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EPE CONSTITUENCY II

AGBOWA
Historical Background

The 31st Oni of Ife by name Lafogido from Okerewe Oliworo Ruling House of Oranmiyan Odede gave Birth to Owa Otutubiosun. Owa Otutubiosun later became Awujale of Ijebu Ode in 1537. Awujale Owa Otutubiosun begat many sons, out of whom there were to be brave one among them according to the predication of Ifa Oracle. This brave one is later to be known as ONA-OSA.

OLAYENI OWA OTUTUBIOSUN, alias: ONA-OSA left Ijebu-Ode and set out for a journey. Being directed by a virgin soothsayer at Iwopin, they settled at the first camp and named the place IBUDO-ONA-OSA. They later left there again and settled near a Lagoon and named the place EGUN-Mo-OSA-WO. After some years, OLAYENI OWA OTUTUBIOSUN decided to visit his father at Ijebu-Ode which when he got there, he met his father being attacked with foot yaws (OGODO-ESE). He then brought his father down to Egunmosawo to be cured with Lagoon water. After cure, he took his father back to Ijebu-Ode. On his way coming back with his entourage, they got to a virgin forest which was good for farming, they settled down there and named the place IBUDO-OWA = IDOWA.

OLAYENI LIWORU and his entourage later returned to Egunmosawo where they all lived happily till the time of the raiding of riverine area by the Portuguese in the name of slave trading. This happened in 1670.

In 1891, the Portuguese came back again which made them to shift their settlement back to ORIWU after consultation with Ifa Oracle. At this same period, there were a lot of wars in various places in Yoruba land generally. These wars made a lot of strangers migrated to ORIWU. The ruler (Olori Ilu) of Agbowa at this time was OKIKIESO OGUNDE 1. This was when they moved to ALE-ODO = ALEDO.

DAGBUREWE OWA OTUTUBIOSUN was crowned the OBA OFIBUDO-OWA = IDOWA in 1540 and his son ONOSA was crowned Oba Agbowa in 1608. ONOSA gave birth to six children: OGUNDE, OGUNNOWO, IFESHILE, GBODI, OGUNDE and OGUNJA.

In 1899, BELLO AMOSUNOLA ODUMERU OGUNDE ONOSA became the Oba of Agbowa. He was a wealthy and civilized king, having travelled and being in rapport with the Europeans then. During his tenure as a king, he brought many white men to Ikosi for trading. He organised Local Police, Local Court, etc. It was during his time that western education was introduced. He brought both Islamic and Christian Religious by inviting both Muslim Teachers and Missioners. Missionary then was J.H Rickettts.

During the tenure of OBA BELLO AMOSUNOLA ODUMERU OGUNDE II, Agbowa was having 18 villages under his rulership. Even the law court recognised and affirmed that by virtue of descendant and ownership, these 18 villages belong to Agbowa. The villages are IPONMI, AGURA, MURA, ALARU, OKOOTO, OKELISA, OKEAGBO, OJUAGBEMO, AYETORO AJAKAYE, OKETELE ORIYANRIN, OKE ELETU, IGBOKUTA, GBERIGBE, IGBOSAN and IGBENE. ODUMERU OGUNDE II ruled for 22years, he died on Friday, Seventh day of January 1921 (07-01-1921).

Ikosi=Iko-ko-si- meaning, Raft which they use to make mat is not near. Agbowa was formerly headquarters of Ikosi District Council Area. It is now the Headquarters of IKOSI/EJINRIN Local Council Development Area in Lagos State. It is a multi-tribal community where people from various cultural backgrounds had lived together in peace and harmony for several decades. Agbowa can best be described as ‘Mini Lagos’.

There are several socio-religious groups and festivals in Agbowa-Ikosi. These include Ileya Festival, Eid-el-Fitri Festival, Easter Festival, Christmas Festival, Agbo Remireke Festival, Jigbo/Agemo/Eluku Festivals, etc. H.R.M Oba Joseph Akinlolu Odumeru is the Oba of Agbowa

Economic Activities of Agbowa

The people of Agbowa are predominantly farmers, fishermen, palm wine tappers and traders of farm produce.
Economic Potentials

  • Availability of sharp sand that can be tapped
  • Availability of land for industry and farm settlements
  • Availability of Kolanut plantation

Here are a few towns under Agbowa
ADO-IKOSI
Economic Activities Of Ado-Ikosi
Ado Community lives solely on subsistence farming, boat making, fishing and timber selling etc.
Economic Potentials

  • Availability of local dry gin (Ogogoro).
  • Availability of rubber plantation
  • Availability of untapped and Virgin Land for farm settlement and industrialization.

Mr. Mr. Adesanya (Baale of ADO-IKOSI)
IKOSI
Economic Activities
Farming, fishing, timber merchandise etc
Economic Potentials

  • Availability of water front for tourism.
  • Availability of wide water view for water transportation.
  • Availability of large market for fish caught.

Chief Muibi Rufai is the Baale of Ikosi

MOSAFEJO
Economic Activities
Farming, Fishing, Petty trading
Economic Potentials
Availability of Land for Industrial and Agricultural purposes
Chief Noah Ligali is the Baale of Mosafejo

OWU
Economic Activities
Farming, Fishing, Petty trading
Economic Potentials
There is availability of large Banana Plantation.

OTTA-IKOSI
Economic Activities
People of Otta are predominantly farmers, of cash crops, little of vegetable and large quantities of Kolanut.
Economic Potentials
Availability of large Kolanut plantation
H.R.H. Oba Adeyemi Ajagbe is the Oba of OTTA-IKOSI

ODO-AYANDELU
Economic Activities
Subsistence farming and farmers of cassava
Economic Potentials
There is availability of Kolanut farm amongst others.

IGANKE
Economic Activities
Farmers of cassava, Petty trading etc

Economic Potentials

  • Availability of Kolanut Plantation
  • Availability of large land that can be used for industrialisation

IMOPE
Economic Activities
Fishing, Palm wine tapping, Mat weaving and farming mainly on cassava and plantain
Economic Potentials

  • Wide Lagoon front for tourism
  • Presence of plantain plantation that is economically viable
  • Presence of crude oil detected by the community

ORUGBO
Economic Activities
Fishing, Farming and Trading of farm produce

WARD G1 AJEBO
Economic Activities
Farming, Trading and Hunting
Economic Potentials
Large land for farming inherited not acquired by Government.

AGO-HAUSA
Economic activities
Farming and Fishing
Economic Potentials
Availability of land

Chief F. A Akinpelu (Baale Ago-Hausa) is the Baale of Ago-Hauasa

Historical Background Of Ibonwon 

It is history that had made us to know that the founder of Ibonwon who hails from Mowo in Ijebu-Ode Ogun State of Nigeria was a hunter and a farmer. Soginna by name and a sojourner came to a place called OTARA on the outskirts of the present village Igboye. He was not allowed to settle there, so he moved out of the place to the west where he discovered the large expense of farmland in seventeenth [17th] century.

During his hunting expedition which he found interesting in the farmland, he [Soginna] ran short of gunpowder and lamentably exclaimed. IBON WON nibi, meaning gunpowder is a scare community here. IBON-WON-NIBI shortened IBONWON later became the name of the town. He went back to his original home Mowo, in Ijebu-Ode to replenish his stock of ammunition consisting of gunpowder and charms as he had made up his mind to settle for a long stretch in his new found farmland which was no man’s land at the time.

Soginna brought his family with him on this second sojourn to his IBONWON games reserves to settle for good and carve a kingdom for himself and his children. On the occasion of his second coming, he chose the hilly terrain of the farmland where he could overlook the immediate environs. This area is known till today as OKELETA which served as his first settlement in the town. Soginna’s choice of a virgin area for settlement brought perdition to his family in the Jungle except himself. In spite of this misfortune, he still prospered as a hunter and a charms man. His influence in the surrounding villages like Ilara, Igboye, Odo-Ayan, Odogbawojo, Odo-Siwola, Odo-Ragunsin, Eredo, Odoroga, Odo-Yangunshin and Odo-Ajogun, (Eleven Villages) simply called OKEMAGBA was such that he proposed to and secured the hands of princess Telade’s, daughter of Alara of Ilara in marriage. Through this matrimony Soginna’s offspring’s namely Sagbaijo, Lapenni (sons) and Lebe (daughter) could lay claims to Alara royalty. As Soginna family tree grew, he named the three major quarters in the village after his children, hence the Aledo named after Sagbenjo, Lapenni and Lebe quarters respectively.

Soginna encouraged his children to have their own gods in their respective quarters in the town. Sagbanjo erected his own god and named it ‘Oro’. Lapenni named his Esu and Lebe (the daughter) named hers OMOTEHINSE. The population of the town is approximately 10,000.

Economic Activities
Farming, trading and hunting
Economic Potentials

  • Verse land for agricultural purposes
  • Availability of Kolanut and rubber plantation
  • Availability of soft and sharp sand that can be tapped

Ogegbo A. A. Adekoya Oduntan II is The Ogegbo of Ibonwon land
Here are lists of other towns in Ibonwon:
ODO-SIWOLA 
Economic Activities
Farming, trading and hunting
Economic Potentials
Availability of land for industry and other purposes
Alhaji Kamarudeen Alowotowon (The Olotu Panpa of Odo-Siwola)

IGBONLA AND MAFO
Economic Activities
Farming, fishing and hunting
Economic Potentials

  • Verse land for agriculture and other purposes
  • Availability of sand and gravel

Baale and Community Leaders
Mr. Habeeb Sule (Baale Elect)

EREDO 
Economic Activities
Farming and petty trading
Economic Potentials
Availability of land for housing estate and farm settlement
Chief Shanu is the Asiwaju of Eredo

ODO IRAGUNSHIN 
Economic Activities
Farming, trading etc
Economic Potentials

  • Availability of lands for industry and housing estate

HRM Oba Olawale Ogunsanya is the Oba of Odo Iragunshin

ODO AJOGUN
Economic Activities
Farming and trading
Economic Potentials
Vast land that is agriculturally viable
Chief Adeniyi Adenowo J.P (Baale of Odo Ajogun)

MOJODA/ODO GBAWOJO
Economic Activities
Farming and trading
Economic Potentials
Availability of land for farm settlement
Alhaji Mufutau Olarenwaju Ogunnukan is the Oba of Mojoda
Chief Omolaja Apena
POKA 
Economic Activities
Farming, fishing and hunting
Economic Potentials
Verse land for agriculture and industry
HRM Oba Ayodele Aliru Kolawole

NOFORIJA
Economic Activities
Farming and trading
Economic Potentials
Availability of land for farming
Alhaji S. A Sanusi (Baale of Odogbonle Noforija)
IMOKUN 
Economic Activities
Farming, Trading
Chief Tola Alaketu (Baale)

ARAGA 
Economic Activities
Farming and trading of far m produce
Economic Potentials

  • Availability of large mechanised farm settlement and estate i.e. Agric Yes
  • Availability of verse untapped land for agricultural purposes at Araga farm settlement

ODOMOLA 
Economic Activities
Farming, Hunting and trading
Economic Potentials

  • Availability of vast land for industrial estate
  • Availability of rubber plantation at Kula Nla Odo-Mola

HRM Oba S. T. A. Odukoya (Oba O Odomola)

ODO EGIRI 
Economic Activities
Farming, hunting and trading
Economic Potentials
Availability of land for industry and other purposes
Chief Lapekan (Baale of Odo-Egiri)

JEGBENDE
Economic Activities
Farming and fishing
Economic Potentials
Water body for fishing

IRAYE 
Economic Activities
Farming, hunting and fishing
Economic Potentials

  • Availability of land for industry and other purpose

KETU
Economic Activities
Farming, Livestock rearing and trading of farm produce.
Economic Potentials
Availability of land for farm settlements and industrialisation

History background of Ilara
The ancient town of Ilara was founded in 14th Century. The first man to settle at Ilara was Tunse, later Sabolujo arrived and they both agreed to live where each of them settled, both of them settled at present day Ilara. And their power is called Moloku where both of them have a say till today. They also have their ruler as Ekejilu who controlled the Ilara community before the arrival of Alara. There was a Prince at Ile-Ife called Adejuwon who left Ile-Ife to look for fame and glory. As he left Ile-Ife, he settled at many places such as Etemi, Alara Oke and Epe where he gave birth to four children. He later left Epe with members of his entourage and came to “Mesude” where he settled for some times. While he was there, the people of Ibonwon met him and embraced him, the people of Igboye also met him and they went home to tell Orijeru founder of Igboye that Adejuwon was a strong man who does not hear the crying of little baby, but as Adejuwon and his people were very closed to Ilara, the people Of Ilara visited him constantly until they invited him one day to come to Ilara and he left with his people e.g. Ogbeni Odi – the officer in charge of his dressing and also consult Ifa oracle when the need arise, also he have Olisa and Aduren who was the Alara guardian, till today Aduren house is at Ilara.

When Alara (Adejuwon) got to Ilara, he went to see the people of Ilara at Ile Osi at Aledo Ilara where they welcomed him and later directed to settle at Odi Ilara here the first Palace was built. Majority of the people who settled in Odi Oba quarters till today are the people who came with Alara, where the first settlers settled is called Aledo and in another school of thought, there is another quarters at Ilara called Aleke where the people who came from “Egbe” settled.

As Alara settled in Ilara the people of Ilara accepted him and he became the traditional ruler of Ilara. The present Alara of Ilara is from Adejuwon ruling house and is the 54th Alara to rule at Ilara. The Alara of Ilara is a First class Oba in Lagos State and is the Chairman of Epe Local Government chieftaincy committee and the permanent Vice Chairman of councils of Obas and Chiefs in the state. In the year 2010, the present Alara Oba A.A. Adesanya celebrated 50 years anniversary on the throne.

Economic Activities
Farming, petty trading and little of hunting are their major economic activities.
HRM Oba A. O Adesanya is The Alara of Ilara
Here are other towns in Ilara

ODO IYANGUNSHIN
Economic Activities
Farming, hunting and trading of farm produce
Economic Potentials
There is availability of land for industrialization.

IJI 
Economic Activities
Farming, trading of farm produce, hunting and fishing
Economic Potentials

  • Availability of water front for tourism
  • Availability of sharp and soft sand
  • Vast land for agricultural and other purposes

IGBOYE 
Economic Activities
Farming, fishing and trading
Economic Potentials

  • Availability of farm settlement
  • Availability of land for industry

HRM Oba M.O Onakoya is The Orijeru of Igboye

EJIRIN
Historical Background

It is generally agreed that Lofi, a hunter from Ile-Ife, the cradle of the Yoruba’s founded Ejinrin about 1619 A.D, we are told that no sooner he settled down, he was joined by other people, who settled in various parts of the land. They co-existed peacefully without rancour. The name Ejinrin came to being as a result of large quantities of an herbal leaf called ‘Ewe Ejinrin’ in the present Ejinrin land.

Ejinrin is an ancient town about 16 kilometres West of Epe. It is bounded on the North and North West by Ketu and Sekungba and the Lagos Lagoon and swamps on the Southern part. The area of the land is approximately 10,000 Acres. Ejinrin was the Former Headquarter of Ejinrin District Council Area which consisted of 25 Towns and Villages. The town became more popular because of its ancient market.

Ejinrin is a multi-tribal community where people from various cultural backgrounds had lived together in peace and harmony for several decades. The people are mainly Yoruba’s from Southwest Nigeria. They also accommodate other Nigerians like Edos, Hausas, Ijaws, Urhobos, Igbos and many other ethnic groups in Nigeria.

The people are mostly subsistence farmers, fishermen, palm wine tappers, timber merchants and petty traders. Ejinrin people are highly industrious, accommodating and loving people. Respect for elders is a way of life in Ejinrin and the people inculcate virtues of humility and service in their children. There is several socio-religious cultural festival in Ejinrin; these include Okosi Festival (Boat Regatta) Kilajolu, Eebi and Alapo Masquerade etc. These festivals are widely celebrated by the worshippers in the community at various months throughout the year.

EJINRIN AS A COMMERCIAL NERVE CENTRE IN THE COLONY AND PROVINCE
The market started during the reign of Oba Idowu Ojulari of Lagos (1819 – 1821) who wanted a new slave market for Lagos people. After satisfying themselves about suitability of the new place, the war Chiefs and Fetish Priests returned to Lagos with their report. The Ifa Oracle was consulted and necessary sacrifices were made for the establishment of the market, which later became ‘Ejinrin Market’. This was about 1820.
Later, Ejinrin now became one of the major commercial centres for slave trading in the coastal part of Nigeria in the olden days; slaves were transported from the market at Ejinrin to Lagos and Badagry sea port for shipment to Western Europe, Northern Americas etc. With the abolition of slave trade, commodities like Timber, Farm Produce, Textiles, building materials etc surfaced and many companies established warehouses and offices in Ejinrin, from 1920s. The companies included John Holt, Lever Brothers, UAC, PZ, GB Ollivant, Round Tree, CFAO and many others.
The Ejinrin market was rebuilt in the 1950s with the help of World Bank as the biggest and largest market in the then Western region with over 1,628 open and lock up shops. The General Post Office was commissioned in 1927 as the First Post Office in Nigeria. The population of Ejinrin is approximately 10,000.

Economic Activities
Farming, fishing, timber merchandising, trading and palm wine tapping etc.

Economic Potentials

  • Water front for Tourism
  • Ejinrin has been found within the bitumen belt.
  • Availability of large market for Seafood

HRM Oba Rafiu Ishola Babatunde Balogun (Oba Of Ejerin)

Here are few towns in Ejirin:
IDENA
Economic Activities
Farming, Fishing and Petty Trading
Economic Potentials

  • Availability of Vast Rice Plantation Farm
  • Availability of Large Land for Industrialization
  • Availability of Land for farm settlement

ITOIKIN
Economic Activities
Farming, Petty trading and fishing
Economic Potentials

  • Availability of Rice Plantation
  • Large body of water
  • Presence of Julius Berger plc
  • Availability of sharp and soft sand

Chief Isiaka Ogunsanya (Baale Itoikin)

MUSEJU/MUTAKUN 
Economic Activities
Farming, Trading, Fishing
Economic Potentials

  • This community has the largest land scale in Epe constituency II.
  • Availability of large Kolanut farm land.

Chief Agbon of Mutakun is the Baale of Mutakun

EGANSEYINDO 
Economic Activities
Farming, Trading and Fishing
Economic potentials

  • There is large land for farming purposes and industrialization.
  • Large Kolanut plantation.
  • Conducive seashore.

Chief Omoseyin A. O. (Baale of Egan)

LOGBERE 
Economic Activities
Farming, Fishing and Petty Trading
Economic Potentials

  • Vast availability of land for farming & industrialization

ERERUFU
Economic Activities
Farming, Fishing and Petty Trading
Economic Potentials

  • Availability of large land for farming & industrialization

Chief Ogunlana (Baale of Ererufu)

ELUJU/IMOWO
Economic Activities
Farming, Fishing and Petty Trading
Economic Potentials

  • Large mass of land for industrialization
  • Large scale mechanised farming

SEKUNGBA 
Economic Activities
Farming, Trading, Fishing
Economic Potential

  • Land for Industrial Purpose and Mechanized farming
  • Availability of water front for tourism

Chief S. A. Omotayo (Baale of Sekungba)

MOLAJOYE 
Economic Activities
Farming, Petty Trading and Fishing
Economic Potentials
Land for Industrial Purpose and housing
Baale and Community Leaders
Chief A. O. Ogunyemi (Baale of Molajoye)
IGBODU/ESEMBOKE 
Economic Activities
Farming, Petty Trading and Fishing
Economic Potentials

  • Availability of vast acres of land

SALA 
Economic Activities
Farming, Trading and Fishing
Economic Potentials
Vast acres of land for industrial and agricultural purposes

OKE-OSHO 
Economic Activities
Farming, fishing etc
Economic Potentials
Water front for tourism

TEMU 
Economic Activities
Farming, Trading and Fishing
Economic Potentials
Availability of land for farming and industrial purposes
Chief Razaq Olatunji Okunowo (BaaleOf Temu)

IJAKO 
Economic Activities
Farming and Hunting
Economic Potentials
Availability of land for other purposes