"1996-10-01Z"^^ . . "NG-EK" . "Representatives"@en . "Governor'''"@en . . . . "Senators"@en . "Land of Honour"@en . "Ekiti is a state in western Nigeria, declared a state on October 1, 1996 alongside five others by the military under the dictatorship of General Sani Abacha. The state, carved out of the territory of old Ondo State, covers the former twelve local government areas that made up the Ekiti Zone of old Ondo State. On creation, it took off with sixteen (16) Local Government Areas (LGAs), having had an additional four carved out of the old ones."@en . "Ekiti"@en . "+01" . "29"^^ . "(List)"@en . "6.353e+09"^^ .