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FOCUS ON EDO STATE CULTURE AND TOURISM

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                         FOCUS ON EDO  STATE CULTURE AND TOURISM Edo is an inland state in southern Nigeria . Its capital is Benin City . It is bounded in the north and east by Kogi State , in the south by Delta State and in the west by Ondo State . The Edo are the descendants of the people who founded the former Benin Empire , which was located in South/Mid-Western Nigeria , encompassing what is now the Edo State of Nigeria , as well as surrounding areas. Edo State consists of eighteen (18) Local Government Areas . They are: Akoko-Edo Egor Esan Central Esan North-East Esan South-East Esan West Etsako Central Etsako East Etsako West Igueben Ikpoba-Okha Oredo Orhionmwon Ovia North-West Ovia North-East Ovia South-West Owan East Owan West Uhunmwonde Centuries ago, at the time when Benin was called Igodmingodo, that geographical area known as Benin, was the hub of a Conglomeration of little towns that developed and spread into most of the areas of mode