Osun State of Nigeria

Osun State is an inland state in south-western Nigeria. Its capital is Osogbo. It is bounded in the north by Kwara State, in the east partly by Ekiti State and partly by Ondo State, in the south by Ogun State and in the west by Oyo State. The state's current governor is Olagunsoye Oyinlola, who was elected in 2003 along with his Deputy Governor, Erelu Olusola Obada.

Osun State is home to several of Nigeria's most famous landmarks, including the campus of Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria's pre-eminent institution of higher learning. The university is also located in the ancient town of Ile-Ife, an important early center of political and religious development for Yoruba culture. Other important cities and towns include the ancient kingdom-capitals of Oke-Ila Orangun, Ila Orangun, Ede, and Ilesa.

Osun river in Osogbo, Osun stateThe modern Osun State was created in 1991 from part of the old Oyo State.The state's name is derived from the River Osun, the venerated natural spring that is the manifestation of the Yoruba goddess of the same name.

Governor Oyinlola recently launched and laid the foundation for the groundbreaking of Osun State University with six campuses (Osogbo, Okuku, Ikire, Ejigbo, Ifetedo, and Ipetu-Ijesha) strategically located across the state.The major sub-ethnic groups in Osun State are Ife, Ijesha, Oyo, Ibolo and Igbomina of the Yoruba tribe, although there are also people from other parts of Nigeria. Yoruba and English are the official languages.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS [30]
Atakunmosa East(Iperindo), Atakunmosa West (Osu), Ayedaade (Gbongan), Ayedire (Ile Ogbo), Boluwaduro (Otan-Ayegbaju), Boripe (Iragbiji), Ede North (Oja Timi), Ede South (Ede), Egbedore (Awo), Ejigbo (Ejigbo), Ife Central (Ile-Ife), Ife East (Oke-Ogbo), Ife North (Ipetumodu), Ife South (Ifetedo), Ifedayo (Oke-Ila Orangun), Ifelodun (Ikirun), Ila (Ila Orangun), Ilesa East (Iyemogun), Ilesa West (Ereja Square), Irepodun (Ilobu), Irewole (Ikire), Isokan (Apomu), Iwo (Iwo), Obokun (Ibokun), Odo Otin (Okuku), Ola Oluwa (Bode Osi), Olorunda (Igbonna, Osogbo), Oriade (Ijebu-Jesa), Orolu (Ifon-Osun), Osogbo (Osogbo)

CONSTITUENCIES AND REPRESENTATIIVES
The following are the representatives from Osun State Fedral Constituencies. Click on the names of the representatives to view their picture and profile.