*30 local government areas, as listed in the First Schedule, Part I of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999. The list is constitutional, not administrative: a state may create development areas, but only an alteration of the Constitution can create a local government that draws from the Federation Account. Section 162(5)–(8) routes each council's share through a State Joint Local Government Account controlled by the state government — the arrangement the Supreme Court ruled against in Attorney-General of the Federation v. Attorney-General of Abia State & 35 Ors (11 July 2024), holding that allocations must go directly to democratically elected councils.*
The 30 councils#
- Atakunmosa East
- Atakunmosa West
- Aiyedaade
- Aiyedire
- Boluwaduro
- Boripe
- Ede North
- Ede South
- Ife Central
- Ife East
- Ife North
- Ife South
- Egbedore
- Ejigbo
- Ifedayo
- Ifelodun
- Ila
- Ilesa East
- Ilesa West
- Irepodun
- Irewole
- Isokan
- Iwo
- Obokun
- Odo Otin
- Ola Oluwa
- Olorunda
- Oriade
- Orolu
- Osogbo
Notes on the roster#
30 LGAs on one of the smallest land areas in the federation — the clearest illustration that LGA count in the 1999 First Schedule reflects the politics of 1976–96, not population or territory.
References
Sources#
- Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), First Schedule Part I
- INEC local government delimitation register
- Supreme Court of Nigeria, SC/CV/343/2024, judgment of 11 July 2024 (local government financial autonomy)