Welcome to Current affairs page for Ekiti State — Land of Honour and Integrity.
The state was created on October 1, 1996 by General Sani Abacha. It is located in the South-West region of Nigeria, and there are 16 local governments with the state capital being Ado-Ekiti.
State Capital
The state capital is Ado-Ekiti.
State Slogan
The official state slogan is Land of Honour and Integrity.
Creation Date
The state was created on October 1, 1996.
State Creator
The state was created by General Sani Abacha.
Population
The population is 3,270,798.
Land Area
It has a land area of 6,352 square kilometres.
Number of Local Governments
There are 16 local governments here.
Geopolitical Zone
This state is situated in South-West geopolitical zone.
Current Governor
The current governor of Ekiti state is Dikko Umar Radda.
Current Senators
Below is the list of senators representing the people of Ekiti State in the Nigerian Senate:
- Dandutse Muntari Mohammed
- Sani Daura
- Abdulaziz Musa Yar’Adua
- Adaramodu Adeyemi Raphael
- Fasuyi Cyril Oluwole
- Michael Opeyemi Bamidele
House of Reps. Members
Below is the list of Honourables representing the people of Ekiti State in the Nigerian House of Representatives:
- Balele Aminu
- Yusuf Ahmed Doro
- Lawal Sani
- Salisu Yusuf Majigiri
- Sada Soli Jibiya
- Murtala Usman Banye
- Aminu Ibrahim Kafur
- Mohammad Abubakar Ahmad
- Kusada Ismail Dalha
- Jamilu Muhammed
- Dabai Abdullahi Balarabe
- Chindo Aminu Ahmad
- Balele Aminu
- Aliyu Iliyasu
- Ahmed Aliyu Abdullahi
- Akintunde Rotimi Jr
- Bamisile Olufemi Richard
- Fatoba Olusola Steve Gbadura
- Kolawole Davidson Akinlayo
- Ojuawo Rufus Adeniyi
- Omoleye Abiodun Francis