Ẹgba zone of Ogun state
Ogun state was divided into 3 zones (or Senatorial district): Ogun west (Yewa zone), Ogun Central (Ẹgba zone) and Ogun east (Ijebu / Remo zone). Today I will be talking about the Ogun Central (Ẹgba zone): ẸGBA Ogun Central comprises six local government areas in Ogun State: Abeokuta North, Abeokuta South, Ewekoro, Ifo, Obafemi Owode and Odeda local governments. All this 6 local governments are refers to as the Egbas. ABEOKUTA : Abeokuta is the administrative capital of Ogun state. It covered about four (4) local governments (Abeokuta south, Abeokuta North, Part of Obafemi owode and part of Odeda) out of the 6 local governments that the Egbas occupied. HISTORY The Egba group, originally under the Oyo Empire, became independent following the spectacular collapse of Oyo in the first half of the 19th century. Wars with the Dahomey, in which the Egbas were successful partly due to the protection afforded by the Olu...