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Ekiti, Kwara State

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The present Ekiti Local Government headquarter was never a known community in Opin land, but a compound from Isolo-Opin. This became a legal tussle and caused communal unrest when the local government was created.
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Among other communities in Ekiti are Aare-Opin, Isolo-Opin, Isare-Opin, Osi, Ikerin-Opin, Oke-Opin, Epe-Opin, Owaatun-Opin, Etan, Obbo-Aiyegunle, Obbo-Ile, Eruku, Ajuba, Isapa, Koro and Ejiu.
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One of the credentials to this judgment is the fact that there are 12 Opins, who are children of a father, and Araromi was never among them.
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A landmark judgment later declared Isolo-Opin as entitled to be the headquarter as opposed to Araromi Opin.
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It has become difficult to effect name changes because of political issues and legislative processes.
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It has an area of 480 km and a population of 54,850 at the 2006 census.
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