Saki East

Saki East is a Local Government Area in Oyo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ago-Amodu.

Saki East
Country Nigeria
StateOyo State
Government
  Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government CouncilRamat Adeniran (PDP)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

It has an area of 1,569 km2 and a population of 110,223 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 203.[1]

Saki East Local Government Area has five major communities which are Ago-Amodu, Sepeteri, Ogbooro, Oje-Owode and Agbonle. Of these the LGA capital is at Ago-Amodu.

Health Services

Saki East has 15 primary health centers, 2 health posts, 9 secondary health centers (3 government; 6 private) and an annex of the University College Hospital, Ibadan located at Sepeteri, which provides tertiary level care including eye surgery and optical services.[2][3][4]

References

  1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  2. Adediran, O. A.; Oluleye, T. S.; Ayorinde, O. O.; Ugalahi, M. O.; Mpyet, C. D. (2022). "Survey of blindness in Saki East, Oyo State, Nigeria". Journal of the West African College of Surgeons. JWACS. 12 (1): 41–47. doi:10.4103/jwas.jwas_65_22. PMC 9531733. PMID 36203926.
  3. "Nigeria Health Facility Registry". FMOH. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
  4. "Joy as UCH reopens N500m comprehensive health centre". The Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 2023-02-01.


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