<Tr> <Th> Time zone </Th> <Td> WAT (UTC + 01) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 code </Th> <Td> NG - EK </Td> </Tr> <P> Ekiti is a state in western Nigeria, declared a state on 1 October 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 12 local government areas that made up the Ekiti Zone of old Ondo State . On creation, it had 16 Local Government Areas (LGAs), having had an additional four carved out of the old ones . Ekiti State is one of the 36 states (Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria)) that constitute Nigeria . Ekiti State is reputed to have produced the highest number of professors in Nigeria . Several pioneer academics are from the state, including Adegoke Olubummo (one of the first Nigerian professors in the field of mathematics), Ekundayo Adeyinka Adeyemi (first Professor of Architecture in Africa south of the sSahara). Others include Professors J.F. Ade Ajayi, Niyi Osundare, Sam Aluko, Prof A.A. Agboola . </P> <P> Following a prolonged political crisis, President Olusegun Obasanjo imposed a military administrator (General Tunji Olurin) on Ekiti State in October 2006 . On 27 April 2007 Olurin was replaced by Tope Ademiluyi . In the PDP primary of 2006, first - place finisher, Yinka Akerele and second place Prof. Adesegun Ojo were supposed to be in a run - off to determine who would be the nominee of the Nigerian ruling party when President Obasanjo summoned them to Abuja and imposed the candidate who came third--Engineer Segun Oni . He was later elected in the 2007 election as the governor of the state in an election marred by widespread irregularities and the AC candidate, Dr. Kayode Fayemi challenged his election and forced a rerun in May 2009 . </P>

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