Pls is there anybody from Osun state who can talk about the complexity and uniqueness of the state as plurality society

Osun State

Osun is an inland state in south-western Nigeria . Its
capital is Osogbo. It is bounded in the north by Kwara
State , in the east partly by Ekiti State and partly by Ondo
State , in the south by Ogun State and in the west by Oyo
State . The state's current governor is Rauf Aregbesola,
who was declared as the winner of 2007 election by
Appeal Court in Ibadan on 26 November 2010. Ogbeni
(Rauf Aregbesola) was also Reelected as Osun's
Governor on August 9, 2014. Osun is home to several of
Nigeria's most famous landmarks, including the campus
of Obafemi Awolowo University , Nigeria's pre-eminent
institution of higher learning. The university is also
located in the ancient town of Ile-Ifẹ , an important early
center of political and religious development for Yoruba
culture. Other important cities and towns include the
ancient kingdom-capitals of Oke-Ila Orangun, Ila Orangun ,
Ijebu-Jesa, Ede , Iwo , Ejigbo, Modakeke , Ibokun , Ifetedo,
Esa-Oke and Ilesa . English was introduced to Osun state -
land of the great lamp - in 1998.

Muslims and Christians in Osun.

Osun, created from the old Oyo State in August 1991, has
a large population of both Muslims and Christians. [3]
Among the famous religious leaders from Osun State is
the London-based Muslim cleric Sheikh Dr. Abu-Abdullah
Adelabu , who hailed from the state's capital city, Osogbo
and Pastor (Dr.) Johnson Ade Odewale of Christ
Apostolic church, Calvary Assembly from Odeomu, who
is based in Boston, USA. The Osun State government
claims to offer services to both Muslims and Christians in
the state, especially through Pilgrims Welfare Boards. [4]
The major traditional rulers in Osun State acclaim either
the Faith of Islam or Christianity. While, for instance, Ooni
of Ife Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (Ojaja II) and Owa
Obokun Adimula of Ijesaland Oba Gabriel Adekunle
(Aromolaran II) ascribe to Christianity, Orangun of (Ile)
Ila-Orangun Oba Wahab Kayode Adedeji Oyedotun (Arutu-
Oluokun Bibiire I) , Ataoja of Osogbo Oba Jimoh
Olaonipekun Oyetunji (Larooye II) , Timi of Ede Oba
Munirudeen Adesola Lawal (Laminisa I) and Oluwo of Iwo
Oba Abdul Rasheed Adewale Akanbi (Ilufemiloye Telu I)
practice Islam.

Culture

Every year, adherents and non-adherents of Osun , one of
the Orisa (the traditional deities of the Yoruba people ),
travel from all over the world to attend the annual Osun-
Osogbo festival in August. Visitors include nationals of
Brazil , Cuba , Trinidad , Grenada , and other nations in the
Americas with a significant Yoruba cultural heritage .
Annual traditional festivities and invocations of the Osun
goddess are held along the banks of the river bearing her
name into which - according to Yoruba Oratory traditions -
she transformed.
Ọsun-Ọsogbo Grove , the shrine of the annual rites of the
deity and an important artistic center, was declared a
World Heritage Site in 2005.

Local Government Areas


Osun is divided into three federal senatorial districts, each
of which is composed of two administrative zones. The
state consists of thirty (30) Local Government Areas, the
primary (third-tier) unit of government in Nigeria.
Osun's 30 Local Government Area headquarters:
LGA Headquarters
Aiyedaade Gbongan
Aiyedire Ile Ogbo
Atakunmosa East Iperindo
Atakunmosa West Osu
Boluwaduro Otan-Ayegbaju
Boripe Iragbiji
Ede North Oja Timi
Ede South Ede
Egbedore Awo
Ejigbo Ejigbo
Ife Central Ile-Ife
Ife East Oke-Ogbo
Ife North Ipetumodu
Ife South Ifetedo
Ifedayo Oke-Ila Orangun
Ifelodun Ikirun
Ila Ila Orangun
Ilesa East Ilesa
Ilesa West Ereja Square
Irepodun Ilobu
Irewole Ikire
Isokan Apomu
Iwo Iwo
Obokun Ibokun
Odo Otin Okuku
Ola Oluwa Bode Osi
Olorunda Igbonna, Osogbo
Oriade Ijebu-Jesa
Orolu Ifon-Osun
Osogbo Osogbo

Demographics
The major sub-ethnic groups in Ọsun are Ife, Ijesha, Oyo, Ibolo and Igbomina of the Yoruba people , although there are also people from other parts of Nigeria. Yoruba and English are the official languages. People of Osun State practice Islam , Christianity and paganism called traditional faith.

History
The modern Osun was created in 1991 from part of the old Oyo State. The state's name is derived from the River Osun , the venerated natural spring that is the manifestation of the Yoruba goddess of the same name. [ citation needed ] The former Governor Oyinlola launched and laid the foundation for the groundbreaking of Osun State University with six campuses ( Osogbo, Okuku , Ikire, Ejigbo, Ifetedo, and Ipetu-Ijesha) strategically located across the state. Important cultural events in the state include the Ori Oke and Egungun festival in Iragbiji, Olojo in Ife and the Osun Osogbo festival.

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Oma307:
Pls is there anybody from Osun state who can talk about the complexity and uniqueness of the state as plurality society

Everything you need to know about osun state.

Thank you sir

HQuadreal:
Everything you need to know about osun state.

Oma307:
Thank you sir

Yeah.

HQuadreal:

English was introduced to Osun state -
land of the great lamp - in 1998.

May I ask what you mean by the above . What language were they using officially before

Joagbaje:


May I ask what you mean by the above . What language were they using officially before

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