202 likes. The returnees were stranded in Ogun when the state government closed its borders. Ogiyan is the symbol and cultural identity of the people of Ejigbo, Osun State. Akinjole Ogiyan Abidoye, The founder of Ejigbo Land Ejigbo is a major Yoruba town in Osun State of Nigeria. Ejigbo; Ife-Odan ; Ilawo; Olla; Ejigbo. When they trade, they go from place to place. Sharing childhood memories, Salam said he used to travel to Cote d’Ivoire for holidays while he was in school. © All Rights Reserved: Citizen Communications Network, The Publisher of Citizen NewsNG and Citizen Magazine. I GAVE MY BOYFRIEND MONEY TO MARRY ME BUT HE MARRIED... LOCKDOWN: NEPA OFFICIAL BEATEN, INJURED IN THE EYE FOR DISTRIBUTING BILLS... REAL ESTATE/ PROPERTIES DEVELOPMENT REPORTS, Don’t rely on Govt only for Jobs -Aregbesola tells Nigerian Youths, Why I was in Aso Rock to see Buhari – Jonathan, Trump Pardons Allies like Father Christmas, Houses Burnt as Cultists engage in Supremacy War in Rivers, Olu of Warri not Dead but Indisposed -Palace. The school began in Ejigbo (Osun State) at the Nursery and Primary level in 1986 before the addition of the secondary arm in 1995. The 12 confirmed cases are among the 127 people that came to the state from Abidjan, Cote-devoire last. He said that some of them even plead with traders from Ejigbo to take their children to Cote d’Ivoire. The Commissioner for Health said those confirmed positive had been taken to isolation and treatment centre while others were still being quarantined. The fourth or fifth generations of these migrants are today a common sight in Cote d’Ivoire, and many of them answer Ivorian names because they were born and bred there. How Abidjan Returnees Exacerbated The Osun COVID-19 Crisis Posted on the 02 April 2020 by Naijaparry . Authors; HOME › SOCIETY. The Gazelle News.com reports that the 127 returnees from Abidjan who came into the country through one of the land borders are being kept in isolation at Ejigbo, Osun State. They have daily and weekly travel scheme of an uninterrupted boderless travels from Nigeria to Cote d'Ivoire. Oba Oyesosin said that migrants from Ejigbo’s neighboring communities often claim that they are from the town when they are in Abidjan. Organization. “It is unfortunate that the population of Ejigbo, the headquarters of Ejigbo Local Government Area of Osun State, has reduced compared to the population of the town in 1959, Okah-Donli said, noting that constant migration of people from Ejigbo was having a negative effect on the education, economy and commercials activities in the town. By. They were handed over to Osun government after claiming Ejigbo in Osun State as their destination. By train . The recent return of 127 indigenes of Osun State from Cote d’Ivoire was marked by a piece of bad news: some of the returnees tested positive to the dreaded COVID-19 virus. Salam’s position also lent credence to the point made by the monarch. Ejigbo is strategically placed in the middle of the region, as 35 kilometres north-east of Iwo, 30 km from Ogbomoso in the north and 24 km from Ede in the south-east. In 2017, NAPTIP lamented the dwindling population of Ejigbo town, with the Director-General of the agency, Julie Okah-Donli, describing the development as unfortunate. Ejigbos owns Abidjan and LomeAre u an Ejigbo? It is said that there is no family in Ejigbo that does not have a relation in Cote d’Ivoire. He said that many migrants from Ede, Iragberi, Iwo and other neighboring communities all claim Ejigbo when they are in Cote d’Ivoire in order to gain acceptance from Ejigbo indigenes who already have successful businesses in the West African country. The number of coronavirus confirmed cases in Osun State has increased to 14 after 12 persons tested positive in two days. Speaking with The Nation, the Ogiyan of Ejigbo, Oba Omowonuola Oyesosin, and some prominent indigenes of the town, including a former Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Hon. “Until our economy changes, especially when the government or individuals establish industries that produce those things our people are buying in Cote d’Ivoire, the migration of our people may not stop.” Ejigbo is strategically placed in the middle of the region, as 35 kilometres (22 mi) north-east of Iwo, 30 km (19 mi) from Ogbomoso in the north and 24 km (15 mi) from Ede in the south-east. Here are the postcodes for Ejigbo: Table of Contents. If you want to go by car, the driving distance between Ejigbo and Abidjan is 1201.62 km. Oyetunde Julius, another indigene of the community, who said he was born in Cote d’Ivoire and lived in the country for 25 years, also shared his experience with The Nation. Ejigbo is located in Nigeria with (7.9,4.3167) coordinates and Abidjan is located in Ivory Coast with (5.3097,-4.0127) coordinates. Lagos State Government "Ejigbo Local Council Development Area (Home page)". Surprisingly, however, majority of them can speak Yoruba fairly fluently. Insurance. Call : 08032110984 08122051785. Najeem Salam, gave an insight into the ties between Ejigbo and Cote d’Ivoire. Re: ... A Town In Osun State by Holluwhakemmy(f): 11:31am; Petyprincess: You visited my hometown. Ejigbo Postal or Zip Codes (Osun State) LGA Postcode, Osun State Postcode, State. “Those children, when grown in the business, are expected by their relatives to send commodities to them and also build another child to become a successful trader. Many may be wondering what this huge number of Nigerian were doing in Cote d’Ivoire to generate the number of persons that made their way back to Nigeria. Contact Gof iNternational group of schools, Nigeria & Cote de voire on Messenger. Other travelers from Nigeria can get to Abidjan and nearby West African capitals through the weekly transport system of Ejigbo, Osun State, Nigeria, International Travel Buses. 1. According to PunchNG, the returnees had insisted that they were not sick and demanded that they should be allowed to go home. Having lived all his life in Abidjan, he visited Lagos two years ago – his first and only trip to the country of his parents. Distance between Ejigbo and Abidjan is 964 kilometers (599 miles).Driving distance from Ejigbo to Abidjan is 1202 kilometers (747 miles). It has built our community because the resources realised by our people, we join it with those of the government to bring development.” The Osun State Government has has debunked rumour going on social media that six people have escaped from the Ejigbo isolation center where the 127 returneees from Cote d’Ivoire are being held in isolation. The recent return of 127 indigenes of Osun State from Cote d’Ivoire was marked by a piece of bad news: some of the returnees tested positive to the dreaded COVID-19 virus. BOX 121, Ejigbo Osun State. Schools are affected because of low enrolment resulting from the large number of people trooping out of the town. Society Magazine . Historically, before the discovery of Côte d’Ivoire as a hub of trade, the Ejigbo migrants first settled in the Republic of Benin, Togo and Ghana. Ejigbo. Magazine Authors; HOME. 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