Sango Ota

Sango Ota (Ota) (pronounced as "sawn-go awta") is a town in Ogun State, Nigeria, and has an estimated 164,000 residents living in or around it. Ota is the capital of the Ado-odo/Ota local government area. The traditional leader of Ota is called the Olota of Ota "Oba Adeyemi Abdul Kabir Obalanlege".

Ota is the historical capital of the Awori Yoruba Tribe.

Understand
Sango Ota is a notable town in Ogun State. It is the second largest town  in the State with  headquarteres at Ota. Some other neighbouring towns and communities around the area are; Ado-Odo, Agbara, Igbesa, Iju-Ota, Itele, Kooko Ebiye town, Owode among others.The majority of the inhabitants of the area identify as Awori Yorubas. Thus, Yoruba is the dominant language although there might be some dialectal differences around this area. English is also spoken and understood, particularly among the younger generation.

History
Traditional Awori Yoruba folklore tells that Olofin's Children, Osolo and Eleidi Atalabi, founded Ota after migrating south from Isheri. As the town developed, it eventually came to be locally ruled by a crowned Oba, called the "Olota", whose ruling privilege was derived from the Yoruba traditional homeland of Ile-ife.

Ota soon became important in the production and sales of cocoa. In 1842, the expansion of the Egba Nation brought Ota under the control of Abeokuta. However Ota held a semi-independent status within the Egba kingdom, and remained the capital of the Awori people.

Get in
Sango Ota is easily accessed by road from Iyana-Ipaja, a major city centre in Lagos which links to important areas such as Ikeja. The common yellow buses (danfo) regularly ply the roads to Sango Ota, with transport fares of between ₦300 and ₦500. Bus fares vary depending on the time of the day, the whims of the bus drivers and conductors and so on. A good tip is to confirm the fare from the conductor before entering, or politely asking from neighbouring passengers. Sango Ota is also linked to Abeokuta the Ogun State Capital and other major towns and cities in South Western Nigeria.

Get around
Yellow buses (danfo) and tricycles (Keke napep) are quite common within Sango Ota and serve as the primary means of transport. Taxis (usually painted bright yellow) are also available.

See

 * Faith Tabernacle: Sango-Ota is the site of the famous Faith Tabernacle, Canaanland, built in 1999. It is the second largest church auditorium in the world. You might decide to drop by for a Sunday service as early as 6AM, or attend a later service, and then explore the church grounds afterwards. (It is recommended that you have a valid means of identification with you, and adequately communicate your intentions to the security officers on duty in the church premises.) Canaanland boasts of many fine examples of architecture, and well-shaded, tranquil parks which are ideal for the impromptu Sunday picnic.


 * Palace of the Olota: The palace was relocated to a newer, ultra-modern building. However, the old palace still stands as a monument, at least a few decades old.

Go next

 * Abeokuta
 * Ifo
 * Idiroko
 * Ibafo
 * Itogbe
 * Sagamu
 * Ilaro