▁eb ora ▁( de ities ) ▁wor sh ipped . ▁ ▁C uis ine ▁ ▁The ▁Ok un ▁people ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁del ica cies . ▁S oups ▁include ▁ora ▁soup ▁( ground ▁d ried ▁ok ra ), ▁a ku ku , ▁and ▁tan kele kon ▁soup . ▁These ▁are ▁usually ▁e aten ▁with ▁p ounded ▁y am . ▁A ▁popular ▁sn ack ▁is ▁called ▁ad un ▁( fried ▁be ans ▁with ▁pal m ▁oil ▁and ▁sugar ). ▁ ▁Political ▁struggle ▁Before ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁K og i ▁state ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁Ok un ▁Y or uba ▁people ▁were ▁in ▁K w ara ▁state ▁alongside ▁some ▁of ▁their ▁Ek iti ▁and ▁the ▁Ig b om ina ▁neighb ours . ▁The ▁perce ived ▁contin ual ▁marg inal ization ▁of ▁the ▁Ok un ▁people ▁in ▁K og i ▁state ▁has ▁made ▁them ▁to ▁call ▁for ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁state ▁and ▁proposed ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁made ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁south west ▁ge opol it ical ▁zone ▁of ▁Niger ia , ▁or ▁altern atively , ▁the ▁exc ision ▁of ▁Ok un ▁domin ated ▁districts / comm un ities ▁from ▁the ▁present ▁K og i ▁state ▁and ▁addition ▁to ▁a ▁South ▁Western ▁state , ▁with ▁preference ▁for ▁Ek iti . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Sm art ▁A de y emi ▁ ▁S . ▁A . ▁A j ay i ▁ ▁S eth ▁Sunday ▁A j ay i ▁ ▁D are y ▁Art ▁A lade ▁ ▁Sh ola ▁A