337031.html |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=www.mindat.org}}</ref>

==Tertiary institutions==
{{see also|List of tertiary institutions in Ogun State}}
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[[File:Moshood Abiola Polytechnic entrance gate, Abeokuta, Ogun state.jpg|thumb|Moshood Abiola Polytechnic entrance gate, Abeokuta, Ogun state]]
*[[Babcock University]], Ilisan Remo
* [[Bells University of Technology]], Ota
* [[Chrisland University]], Abeokuta <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chrislanduniversity.edu.ng/|title=Home - Chrisland University|website=www.chrislandtuniversity.edu.ng}}</ref>
* [[Christopher University]], Lagos Ibadan ExpressWay Makun, Sagamu
* [[Covenant University]], Ota  <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/|title=Home - Covenant University|website=www.covenantuniversity.edu.ng}}</ref>
* [[Crawford University]], Igbesa
* [[Crescent University]], [[Abeokuta]]
* [[Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro]]
* [[Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta]]
*[[Hallmark University, Ijebu-Itele|Hallmark University, Ijebu Itele]]
* [[McPherson University]], Seriki-Sotayo <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcu-edu.ng/|title=McPherson University|date=Jul 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715005117/http://www.mcu-edu.ng/|access-date=Aug 6, 2020|archive-date=2014-07-15}}</ref>
* [[Moshood Abiola Polytechnic]], Ojere
* [[Mountain Top University]], Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
* [[National Open University of Nigeria]], Kobape, [[Abeokuta]]
* [[Ogun State College of Health Technology]], Ilese, [[Ijebu Ode]]
* [[Olabisi Onabanjo University]], [[Ago Iwoye]]
* [[Tai Solarin University of Education]], Ijagun, [[Ijebu Ode|Ijebu-Ode]]

===Think tanks===
*[[African Centre for Development and Strategic Studies]] (ACDESS)

== Economy ==
The state is [[List of Nigerian states by poverty rate|one of the richest and most developed areas in Nigeria]] and has one of the lowest incidences of [[extreme poverty]] (around 5% of the population against a national average of 31%) according to [[World Bank]] data from 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geospatial Poverty Portal: Interactive Maps |url=https://pipmaps.worldbank.org/en/data/datatopics/poverty-portal/poverty-interactivemap |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=World Bank |language=en}}</ref>

Nicknamed the "''Gateway to Nigeria''", the state is notable for having a high concentration of industrial Estates and being a major manufacturing hub in Nigeria. Major factories in Ogun include the [[Dangote Cement]] factory in Ibese,<ref>{{cite web |title=Ibese Cement Plant - Dangote Cement |url=http://dangote.com/cement/ibese.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611065332/http://dangote.com/cement/ibese.html |archive-date=11 June 2016 |access-date=28 May 2017 |website=dangote.com}}</ref> [[Nestle Nigeria|Nestle]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Nestlé Flowergate Factory, Ogun |url=http://www.foodprocessing-technology.com/projects/nestleflowergatefact/ |access-date=28 May 2017 |website=Food Processing Technology}}</ref> [[Lafarge (company)|Lafarge Cement factory]] in [[Ewekoro]], Memmcol in Orimerunmu,<ref>{{cite web |title=Electricity Meter Manufacturing Company |url=https://www.memmcol.com/ |access-date=Aug 6, 2020 |website=www.memmcol.com}}</ref> Coleman Cables in [[Sagamu]] and [[Arepo, Nigeria|Arepo]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Coleman Wires and Cables |url=http://www.colemancables.com/contact/ |access-date=28 May 2017 |website=www.colemancables.com}}</ref> [[Procter & Gamble]] in [[Ado-Odo/Ota|Agbara]],<ref>{{cite web |title=P&G in Nigeria |url=https://www.pgcareers.com/location-Nigeria |access-date=2020-05-24 |website=www.pgcareers.com |language=en}}</ref> amongst others.

=== Primary sector ===
Mining and agriculture are among the most important economic sectors in Ogun. [[Limestone]], [[chalk]], [[phosphate]] and [[gravel]] are mined and [[grain]], [[rice]], [[maize]], [[cassava]], [[Yam (vegetable)|yams]], [[banana]]s, [[Cocoa bean|cocoa]], [[kola nut]]s, [[rubber]], [[palm oil]] and [[palm kernel]]s are harvested. The state is the largest producer of kolanut in Nigeria.

=== Secondary sector, metal processing ===
[[File:Ara-mk.-iii-mrap.jpg|thumb|Proforce [[MRAP]] vehicle]]
Ogún is also the name of the god ([[Orisha]]) for metalworking in the local Yoruba nature religion, similar to the Greek [[Hephaestus]] or the Roman god [[Vulcan (mythology)|Vulcan]] (since the ancient world had trade relations with present-day Nigeria, this may not be entirely coincidental). The state lives up to this name by being the Nigerian centre for metalworking. Here are two examples:

* ''Proforce'' manufactures armoured vehicles in Ode-Remo (25&nbsp;km from Lagos), which are also sold to Europe.<ref>{{Citation |title=Nigeria's Proforce to Supply Armored Vehicles to Belarus |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UsIxh0h9tg |access-date=2024-02-26 |language=en}}</ref> Since 2008, the company has expanded its product range and also produces drones for the security sector.<ref>{{Citation |title=Profroce Puts Nigeria On World Map Through Manufacturing Of Quality Military Hardware |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiviBEXfE-4 |access-date=2024-02-26 |language=en}}</ref>
* The ''wagon assembly plant'' in [[Kajola]] is the only plant in West Africa that manufactures, maintains and repairs railway vehicles.<ref>{{Citation |title=FG Commissions Kajola Wagon Assembly Plant In Ogun State |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7WbNm9ArRM |access-date=2024-02-26 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Anagor-Ewuzie |first=Amaka |date=2023-05-23 |title=Nigeria's first wagon assembly plant to produce 500 yearly |url=https://businessday.ng/transport/article/nigerias-first-wagon-assembly-plant-to-produce-500-yearly/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Businessday NG |language=en-US}}</ref>
[[File:Kajola-assembly-plant-Ifo-Junction-Ogun-gbr.jpg|thumb|Kajola wagon assembly plant, Ifo Junction, Ogun]]
Ogun also produces [[timber]], ceramic products, bicycle tyres, carpets, adhesives and other products.

== Transportation ==
Ogun benefits from its proximity to the metropolis of [[Lagos]] and the new [[Lekki Port|deep-sea harbour]] and the new [[Dangote Refinery|Dangote refinery]] in Lekki (as of 2024). The planned airport Lagos-Epe will be located next to the border to the state of Ogun.

=== Railways ===

==== Nigerian Railway Company ====
Ogun benefits from the Lagos-[[Abeokuta]]-[[Ibadan]] standard rail link since 2021.

The planned ''Apapa-Kajola Express'' will connect the centre of the state with the Lagos port.<ref>{{Citation |title=Nigerian Railway Introduces New Express Train |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b58PXXT2dfY |access-date=2024-02-26 |language=en}}</ref>

Abeokuta also is connected with Lagos by 77&nbsp;km of the [[Nigerian Railways|Western Railway]] (built in 1899), which still is used for freight trains.

==== Lagos Mass Transit (Lamata) ====
The terminus of the "Red Line" of the Lagos suburban railway is located in Agbado, which is part of the Lagos agglomeration but belongs to the state of Ogun in administrative terms. This is why the trains and carriages of Lagos State will be parked, cleaned and maintained in Ogun.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lagos Redline Metro – First metro infrastructure limited |url=https://first-metro.com/lagos-redline-metro/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Roads ===
Federal Highways are: 
* [[A1 highway (Nigeria)|A1]] north from Lagos as part of the [[African Unity Road]] TAH2 [[Trans-African Highway network|Trans-African Highway]] 2, 
* E1 [[Lagos-Ibadan Expressway]] north to Oyo State, 
* [[A5 highway (Nigeria)|A5]] north from Lagos via Abeokuta and east to Oyo State at Omin Adio, 
* [[A121 highway (Nigeria)|A121]] east from A1 in [[Sagamu]] as the Benin-Sagamu Expressway via Ijebu-Ode to Ondo State at Kajola as part of the [[Trans-African Highway 8|Trans-African 8]] (TAH 8) Lagos-Mombasa Highway. 
Three roads to the Republic of [[Benin]]: 
* the Sango Ota-Idi-Iroko Rd at [[Idiroko]] as part of the Lagos-[[Badagry]]-[[Porto-Novo|Porto Novo]] highway west to RNIE 1, 
* the Oja-Odan Road from Ilaro at Obelle to RN3 in [[Pobè]], 
* F102 west from [[Sagamu]] via Abeokuta to Meko at Idofa to RNIE 4 to [[Kétou, Benin|Kétou]].

Other major roads include:
* the Epe-Ijebu-Ode Rd south from [[Sagamu]] to Lagos State at Agboju, 
* the Iken-Sekungba Rd south from the Awa-Itokin Rd from [[Egbe]] to Lagos State at Omu, 
* the Agbara-Atan Rd south from Atan to Lagos State at Morogbo, 
* the Abeokuta-Igboora-Iseyin Rd north from the Ayetoro Rd at Rounda Roundabout to Oyo State as the Ibara-Orile-Ijeun Rd, 
* the Ibadan-Eruwa Rd west from A5 at Ilugun to Oyo State at Olokemeji, 
* the Ibadan-Ijebu-Ode Rd north from Ilaporu to Oyo State at Mamu, 
* the Ibadan-Ijebu-Igbo Rd northeast from Ilaporu to Oyo State at Olugbuyi.

== Religion ==
[[File:Ogun shrine (2).jpg|thumb|Shrine to the [[Orisha]] (god) of fire and metal works, Ogun]]
Mainly Islam and Christian, some traditional Yoruba animism.

The [[Anglican Province of Lagos]] within the [[Church of Nigeria]] includes the ten Dioceses of [[Anglican Diocese of Awori|Awori]] led by Bishop [[Johnson Akin Atere]] (2009), [[Anglican Diocese of Egba|Egba]] (1976) led by Bishop [[Emmanuel Adekunle]] (2009), [[Egba West]] (2007) led by Bishop [[Samuel Oludele Ogundeji]] (2010), [[Anglican Diocese of Ifo|Ifo]] (2007) led by Bishop [[Nathaniel Oladejo Ogundipe]] (2012), [[Anglican Diocese of Ijebu|Ijebu]] led by Bishop [[Peter Rotimi Oludipe]] (2020), [[Ijebu-North]] led by Bishop [[Solomon Kuponu]] (2005), [[Anglican Diocese of Remo|Remo]] led by Bishop [[Michael Fape]] (2004, Archbishop of Lagos 2016-21), [[Anglican Diocese of Yewa|Yewa]], formerly Egbado led by Bishop [[Michael Adebayo Oluwarohunbi]] (2014), and [[Ijebu-South West]] led by Bishop [[Babatunde Ogunbanwo]] (2009).

179,014 Catholics (2020) in the Dioceses of [http://Diocese%20of%20Abeokuta|of Abeokuta] (1997) with 60 parishes under Bishop [http://Peter%20Kayode%20Odetoyinbo Peter Kayode Odetoyinbo] (2014) and [http://Diocese%20of%20Ijebu-Ode Ijebu-Ode] (1969) with 40 parishes under Bishop [http://Francis%20Obafemi%20Adesina Francis Obafemi Adesina] (2019), both suffragans of the [http://Archdiocese%20of%20Lagos Archdiocese of Lagos].

==Notable religious places==
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* The [[Sungbo's Eredo|Bilikisu Sungbo Shrine]], Oke-Eiri, near Ijebu-Ode. It was declared a part of the [[National Commission for Museums and Monuments|national heritage]] in 1964, and is believed by the Ijebus to be the burial place of the fabled <ref>Sungbo Eredo and Its Ecotourism Values: Sonubi O K (2009)</ref> [[Queen of Sheba]]. It serves as a place of pilgrimage for [[Yoruba mythology|Yoruba traditionalists]], Yoruba Muslims and Yoruba Christians alike.
* The [[Church of the Lord (Aladura)]], [[Ogere Remo]]
* [[Redemption Camp]] (Lagos Ibadan Express Road)
* [[Living Faith Church Worldwide]], (Canaanland, Km. 10, Idiroko Road, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria)

==Notable people==
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*[[Abraham Adesanya]] (1922–2008), politician
*[[Adebayo Adedeji]] (1930–2018), economist
*[[Adebayo Ogunlesi]] (b. 1953), lawyer, investment banker
*[[Adegboyega Dosunmu Amororo II]], film producer, Olowu of Owu kingdom
*[[Adewale Oke Adekola]]
*[[Afolabi Olabimtan]]
*[[Anthony Joshua]]
*[[Babafemi Ogundipe]]
*[[Babatunde Osotimehin]]
*[[Bisi Onasanya]]
*[[Bola Ajibola]]
*[[Bola Kuforiji Olubi]]
*[[Bosun Tijani]] (b. 1977), Entrepreneur 
*[[Olu Oyesanya]]
*[[Cornelius Taiwo]]
*[[Dapo Abiodun]]
*[[David Alaba]], son of George Alaba, a prince of Ogere Remo
*[[Dimeji Bankole]]
*[[Ebenezer Obey]], [[jùjú]] musician
*[[Ernest Shonekan]]
*[[Fela Kuti]] (1938–1997), multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, composer, political activist, Pan-Africanist
*[[Fireboy DML]], singer
*[[Femi Okurounmu]], politician
*[[Fola Adeola]]{{Dubious|Fola Adeola|date=February 2018}}, businessman, politician
*[[Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti]] (1900–1978), educator, women's rights activist
*[[Funke Akindele]] (b. 1977), Actress
*[[Gbenga Daniel]] (b. 1956), politician
*[[Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo]] (1915–2015), businesswoman and politician
*[[Hubert Ogunde]] (1916–1990), actor, playwright, theatre manager and musician
*[[Ibikunle Amosun]] (b. 1958), politician, senator, Governor of Ogun State in 2011–2019
*[[Idowu Sofola]] (1934–1982), jurist, President of the Nigerian Bar Association in 1980–1982
*[[Joseph Adenuga]] (b. 1982), aka Skepta, British musician and record producer
*[[Jubril Martins-Kuye]] (b. 1942), politician
*[[K1 De Ultimate]] (b. 1957), Fuji musician
*[[Kehinde Sofola]] (1924–2007), jurist
*[[Kemi Adeosun]] (b. 1967), former Finance Minister of Nigeria
*[[Kunle Soname]], Entrepreneur, Politician 
*[[Laycon]] (b. 1993), professional name of Olamilekan Moshood Agbeleshe, reality TV personality, rapper, singer and songwriter
*[[Mike Adenuga]]
*[[Moshood Abiola]]
*[[Oba Otudeko]] (b. 1943), businessman
*[[Obafemi Awolowo]] (1909–1987)
*[[Ola Rotimi]]
*[[Olabisi Onabanjo]]
*[[Oladipo Diya]]
*[[Olamide]]
*[[Olawunmi Banjo]]
*[[Olusegun Obasanjo]]
*[[Olusegun Osoba]]
*[[Paul Adefarasin]]
*[[Peter Akinola]]
*[[Salawa Abeni]]
*[[Sara Forbes Bonetta]]
*[[Tai Solarin]] (1922–1994), educator, author, civil rights activist
*[[Thomas Adeoye Lambo]] (1923–2004), scholar, administrator, psychiatrist, Deputy Director General of the World Health Organization
*[[Tomi Favored]], gospel artiste 
*[[Tunde Bakare]] (b. 1954), Prophetic-Apostolic Pastor, politician
*[[Tunji Olurin]] (b. 1944), retired general
*[[Wole Soyinka]] (b. 1934), 1986 The Nobel Prize for Literature laureate
*[[Yemi Osinbajo]] (b. 1957), politician, lawyer{{Div col end}}
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== Tourist centers in Ogun state ==
* [[Olumo Rock]]
* [[Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library]]

==Mineral resources in Ogun State==
The following are the mineral resources in Ogun State:<ref>{{cite web|title=Natural Resources – Welcome To The Embassy of Nigeria|url=https://nigerianembassythehague.nl/about-nigeria/natural-resources/|access-date=2021-12-19|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Clay]]
*[[Limestone]] and [[Phosphate]]
*[[Bitumen]]
*[[Kaolinite|Kaolin]]
*[[Gemstone]]
*[[Feldspar]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* *{{Official website|https://www.ogunstate.gov.ng/}}
*Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic, Ijebu-Igbo,https://aapoly.edu.ng/
* [http://www.mercylandschools-ng.com/ Mercyland International Schools Homepage]
*Gateway Polytechnic, Saapade, Remo https://gaposa.edu.ng
*List of NBTE approved State government owned Polytechnics in Nigeria [https://net.nbte.gov.ng/state%20polytechnics]
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