Alimosho is a Local Government Area in

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with the largest population of about 3,082,900 which is according to Population

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''– Projection'' The 2006

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says the population was 1,288,714 (but the Lagos State Government argued that the population as at 2006 within the LGA was more than 2 million residents). It has now been subdivided between several

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Development Areas (LCDA). The LCDA restructuring kicked off after the

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of Bola Ilori, who was the last chairman of the old single Alimosho Local Government. The six sub-divisions created out of the old Alimosho are: Agbado/Oke-odo LCDA, Ayobo/Ipaja LCDA, Alimosho LG, Egbe/Idimu LCDA, Ikotun/Igando LCDA and Mosan Okunola LCDA. The LGA contains the urban area of Egbeda/Akowonjo. The Alimosho was established in 1945 and it was under the (then) western region. Alimosho's population is predominantly Egbados. The area is rich in

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, prominent amongst which are the Oro, Igunnu and

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annual festivals. The two main religions are Islam and Christianity.

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is widely spoken in the community. The first secretariat of Alimosho is a two-storey building located on

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street, now in the Egbe/Idimu LCDA. it i s said that the LGA is the noisiest in Lagos State.

Gallery

File:Alimosho General hospital 3.jpg, Alimosho General hospital 3 File:Alimosho General Hospital 2.jpg, Alimosho General Hospital 2 File:Tinubu health center,Akowonjo.Lagos.jpg, Bola Ahmed Tinubu Primary Health Center, Alimosho

References

External links

Alimosho Local Government
Neighborhoods of Lagos Local Government Areas in Lagos State Local Government Areas in Yorubaland {{Lagos-stub