his immediate brother has automatically passed on all claims to his birthright. Commerce Shaki is an exporter of cotton, swamp rice, teak, and tobacco. The flue curing of tobacco has been important in the area since 1940. Indigo is grown in the area for local dyeing, and the town is a centre of cotton weaving. Yams, cassava, corn (maize), sorghum, beans, shea nuts, and okra are grown for subsistence. Cattle raising is increasing in importance, and there is a government livestock station. Shaki has a government Hospital, many Private Hospitals and branch of UCH is under construction. A 1,600-foot (490-metre) inselberg rises above the surrounding savanna. The town is prominent in the production of aluminum pots (Ikoko) for cooking. Users of pots and sellers from far and near visit the town to purchase the product. Shaki Sango Market has also brought the town into limelight as buyers and sellers attend the market every Thursdays. Public institutions Shaki is the location of a Baptist Hospital and a Muslim hospital. The Muslim Hospital was commissioned by M.K.O Abiola in 1987. It is home to the following educational institutions: The Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, Saki [TOPS] www.tops.edu.ng formerly The Polytechnic, Ibadan [Saki Campus] The Kings Poly, Nigeria, Saki The Kings Poly (Private Institution) www.thekingspoly.com School of Basic Midwifery, Muslim Hospital, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Baptist Medical Centre, Baptist Medical Centre School of Medical Laboratory. Baptist High School, Ansaru-ud-deen High School, Okere Grammar School Parapo Community High School, Asabari Grammar School, Shaki, Ayekale Community High School, Shaki International Muslim College, Baptist Medical Centre Secondary School, Ansaru-ud-deen Comprehensive College, Benefit Comprehensive College, Sango, Shaki, Al-khalipha Ashimi international college, Shaki, Sharon Rose College, Kings and Queens College, Primerose Model College, Aisha Model School, Turath College, Shaki, Revival of Islamic Heritage School, off Ogbooro Road, Shaki, Muslim Secondary School, Islamic High School, Koomi Road, Shaki, Gbooro Muslim College, Shaki Community Secondary School, Army Barracks, Christ Grammar School, Shaki, Community High School, Otun, Shaki, Distinct Model school, Shaki, Comfort upward Schools, Koomi, Shaki, Baptist Medical Centre Nur/Pry School, Heritage International School, Apinnite, Shaki, Ideal Academy Group of Schools, Opo-Malu Area, Shaki, Command Day Secondary School, Shaki NUD Primary School, Sango, African Baptist Primary School, L.A. Primary School, Isale Taba, L.A. Primary School, Isale Onikeke, Kinnikinni Baptist Primary School, L.A. Primary School, Igboologun, Ajegunle Baptist Primary School, Shaki, CMS Primary School, Otun, Shaki, Oge Baptist Primary School, Shaki, L.A. Primary