Gbonyin

Gbonyin
LGA
Country	Nigeria
State	Ekiti State
Capital	Ode-Ekiti
Government
• Type	Democratic Government
• Local Government Chairwoman and the Head of the Local Government Council	Funke Odunlade
• Local Government Secretary	Omoniyi Ebenezer
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)

Aiyekire (or Gbonyin) is a Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria.

The Geographical entity known as Gbonyin Local Government was created in October 1st 1996 out of Ekiti East Local Government having High Chief Zacheaus Adebowale Ofi as the pioneer chairman. Upon the creation of Ekiti State in October 1st 1996, Gbonyin Local Government (officially named Ayekire in the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria) is one of the sixteen Local Government created with the headquarters at Ode Ekiti.

The Local Government is predominantly a homogenous society and carefully populated by Yoruba speaking people of the South West Zone of Nigeria. The Religious of the people are mainly Christian and Islamic religious while a percentage of the people are Traditional religion worshipers.

The Local Government is made up of 8 major towns and several villages. All the towns have recognized traditional rulers (Obas).

The major towns are:

Ode Ekiti
Agbado Ekiti
Imesi Ekiti
Aisegba Ekiti
Egbe Ekiti
Ijan Ekiti
Iluomoba Ekiti
Iro Ekiti.

Villages:

Aba Baale
Aba Jioba
Ugboeku
Oke Afa
Onibedo Camp
Alarierin
Surulere Camp
Aba Oka
Oguniyi
Aba Oka
Isarun Better Life Road
Ilupeju
Imoru Mayegun
The Apostolic Church, Alarudu
Ologoji Farm Settlement
Momo Farm Settlement
Iro Ayeteju; Ijege/Oke Agbani
Iro-Ayeteju/Egbe; Aponyinbo
Odi-Olowo
Apomo
Ese
Sakunmi
Olorunda amongs others.

Population & Geographical Landscape:

The Local Government Council Area was located in the North Eastern part of Ekiti State and covers about 391 kilometer squares. The local government shared territorial boundaries with seven local government viz; Ise/Emure, Ekiti East, Ikole, Irepodun/Ifelodun and Ado Ekiti Local government in Ekiti State, and Akoko-North/West Local government of Ondo State.

The local government council secretariat was located in the East of Ode Ekiti via the Egbe-Isinbode road. According to the 2006 National Population Census figure, the total population of the local government was 147,999; Male: 75,459; Female: 72,734.

Commerce & Industries:

The thriving industries in the local government include Timber/Saw mills, rice processing, Garri processing, Palm oil, Kernel processing, Block making, Bakeries, Furnitures, Petrol Stations, Hotels, Printing Press and Banking.

Furthermore, the youths in the local government area are engaged in motor cycle repair, carpentry, fashion designing, hair dressing, small farm holds and petty trading, commercial motorcycle transportation called Okada etc.

Tourist Attraction:

1. Place of interest in the Local Government include:
2. Little Ose/Ogbe Dam
3. Oloke Rock at Ode
4. Forest Reserve at Egbe
5. Apariko Dam at Aisegba
6. Omi Agbahan at Iluomoba
7. Orisa Gbamo at Agbado
8. Ujilogun at Ijan
Many hotels in the local government.

Education: There are 46 public primary schools, 18 private nursery and primary schools, 12 public secondary schools, 13 private secondary schools in the local government. The public primary schools in the local government are:

public primary schools:
1.  Lower Holy Trinity, Aisegba Ekiti
2.  Upper Holy Trinity, Aisegba Ekiti
3.  St. James Primary School, Imesi Ekiti
4.  St. Paul’s Primary School, Ijan Ekiti
5.  Methodist Primary School, Egbe Ekiti
6.  St. Mary’s Primary School, Ode Ekiti
7.  St. James Primary School, Ijan Ekiti
8.  Methodist Primary School, Ode Ekiti
9.  Lower Emmanuel Primary School, Agbado Ekiti
10. St. Luke Primary School, Iro Ekiti
11. St. Cyprian Primary School, Aisegba Ekiti
12. St. John Primary School, Ode Ekiti
13. St. Michael Primary School, Iluomoba Ekiti
14. St. Paul’s Primary School, Agbado Ekiti
15. St. Peter’s Primary School, Iluomoba
16. Upper Emmanuel Primary School, Agbado Ekiti
17. L. A. Odiolowo, Imesi Ekiti
18. St. Saviour Primary School, iro Ayeteju Ekiti
19. Community primary School, Bolorunduro, Aisegba Ekiti
20. Community Primary School, Ilupeju, Ijan
21. A.U.D. Primary School Agbado ekiti
22. A.U.D. Primary School, Ode Ekiti
23. CAC Primary School, Ausegba Ekiti
24. Community Primary School, Ajebamidele, Iluomoba
25. Community Primary School, Olorunda, Imesi Ekiti
26. St. Francis Primary School, Imesi Ekiti
27. Community Primary School, Iploe Agbado ekiti
28. CAC Primary School, Imesi Ekiti
29. St. Silas Primary School, Ijan Ekiti
30. AUD Primary School, Aisegba Ekiti
31. CAC Primary School, Egbe Ekiti
32. Community Primary School, Agbonkoji, Egbe Ekiti
33. Muslim Primary School, Ijan Ekiti
34. St. John Primary School, Iluomoba Ekiti
35. St. Victor Primary School, Aisegba Ekiti
36. St Michael Primary School Ode Ekiti
37. Community Primary School, Surulere Ode Ekiti
38. Community Primary School, Aponu, Imesi Ekiti
39. CAC Primary School, Iluomoba Ekiti
40. C&S Primary School, Aisegba Ekiti
41. C&S Primary School Agbado ekiti
42. St. Ang. Primary School, Ijan Ekiti
43. CAC Primary School, Iro Ekiti
44. Community Primary School, Abajioba, Ode Ekiti
45. Celestial Primary School, Aisegba Ekiti
46. CAC Ijan Ekiti
Private Primary Schools:
1.  Sterling Nursery and Primary School, Ode Ekiti
2.  United Nursery and Primary School, Ode Ekiti
3.  Gofamint Nursery and Primary School, Ode Ekiti
4.  Christ Majesty Nursery and Primary School, Ode Ekiti
5.  God’s Grace Nursery and Primary School,, Aisegba Ekiti
6.  Jobabeg Primary School, Aisegba Ekiti
7.  Ife Oluwa Nursery and Primary School, Aisegba Ekiti
8.  Excellent Gateway Nursery and Primary School, Aisegba Ekiti
9.  Oluwafunmilayo Nursery and Primary School, Imesi Ekiti
10. Toluwa Nursery and Primary School, Imesi Ekiti
11. Emmanuel Nursery and Primary School, Agbado Ekiti
12. Titilola Nursery and Primary School, Agbado Ekiti
13. Bosotos Nursery and Primary School, Agbado Ekiti
14. Scyro Nursery and Primary School,, Agbado Ekiti
15. Resurrection Nursery and Primary School, Agbado Ekiti
16. Oluwaseyi Nursery and Primary School, Egbe Ekiti
17. Omotola Nursery and Primary School, Iluomoba Ekiti
18. Ranti Nursery and Primary School, Iluomoba Ekiti
Public Secondary Schools:
1.  Ode High School, Ode Ekiti
2.  Aisegba Community grammar School, Aisegba Ekiti
3.  Ojugbaye Comprehensive High School, Imesi Ekiti
4.  Ijanmodu Comprehensive High School, Ijan Ekiti
5.  Ileowuro Hogh School, Agbado Ekiti
6.  Community Grammar School, Iulomoba Ekiti\
7.  Methodist High School, Egbe Ekiti
8.  Comprehensive High School, Aisegba Ekiti
9.  Sola Babalola Memorial High School, Iro Ekiti
10. Ayeteju Comprehensive High School, Iro Ekiti
11. Ayo Daramola Grammar School, Ijan Ekiti
12. New Era College, Ode Ekiti
Private Secondary Schools:
1. Faith and Love College, Ode Ekiti
2. Tasco Secondary School, Ode Ekiti
3. Amazing Grace Secondary School, Ode Ekiti
4. Christ the Answer College, Aisegba Ekiti
5. JOBABEC Secondary School, Aisegba Ekiti
6. God Grace Secondary School, Aisegba Ekiti
7. Christ International College, Agbado Ekiti
8. Royal Academic College, Agbado Ekiti

Health Care: The Gbonyin Local Government Area has two (2) General Hospitals, one at Ijan-Ekiti and the other at Ode-Ekiti. The Health Facilities in the local government are:

1.  Comprehensive Health Centre, Ode Ekiti
2.  Comprehensive Health Centre, Agbado Ekiti
3.  Comprehensive Health Centre, Aisegba Ekiti
4.  Comprehensive Health Centre, Imesi Ekiti
5.  Comprehensive Health Centre, Ijan Ekiti
6.  Basic Health Centre, Ode Ekiti
7.  Basic Health Centre, Agbado Ekiti
8.  Basic Health Centre, Ipole
9.  Basic Health Centre, Aisegba Ekiti
10. Basic Health Centre, Bolorunduro
11. Basic Health Centre, Iluomoba Ekiti
12. Basic Health Centre, Ajebamidele
13. Basic Health Centre, Ijan Ekiti II
14. Basic Health Centre, Ilupeju
15. Basic Health Centre, Egbe Ekiti
16. Basic Health Centre, Iro Ekiti
17. Basic Health Centre, Iro Ayeteju
18. Staff Clinic
19. Model Health Centre, Ode Ekiti
The Private Hospitals in Gbonyin Local Government Area are:
1.  Opeyemi Clinic and Maternity, Agbado-Ekiti
2.  Biotom Medical Clinic and Maternity, Aisegba Ekiti
3.  Evangelic Church of West Africa (ECWA) Hospital, Egbe Ekiti
4.  Biotom Medical Clinic and Maternity, Ijan Ekiti
5.  Oluseyi Clinic and Maternity, Iluomoba Ekiti
6.  Ile Olaolu Clinic, Imesi Ekiti

The postal code of the area is 370.^[1]

References

1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Retrieved 2009-10-20.