Arigidi Akoko

Arigidi is a town in Akoko North-West, Ondo State, Nigeria.^[1]

Arigidi sign post

Imo Arigidi-Akoko
Nickname:  Imo Arigidi Akoko
Imo Arigidi-Akoko Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 7°35′0″N 5°48′0″E
Country	Nigeria
State	Ondo State
Population
• Total	421,000
Time zone	GMT +1

A short oral history of Arigidi in Arigidi language by its native speaker

Festivals

There is a festival in honour of the Okota river-goddess from the Yoruba religion. It is sponsored by Oodua People’s Congress under the leadership of Otunba Gani Adams Aare ona kankanfo who originates from the village. The Okota Festival is also a celebration of Yoruba culture. Another festival is the Areso Festival.other Festival are ijesu festival (new yam festival) ere festival and ibegbe festival these one occurs one in every ten ten years ^[2][3][4][5]

Political composition

Arigidi has two out of the ten political wards in Akoko North West Local Government namely, Arigidi Iye ward 1 and Agbaluku Imo ward 2. Ward 1 has 24 political units and ward 2 has 11 units, making 34 units in all.^[6][7]

Notable people

• TB Joshua (1963 – 2021), Pastor and Televangelist, Born in Arigidi Akoko
• Oba Isa Olamipekun current traditional ruler of Arigidi Akoko
• Mallam Gani Ashiru the Obaja of ijaja of Arigidi Akoko
• Otunba Gani Adams, Born in Arigidi