Osun is an inland state in south-western Nigeria. Its capital is Osogbo. It is bounded in the north by Kwara State, in the east partly by Ekiti State and partly by Ondo State, in the south by Ogun State and in the west by Oyo State.
Every year, adherents and non-adherents of #Osun, one of the Orisa (the traditional deities of the Yoruba people), travel from all over the world to attend the annual Osun-Osogbo festival in August.
Visitors include nationals of Brazil, Cuba, Trinidad, Grenada, and other nations in America with a significant Yoruba cultural heritage.
Annual traditional festivities and invocations of the Osun goddess are held along the banks of the river bearing her name into which according to Yoruba Oratory traditions she transformed.
Osun-Osogbo Grove, the shrine of the annual rites of the deity and an important artistic center, was declared a World Heritage Site in 2005.
Osun is home to several of Nigeria's most famous landmarks, including the campus of Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria's pre-eminent institution of higher learning. The university is located in the ancient town of Ile-Ifẹ, an important early center of political and religious development for Yoruba culture.
The former Governor of the State, Olagunsoye Oyinlola launched and laid the foundation for the groundbreaking of Osun State University with six campuses (Osogbo, Okuku, Ikire, Ejigbo, Ifetedo, and Ipetu-Ijesha) strategically located across the state.
The current state governor is Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, he was declared winner of 2007 election by Appeal Court in Ibadan on 26 November, 2010.
The governor was re-elected as Osun State's Governor on August 9, 2014 to run for another 4 year term.
Some of the major achievements of the present governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola's administration since assumption into office include the newly constructed ultra modern middle and elementary schools located in the nooks and crannies of the state, job creation for the youth with O'yes(Osun youth empowerment scheme), the Agba Osun scheme to cater for the needs of the elderlys in Osun, the Tablet of Knowledge(Opon Imo), road constructions across the state to mention but a few.
To celebrate Osun at 25, a calisthenics display was organised by the state government at the Osogbo City Stadium.
In attendance were the former governors of the state, Theophilous Bamigboye and Anthony Udofia. The former military administrators, Bamigboye and Udofia respectively applauded the Governor for how Osun has greatly improved since they left office.
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State was ably represented by his deputy, Yetunde Onanuga, who also appreciated the Governor while Governor Ambode of Lagos State, sent a representative to celebrate with Osun at 25. Traditional rulers and other eminent personalities were not left behind to grace the occasion.In his closing remark, Governor Rauf Aregbesola appreciated the past governors for coming to celebrate Osun at 25. He applauded the Osun at 25 organising committee, headed by Dr. Charles Akinola for putting together such a laudable event.
Governor Aregbesola noted that,
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