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GEOLOGY |
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The Local Government lies on the geographic latitude of 4” x 50” North of the equator
and it is endowed with fertile land and an evergreen forest. There are villages and
hamlets are under the control of the Ede township, some of these villages are Owode,
Adejuwon, Arola, Elere, Olasupo, Bara Jagun Agbinpa, Jokoo, Agodo e.t.c. |
| CULTURE AND TOURISM |
The culture of Ede people is the same as the culture of the entire Yoruba race. The people are generally humble; they give and accord very high priority to age and respect for the elder. The Ede people despite their very high level of education and exposure still attach an undiminished importance to their traditional institutions, values and ethics.
TRADITIONAL ADMINISTRATION:
Apart from the formally established and democratized council system of administering the local people, the people have over the years established a system of Local Governance traceable to their ancestors. The traditional system of governance is headed by kings, ably assisted by chiefs who play pivotal roles in governing the people in the entire Local Government area. This traditional administration is being co-ordinated from the Secretariat otherwise known as community palace and the traditional administration is headed by the Kabiyesi – Timi of Edeland. The incumbent Timi is Oba Alhaji Tijani Oladokun Oyewusi Agbonran II.
The Timi of Ede is a highly revered traditional ruler not only in Edeland but in the entire Osun State, South West and Nigeria in general. The Kabiyesi is assisted in ruling the community by the high Chiefs, the honourary chiefs, the Baales and the palace staff. Most of these chiefs and Baales report directly to the Kabiyesi who in most cases was the one who appointed them.
RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES:
The people of the community are predominantly Muslims, though there are people who practice Christianity and some other pockets of traditional religions. Churches and Mosques are very common features in the community. People are very free to enter any of these religions centres and worship God. There is a very high degree of religions tolerance among the people. In fact, Ede Community has never recorded a case of religious strife or disturbance. People are free to preach their faith freely as long as they do not injure other people’s interest or physically harm adherents of other religions.
The traditional religion adherents also mark and celebrate their religions programmes
openly without any form of religious conflict. These festivities are usually celebrated with
fun-fare, examples of such festivals particularly the very popular ones are the Orisa Oja,
Egungun, Ipedi and Sango festival. In addition we have traditional ceremonies often
organized to recognize the existence and importance of some deified ancestors.
Examples of these are the Orisa Oja festival. Others are the New Yam festival, the Ilaja
festival and the popular Sango festival. These festivities are usually very interesting.
The Sango festival is very popular festival in the community, as Sango is one of the major ancestral affiliates of the Ede town.
TOURISM CENTRES:
The Ede town is an ancient town with a very rich history and tradition, there are therefore a lot to learn from the rich culture of the people. Places of historical and social importance abound the Local Government area, some of these sites have been classified and designated as tourist centres by the National Tourism Board and I wish to enjoin you to visit some of these centres listed as follows:-
(i) The ancient wall of the Palace built by Agbonran I;
(ii) The antiquities and artifacts contained in the ancient Sango shrine;
(iii) The Agbale Grove, where the Timi Agbale, the great son of Ede was said to have escaped from invaders in those days.
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