Places

TOURISM POTENTIALS OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT

The major tourist attractions identified in the local government area are: 

ODO EEGBE

Odo Eegbe is a merciful and lenient river found in Fiditi town. The Oba and people of Fiditi appease the god of Eegbe River especially during the dry season when water is difficult to get, with a bucket full of water, poured inside the river. Before getting home after the rituals, they will all be soaked with rain water. On getting to town, enough water will be found everywhere, wells, streams rivers. Annual festival is held for the river.

SOGIDI LAKE

Sogidi Lake is found in Aawe town. It is believed that sogidi is a female human being turned into lake and she lives in the lake till today. Half of its body is fish, while the remaining half is human body. Sogidi is worshipped by people of Aawe yearly and during the annual festival, Sogidi will come out of the lake. It was believed that Sogidi has the power to heal and give babies to barren Woman. In every month of October when the Aawe Day is celebrated, Aawe Indigenes and visitors pay homage to the lake to ask for blessings, protection and long life.

ECONOMICS POTENTIALS OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

For business transactions, the Local government can boast of the following markets:

• Iware main market at iware
• Akinmorin Day Market, Akinmorin
• Egbejoda Market, Akinmorin
• Alaawe main Market, Aawe
• Ijaye Ojutaye market at ijaye-Ojutaye

Farm product and commercial goods are sold and brought in all the above mentioned markets. Easy transportation of farm products from the farm and goods from other parts of the country to the markets is guaranteed through the availability of good and well- maintained road network in the local government area. Such farm products include:

• Yam
• Tomatoes
• Cassava
• Groundnut
• Fruits
• Orange
• Kola nut
• Coffee
• Oil palm
• Cocoa

Yam, cassava, maize, fruit, orange, groundnut, tomatoes are sold in large quantities between the months of June and September in all the markets. Majority of the marketers are woman who buy in large quantities from these markets and transport them to Ibadan, Lagos and other big markets to sell.

NAMES OF MAJOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION PRESENT IN THE AREA ARE

1. First bank of Nigeria limited, Aawe
2. Aawe community Bank, Aawe
3. Oleyo community Bank, Fiditi
4. Spring Bank inside SPED, Akinmorin

MAJOR INDUSTRIAL WITHIN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

1. Bond Chemicals, Aawe
2. Amo Sanders, Aawe
3. Amo Farms, Aawe

OTHER AREA OF INTEREST

1. Livestock especially poultry production
2. Fruit caning industries making of pine-apple, orange, citrus and Tomatoes juice.

NAME OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN AFIJIO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

1. Methodist school, Fiditi
2. First Baptist school Fiditi
3. Christ Anglican School, Fiditi
4. Alaafia Oluwa Baptist School Fiditi
5. D.S Fiditi
6. Patrick’s RCM school I ,Fiditi
7. Ebenezer Baptist School , Fiditi
8. Peter’s Anglican School ,Jobele
9. Baptist School , Aguo
10.  Baptist school Ojutaye
11.  Methodist School Iware
12.   Community School .Aba –Adio
13.   St. Patrick II ,Fiditi
14.   Community secondary School Jobele
15.   Fiditi Grammar School , Fiditi
16.   Community High school ,Fiditi
17.   Methodist Secondary School. Fiditi
18.   Methodist Secondary school , Iware
19.   Awe High School, Awe
20.   Akinmorin Grammar School
21.   Oladokun
22.   St. Joseph Secondary school
23.   Community high school, Oke Apo
24.   St. Michael (RCM )Apaara Village
25.   Christ Baptist Church, Awe
26.   First Baptist School, Awe
27.   St. Anthony Catholic I, Awe
28.   St. Anthony Catholic II, Awe
29.   L.A School, Orita-Ijado
30.   Kieseni Baptist School
31.   A.D.S School, Baba Elesin
32.   Methodist School, Ajagba
33.   L.A School,Gudugu, Orile, Awe
34.   Baptist School, Alagbon
35.   L.A school ,Oja Lannite
36.   A.D.S School, Aba –Olori
37.   St. Andrew school, Akinmorin
38.   St. John’s Schools Akinmorin
39.   St. Thomas School, Alabi-Olorunda
40.   Baptist School, Gudugu
41.   Baptist Central school, Oniyanrin
42.   L.A School,Imeleke