Western Region

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Western Region was one of the major federating units of early post-independence Nigeria, encompassing much of the Yoruba-speaking southwest and serving as a key political and economic center.

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Western Region canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative region of Nigeria
capital Ibadan
constitutionalBasis Lyttleton Constitution of 1954
containsCity Abeokuta
Ado-Ekiti
Akure
Ibadan
Ife
linked to: Ife Kingdom

Oshogbo
country Nigeria
dateAbolished 1967
dateEstablished 1954
dominantEthnicGroup Yoruba people
economicBase cash crop agriculture
firstPremier Obafemi Awolowo
foundedInstitution University of Ife
Western Nigeria Television (WNTV)
governmentType parliamentary system
headOfGovernmentTitle Premier
historicalEra post-independence Nigeria
knownFor cocoa-based export economy
early free primary education programme in Nigeria
regional television service WNTV
legislature Western House of Assembly
locatedIn southwestern Nigeria
majorCashCrop cocoa
kolanut
oil palm
majorLanguage Yoruba
notableLeader Obafemi Awolowo
Samuel Ladoke Akintola
nowIncludesTerritoryOf Ekiti State
Ogun State
Ondo State
Osun State
Oyo State
parts of Lagos State
officialLanguage English
partOf First Nigerian Republic
politicalPartyDominant Action Group
reasonForAbolition state creation in Nigeria in 1967
replacedBy Lagos State
Mid-Western Region (Nigeria)
Western State (Nigeria)
role key economic center in early post-independence Nigeria
key political center in early post-independence Nigeria
status defunct administrative unit
succeededBy Western State (Nigeria)
upperLegislativeBody Western House of Chiefs

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First Republic of Nigeria hadRegion Western Region
Hoovers laterAllocatedTo Western Region