Ada, Osun

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Ada is a town in the Boripe Local Government area of Osun State, Nigeria. A town headed by Oba Oyetunde Olumuyiwa Ojo (The Olona of Ada), Ada has the biggest market in the local government area and it generated the highest revenue for it.[citation needed] Some of the compounds that make up the town are Ile Oba Oludele, ile oba Adeitan, Ile oba Olugbogbo, Ile Aro, Ile Alagbaa, Ojomu Oteniola, Alade, Eesa, Jagun, Osolo, Oke Baale, Asasile, Oluode, Agba Akin, and Ile Odogun. There are hotels and a hospital in the town.

Background

The settlement dates from before the late 19th century.[citation needed] The town is the home of a private golf course that was created by Comfort Olufunke PonnLe and her husband,[1] a prominent estate valuer and philanthropist, Bode Adediji, Late Alalade, one of the first chartered accountants in Nigeria.

References

  1. ^ Princess Comfort Olufunke PonnLe: A Truncated Love Story Archived December 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, November 2012, ThisDayLive, Retrieved February 2016

Coordinates: 7°53′13″N 4°42′56″E / 7.886919°N 4.715616°E / 7.886919; 4.715616