Okitipupa
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Okitipupa
Òde ìdèpé | |
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National language | Yorùbá |
Ùkálẹ̀ | |
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Total population | |
> 750,000 (2016) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
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Okitipupa is a in
Ìkálè or Old Ìkálè is part of the
Name
"Okitipupa" town was historically known as Ode-Idepe and is still called as such by many of the town's native inhabitants. The newer name "Okitipupa" owes its meaning to the relative elevation of the town. Migration of people to the virgin area and the red colour of the soil (Pupa in Ikale/Yoruba). Okitipupa is derived from the Ikale (Yoruba) words; Okiti (hilly) and Pupa (red) which became a name used by people travelling from other communities to trade in the central market of the town of Idepe. Today, the |inhabitants use the names of Okitipupa and Idepe interchangeably.
Okitipupa has always been the central town for the inhabitants of Ondo South senatorial district of Ondo state, comprising; Okitipupa,
Natives of Okitipupa are predominantly employed in agriculture. The major cash crops are Oil-palm, Rubber and Cassava. They also cultivate
It has a market that has been a major shopping center for traders from all
History
In about 1502, there was a development in
The two male children grew up in the palace. The Oba foresaw problems as to who was to ascend to the throne after him. He advised the elder male child to go across Owena River to establish his own kingdom. Abodi left with some chiefs in Benin and came to the western side of the Owena. He first settled at Arogbo–Ile. While leaving the place, he asked Larogbo to take charge of Arogbo–Ile. He proceeded to Irele and settled there for a while. This first Abodi is called Abodi Jabado. He reigned for a long period before joining his ancestors. His son, called Tufewa, reigned after him. People that were with the Abodi were called Abodi people. The settlement of Abodi in each of the places he settled was called Ikoya. Tufewa went to Ile–Ife to learn the art of governance because he had not learnt the intricacies of palace administration in Benin.
It was also recorded that Esigie sent him to Ooni in Ile–Ife. He was there for three years. At the end of his third year, the Ooni gave Abodi benedictions. He made him to kneel down in a circle marked with white chalk and asked him to carry out these rites in his kingdom/Domain. Abodi came home with this chalk. This led to the use of white chalk (Efun) which is used to make inscriptions or marks on the ground (meaning) Ikale. That is what we bear today. Without prejudice to anybody, some people say we covered the land “a ka ile yi”. While some people claimed that a man was living beside the Owena River named Aale, and so his village was called Aale. From the three schools of thought, we presume that the act of using a white chalk to make an inscription on the ground to mean Ikale is the most acceptable. The Chiefs that accompanied him from Benin and those that joined him later were given districts to administer. These chiefs were called Olojas. They were given recognitions as Obas in 1979. meanwhile, Abodi gave them titles and they were responsible to him. Today, to a large extent they are autonomous in the administration of their areas. There is no time that the Ikales are nine or their rulers were nine. But the idea of Ikale mehan came during the colonial era. The reasons were best known to the colonial masters. Ajagba, Ujosun and Akotogbo were administered by Benin confederation. Two reasons were advanced for carving out the three: (i) They spoke Benin language (ii) They were too distant from Ikoya administration. One needs to say that if the colonial masters had understood the origin of the Ikales, they would not have carved out these three areas and put them under Benin Administration.
Originally, there was; Larogbo of Akotogbo; Oluhogbo of Ujosun, Ahaba of Ajagba, Laragunsin of Iyansan, Odogbo of Omi, Olofun of Irele, Halu/Lapoki of Ode-Aye, Jagun of Idepe, Obagberume of Igbodigo, Lumure of Ayeka, Orungberuwa of Erinje, Olura of Igbinsin Oloto, Rebuja of Osooro, and Onipe of Ubu.
Some of the rulers mentioned above are offsprings of other royal fathers. For example, Jagun is an offspring of Larogbo, Rebuja is an offspring of Lumure. Due to lack of contact, Onipe was lost to Ijebu area. Today, in addition to the aforementioned Obas, we have: Norogun of Ayede, Olu of Igodan, Majuwa of Morubodo Kingdom, and Orofun of Iju – Odo. Ikoya is very important in the history of Ikale development. Abodi Jabado was asked to move out and found his kingdom. Esigie gave Abodi all the paraphernalia of office. Sword (Uda) was left out. Oba Esigie was confused with whom to give; either Oba Abodi or Orogbua. Oba Esigie then called his palace chiefs to consider whom to be given the sword. The palace chiefs made two of them to contest for the "Uda". The sword was thrown up for them to catch. In the process, Abodi gripped the handle while Orogbua held the blade. Orogbua's hand was cut and Abodi won the contest and had the "Uda". Oba Esigie told Abodi to use the sword to ward off attacks, aggressions and insults. In other words, the uda was given to Abodi to ward off enemies (ki o fi ko iya) To confirm this, Abodi is the only Oba that bears the appellation, "Ogun Olugba uda…" Anywhere Abodi settles is called Ikoya. He settled in Atijere, Ode, Lagos, etc. It was Abodi Kugbayigbe who came to found the present Ikoya. Ikoya is a shifting settlement along with its civilization, culture, custom, ethics and norms.
In those days, there was a lot of human sacrifice. Only the relations of Abodi were spared. Strangers were used for these sacrifices. This made them move from Ikoya Kingdom because that time, to stay at Ikoya was between life and death. The Ikales because of their good administration, their neighbours feared them. There were two events when we had clashes. Alake wanted to override Onipe. Onipe called on Abodi and the force of Alake was forced to retreat. It was not directly between Alake and Ikale. It was later that Alake discovered that Abodi assisted Onipe but Abodi had already moved away from there. Ondos and Ikales fought wars though not with the entire Ikale but with some districts like Aye, Irele having boundaries with them. In each of these wars, Ikales always emerged victorious because the entire Ikale fought as a unit.
In one of the wars, the Ondo warriors were decisively rooted which led to the immediate death of the then Osemawe who could not stand the defeat (O si igba). Apart from external wars, Ikales had internal conflicts between Osooro and Idepe and Ayeka. We had no war with the Ilajes, Ijaws, and the Ijebus. The war we had with Larogbo was a very critical one in which Erinje was grossly affected which made them to hide in a place called Aluma. Apart from this, there were no serious wars like Kiriji and others. The present chieftaincy titles practiced in Ikale was brought by Abodi Tufewa when he traveled to Ile – Ife. The first set of Ijama were Ligha, Jomo, Petu, Yasere, Odunwo and Isowa, headed by Lema. They were established in all Ikale areas by the second Abodi. In most Ikale areas today, these six chiefs form the leadership of Ijama. It is not mandatory that you have all of them. In some towns, they are Egharepara. Ijama was banished in 1919 but resuscitated in 1930's because Ijama is the organ of administration. The hierarchical setup is: Oba – Ijama – Ijoye – Omaja.lkale land covered two local government in ondo state and part of Ogun waterside Local government Ogun state. Okitipupa local government. Irele Local government. Ogun waterside Local government.
Foundation
Ikale is one of the several dialects spoken by the Yoruba of Nigeria. The name also refers to the people who speak the dialect. This subgroup is made up of fourteen communities in the southwestern part of Ondo state of Nigeria. They share boundaries with the
While some ikale communities claim direct descent from
However, the genuineness of these migration theory riddles remains to be determined. What is clear that the culture of the ikale and the edo are relatively similar. Moreover, both Ikale and Ilaje oral traditions emphasize their mutual relationship with Ife in their frequent mention of Ife in their music and in their propitiation.
Government of Okitipupa
The Government of Okitipupa is defined and authorized under the
Geography
Ikale occupies a large area along the southwestern part of
List of Oba in Okitipupa Local Government
Oba Title | Name | Seat |
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Abodi Ikoya | Oba Alayeluwa George Babatunde Faduyile, Adegun II | Ikoya |
Jegun Idepe | Oba Michael Adetoye Obatuga | Ode Idepe (Okitipupa) |
Rebuja Osooro | Oba Shedrach Gbadebo Bajowa, Lubokun IV | Osooro |
Halu/Lapoki Ode-Aye | Oba Williams Akinmusayo Akinlade | Ode-Aye |
Orungberuwa Ode-Erinje | Oba Samuel Akinlalu Orimisan, Akinkalu II | Ode-Erinje |
Lumure Ayeka | Oba Frederick Bode Ayelomi | Ayeka |
Olu Igodan-Lisa | Oba Paul Abiodun Akinsola | Igodan-Lisa |
Obagberume Igbodigo | Oba John Ebunola Aiyeku, Akinyomi I | Igbodigo |
Olura Igbinsin-Oloto | Vacant | Igbinsin-Oloto |
Majuwa Moribodo-Ilutitun | Oba Earnest Adeoye Idepefo | Ilutitun Moribodo |
Orofun Iju-Odo | Oba D.T Teniola | Iju-Odo |
Olurowa Irowa | Oba Matthew Akinfolarin | Irowa |
List of Obas in Irele Local Government
Oba Title | Name | Seat |
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Olofun Irele | Vacant | Ode-Irele |
Odogbo Omen | Oba James Temilola Dahunsi | Ode-Omen |
Laarogbo Akotogbo | Vacant | Akotogbo |
Ahaba Ajagba | Oba Thomas Adesayo | Ode-Ajagba |
Laragunshin Iyansan | Vacant | Ode-Iyansan |
Olughogho Iju-Osun | Oba Samuel Oyegbemi | Iju-Osun |
List of Ikale Obas in Odigbo Local Government
Title | Name | Location |
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Oloja Lafe-Lepa | Oloja | Lafe-Lepa |
Oloja Agbabu | Oloja Adegbemiro Adebuwa | Agbabu |
Baale Ayetedo | Baale | Ayetedo |
Baale Batedo | Baale | Batedo |
Education
Colleges and university
There is only one public university within the town limits:| Ondo State University Of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH).
There are numerous additional colleges and universities outside the town limits in the Okitipupa Local Government Area, including the Federal University of Technology(FUTA), Adeyemi College Of Education (ACE) consortium, which includes the most selective liberal arts colleges in the Nigeria, and the Adekunle Ajasin University (AAUA),
Alternative and citywide schools
School name | Students | Est Date | Area | Type |
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Ondo State University Of Science and Technology | 7000 | September 2010 | Okitipupa-Ikale | Public |
Federal University of Technology | 15,000 | December 1981 | Akure | Public |
Adekunle Ajasin University | 20,000 | December 1999 | Akungba-Akoko | Public |
Ondo city polytechnic | N/A | 2017 | Ondo | Private |
Rufus Giwa Polytechnic | N/A | 1979 | Owo | Public |
Achievers University | N/A | 2007 | Owo | Private |
Wesley University of Science and Technology | N/A | May 2007 | Ondo | Private |
Elizade University | N/A | July 2013 | Ilara-Mokin | Private |
Adeyemi College of Education | N/A | 1964 | Ondo | Public |
University of Medical Sciences | N/A | March 2015 | Ondo City | Public |
Public primary schools
- St. John's RCM, Okitipupa
- St. Mary's RCM Okitipupa
- L.A Primary School, Okitipupa
- St. Joseph CAC, Okitipupa
- Caring Heart Mega Primary School, Ayeka, Okitipupa
- Caring Heart Mega Primary School, Ilutitun
- St. Banarbas Anglican School, Ode-Erinje
- Methodist Primary School, Okitipupa
- St. Paul's Anglican Primary School, Okitipupa
- Ebenezer UNA Primary School, Okitipupa
- The Apostolic Primary School, Okitipupa
- Methodist Primary School, Idepe Okitipupa
- St. Edward's RCM Idepe Okitipupa
- St. Mary's C/S Primary School, Okitipupa
- St. Dominic's Mega Ayeka Igbodigo
- St. Raphael's C/S Oke-Igbala
- Methodist Primary School, Araromi Ayeka
- Methodist Primary School, Igodan Lisa
- St. Patrick's RCM, Okunmo
- Methodist Primary School, Ode-Erinje
- St. Joseph RCM, Ode-Erinje
- C.P.S Ode-Igbodigo
- Ansarul Islam Primary School, Okitipupa
- L.A. Primary School, Farm Settlement
- Army Children School I, Okitipupa
- Baptist Day School, Okitipupa
- L.A Practising School, Ode-Aye
- C. P.S Orokin Aye
- St. Christopher Anglican, School, Ode-Aye
- St. Gregory RCM Ode-Aye
- C.A.C Primary School, Ode-Aye
- Baptist Day School, Ode-Aye
- Methodist Primary School, Ode-Aye
- St. Mathias RCM, Ode-Aye
- Methodist Primary School, Okerisa, Aye
- L.A. Primary School Igboluwoye Aye
- L.A. Primary School, Igbo-Odofin
- C.P.S Agbaje, Aye
- L.A. Primary School, Moboro Aye
- L. A. Primary School, Ikoya
- St. Joseph's RCM Ikoya
- St. Paul's Anglican School, Ikoya
- Methodist Primary School, Abusoro Idepe
- L.A Primary School, Igedege
- Methodist Primary School, Igorisa-Aye
- Army Children School II, Okitipupa
- L.A. Primary School, Ilutitun
- Ebenezer Anglican School, Ilutitun
- St. Paul's C/S Primary School, Ilutitun
- St. Peter's Primary School, Ilutitun
- St. Augustine's RCM, School, Ilutitun
- Methodist Primary School, Ilutitun
- C/S Zion Primary School, Ilutitun
- Baptist Day School, Igbotako
- St. Mathew's Anglican School, Oloto
- St. Benedict RCM Igbisin
- C.P.S Oagunte, Ikoya
- C. P. S Eleron, Ilutitun
- ST. John's Anglican, Igbotako
- St. Pius RCM Igbotako
- Methodist Primary School, Igbotako
- Baptist Day School, Igbotako
- St. Stephen's Anglican, Igbotako
- St. Paul's Anglican Erekiti-Luwoye
- L.A Primary School, Ilu-Odo
- St. Paul's Anglican School, Ilu-Odo
- St. Mathew's Anglican School, Ilu-Oke Market
- L.A. Primary School, Sogbon, Igbotako
- L. A. Primary School, Ilado-Market
- St. Paul's Anglican School, Ilado, Olowosusi
- St. Columcille's R.C.M Irowa
- St. Benedict's R.C.M Iwada
- L.A. Primary School, Agbetu
- St. Andrew's Anglican School, Abusoro, Igbotako
- St. Andrew's R.C.M Ijuoke, Market
- L.A. Primary School, Erekiti, Jomo
- L.A. Primary School, Idiobilayo
- L.A. Pry School Ajewole Igbotako
- St. Anthony's R.C.M, Omotoso
- L.A. Primary School, Akinfosile Junction
- C.P.S Mobolorunduro
- C.P.S Wakajaye, Idera
- C.P.S Ayetoro I
- C. P. S Primary School, Adewinle
- C.P.S Ayetoro II
- L.A. Primary School, Okegbe
- C. P. S Idogun Omowole
- Egudu Primary School, Igbodigo
- St. Ezekiel C/S Primary School, Okititpupa
- St. Andrew's R.C.M Ijuoke, Market
Public secondary schools
- Idepe High School, Idepe-Okitipupa
- Igodan Lisa/Okunmo High School, Igodan Lisa
- Manuwa Memorial Grammar School, Iju-Odo
- Moribodo College, Ilutitun-Osooro *Comprehensive High School, Ilutitun Osooro
- Methodist High School,Okitipupa
- Ofedepe Comprehensive High School, okitipupa
- Stella Maris College, okitipupa
- Community High School, Erekiti-Luwoye
- Community Grammar school,Igbotako
- Ayeka Igbodigo High School, igbodigo
- Erinje Grammar School, Ode-Erinje
- Ikoya Grammar School, Ikoya
- Lubokun Comprehensive High School, Igbotako
- Moribodo College, Ilutitun-Osooro
- Omotoso Community Grammar School, Omotoso
- Ogundubuja High School, Okitipupa
- Community High School, Mobolorunduro-Okitipupa
- Ikale High School, Igbisin-Oloto
- Danike High School, Ode-Aye
- Comprehensive High School, Ode-Aye
- Unity Secondary School,Ode-Aye
- Layelu High School, Ode-Aye *Baptist Grammar School, Ode-Aye
Private secondary schools
- Ultimate International High School, Ode-Aye
- Victory High School, Ilutitun, Osooro
- Deal Prospects High School, Okitipupa
- Success Secondary School, Okitipupa
- Trinity College, Olorintedo
- Saint Josiah's College, Okitipupa
- Christ Unity High School, Ode-Aye, Okitipupa
- Emmanuel Royal College, Okitipupa
- Esther-Kawe Secondary School, Okitipupa
- Wisdom Assembly College, Ode-Ayeka
- Atoyebi Memorial Secondary School, Wakajaye, Okitipupa
- Ibukun olu C.A.C secondary school, okitipua
- Corner Stone Girls’ College, Okitipupa
- Mercuri Model Secondary School, Ikoya
- Sarah International College, Okitipupa
- Holy Trinity College, Okitipupa
- St,william secondary school,okitipupa
- Optimum victory college, okitipupa
- Elisiry International High School, Okitipupa
- Goshenland Academy School, Okitipupa
- Compendium Academy,Okitipupa
- Yalamatrix School, Igbodigo, Okitipupa
Military Base
- Okitipupa is home to the 19th Battalion Naquora Barracks.
Okitipupa Council Areas
Opa
- Okitipupa (Opa)
- Ayeka/Igbodigo (Opa)
- Idepe (Opa)
- Igbotako (Oshoro)
- Ilutitun (Oshoro)
- Ijudo (Oshoro)
- Ode aye
- Araromi obu
- Kajala
- Ode Erinje
- Igodan-Lisa/Okumo
- Omotosho
- Ikoya
- Erekiti
- Ode-Erinje
- Erekiti
Areas in Ikale Land
IKALE KINGDOM
- Akinfosile
- Ayeka
- Okunmo
- Ayetedo Aye
- Ayede
- Ayila
- Agbetu
- Araromi Ayeka
- Abusoro Idepe
- Abusoro
- Agbaje Aye
- Agbabu Aye
- Agric
- Batedo Aye
- Ode-Erinje
- Erekiti
- Ikoya-Ikale
- Igodan-Lisa
- Igbotako
- Igbodigo
- Iwada
- Irowa
- Ilu-Titun
- Igodan
- Igorisa-Aye
- Iju-Oke
- Igboluwoye-Aye
- Igbo-Odofin
- Ilado
- Iju-Odo
- Igbinsin
- Idera
- Idiobilayo
- umoboro Aye
- umobi Aye
- Epewi Aye
- oke-Idebi village
- Luwoye
- Igedege
- Idogun Omowole
- Jeremiah
- Okitipupa (Rural)
- Ode-Idepe
- Omotoso
- Oke-Igbala
- Ode-Aye
- Olowosusi
- Orokin Aye
- Olorintedo
- Igbo Odofin Aye
- Oloto
- Ominla
- Mobolorunduro
- Wakajaye
Notable people
- Akintunde Aduwo, former Governor, Western Region and navy vice admiral
- Olusegun Agagu, former Governor of Ondo State
- Oluyemi Joseph Bajowa, former Quartermaster General, Nigerian Army, retired Major General.
- Jimoh Ibrahim, lawyer and business man
References
- ^ "Religions in Okitipupa – PEW-GRF". www.globalreligiousfutures.org.
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on October 7, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.