Imota
Imota gunduma ce a garin Ikorodu a jihar Legas. Ana kiran shugabanninsu Oba Ranodu na Imota. Mutanen Ijebu ne.

Etymology 
An samo sunan Imota daga "UMU-OTA" ma'ana "Kusa da bishiyar Ota."

Tarihi 
Wurin yanki da aka fi sani da "Imota" ya samo sunansa daga ƙanƙancewa "Imu-Ota" ma'ana "Kusa da bishiyar Ota". Hakan ya faru ne sakamakon hijirar da Ranodu da jama’arsa suka yi daga Ijebu-Ode domin neman masarauta daban suka sauka a kusa da bishiyar Ota wadda a yau ake kira Imota. Tun daga wannan lokacin, an hana duk mazaunan Imota yin wuta da itacen Ota.

Tarihin Imota ya nuna cewa Ranodu na farko yana ɗaya daga cikin ‘ya’yan Obaruwa ko Obaruwamoda ko Arunwa ko Ekewa-olu na Ijebu-ode. Mai martaba Obaruwa shine Awujale na goma akan karagar mulki, a Ijebu- Ode. Sauran ’ya’yan Obaruwa da ke sarauta a matsayin muhimman Obas a yankunansu sun haɗa da Alaiye-ode na Ode-Remo da Ewusi na makun duk a yankin Remo na Jihar Ogun da Osobia na Makun-omi a karamar hukumar Ijebu ta ruwa ta Jihar Ogun.

Obaruwa shi ne Awujale na farko da ya fara gabatar da gangunan sarauta mai suna ‘Gbedu’ wanda suke kaɗawa ba kawai a lokacin bikin “Osi” na shekara-shekara ba har ma da shelanta nadin sabon Oba ko High Chief ko kuma a duk lokacin bikin sarauta. Har ila yau, an hana a lokacin bikin “Osi” a Ijebu-ode, a rika buga gangunan sarauta, Gbedu, sai dai idan an fara buge shi a hubbaren Obaruwa. Obaruwa kuma yana da siffa ta musamman; a wurin ibadarsa ne kawai ake yanka raguna biyu a lokacin bikin Osi.

Ranodu, limamin Oro tare da abokinsa Senlu Olupe-oku, dan Eluku da sarkin Agemo, dan uwansa Adebusenjo Orederu, limamin Ifa, bayi Osugbo, Oro Liworu, Oro Logunmogbo, Agemo Jamuse, Agemo Esuwele da Eluku Meden-Meden tare da kayan Obaship., duk suka bar Ijebu-Ode tare suka fara tafiya neman masarauta daban. Da farko suka sauka a Aiyepe, daga baya kuma fadar Ifa ta umarce su da su ci gaba.

Ko a cikin wannan tafiya ta tarihi, Ranodu ya ratsa ta Oko Mayon inda ya bar alamar sarauta, sun dan sauka a Idado kusa da sagamu, a yau ake kiran Idado da 'Agbala Imota'. A garin Idado, Ranodu ya yi mubaya’a ga Oba Akarigbo na Sagamu, ya nemi izinin zama, sarki ya duba kayansa, ya ga rawani da sauran alamomin sarauta, ya shawarci ranodu da ya haye wani kogi mai suna ‘Eruwuru’ ya zauna a can.

Ranodu mai suna Eruwuru as Ajura wanda yanzu ake kira Sabo a cikin Sagamu. Bayan sun zauna ne Ranodu da jama’arsa suka yanke shawarar yin bikin Agemo inda Oba Akarigbo ya fusata da rashin sanar da shi matakin da suka dauka, ya tura masu gadinsa guda biyu domin su dakatar da bikin, aka kashe masu gadin sannan sakamakon haka ya zama umarni daga Ifa Oracle don su bar wurin zuwa Isopo inda shi da jama'arsa suka yi wani ɗan gajeren hutu, ya bar wasu daga cikin tawagarsa suna ƙaura zuwa kudu.

Ana ci gaba da tafiya Ranodu da jama'arsa sun isa wani tudu mai tsayi wanda Senlu Olupe-oku ne kawai ya fara hawa sannan ya kira wasu su zo tare da shi. Sun kuma zauna a saman tudun na dan wani lokaci, don nuna godiya ga jajircewar Senlu Olupe-oku na hawan dutsen da Ranodu ya sanyawa wurin sunan Odo-Senlu wanda ya kasance gari har zuwa yau.

Cikin biyayya ga Ifá oracle, suka ci gaba da tafiya, suka gaji a hanya, suka yanke shawarar huta, suka yi rumfa na ɗan lokaci da ganyen dabino. Sai suka sake tuntubar Ifa, sai baƙon ya ce su ci gaba da tafiya, Ranodu ya sa wa wurin suna Abatiwa wanda kuma ya kasance ƙauye har zuwa yau.

Sun kuma wuce ta Odo-Ayandelu amma Ranodu ya umarci wasu bayinsa karkashin wani bawa mai suna Ayan da su zauna a wurin. Sun tashi daga Odo-Ayandelu zuwa Odo-Onasa inda ya gina Igboti Oro ya bar Oro Liworu domin yin ibada. Mutanen Odo-Onosa kuma suna bauta wa Allah har zuwa yau. Bayan sun tashi daga Odo-Onasa sai suka isa Agudugbun suka huta na wasu watanni. Ranodu ya yi bikin Oro kuma ya gina wani Igboti Oro wanda ya rage a Agudugbun har zuwa yau. Bayan wasu kwanaki Adebusenjo Orederu ya yi bikin Agemo inda aka umurci bayi da su sare daji domin su raye-raye, a cikin wannan biki ne Adebusenjo Orederu ya gano hanyar da ta kafa a daji inda suka bar Agudugbun zuwa wasan karshe. makoma.

A Agudugbun, Ranodu ya hango wutar da ke fitowa daga Yamma, sai ya binciko wutar, ya tarar da wasu mafarauta guda biyu da suke cin wuta a rumfarsu, mafarauta masu suna Ofirigidi, wani dan Oke Orundun da Ojoyeruku, mai ibadar Eluku daga Ijebu Ode, suka tarbi Ranodu. da mukarrabansa, Ofirigidi ya bukaci Ranodu ya bude jakarsa ya samu kadarorin sarauta a cikinta, suka zama abokai, Ranodu ya sanyawa wurin taronsu suna Opopo. Ofirigidi ya umurci Ranodu da ya yi tazara kadan zuwa Ehindi, wani nau'in damfara na 'Ehin Odi' ya zauna a can. Ehindi shine inda Idi Ota yake kuma aka sanya sunan garin. Ranodu ya umurci Senlu ya tuntubi Ifa oracle don sanin ko za su iya zama a wurin kuma Ifa oracle ya amince da bukatarsu, a karshe wannan ya nuna aka haifi garin Imota.

Ranodu ya umurci bayinsa da su datse ciyayi a kusa da bishiyar Ota tare da gina rumfuna don masauki. Ya kuma umarce su da su shirya wurin noma domin su samu abinci su yi noma kuma bayi suna noma a arewa da kudancin kasar har zuwa wata gona mai suna gonar Masara wadda a yanzu ake kira Ago-Mota a Agbowa.

Bayan ya sauka a Imota, Ranodu da jama’arsa sun gayyaci Ofirigidi da Ojoyekuru domin ziyarce shi kuma Ofirigidi ya ba da shawarar cewa tun da Ranodu ya yi wa Oba rawani ya zama sarkin wurin amma Ranodu ya ki saboda tsufa ya dauko Senlu Olupe-oku ya zama sarki. Sarkin Imota. An nada Senlu a matsayin sarkin garin na farko kuma Ranodu ya ci gaba da zama kambun da aka baiwa duk Obas na garin Imota na gargajiya (Oba Ranodu na Imota).

Bayan nadin sarautar Oba Senlu Olupe Oku, Ranodu na Imota na farko a karni na 17, Adebusenjo da Ojoyekuru sun hada kai wajen bautar Ubangijin Eluku tare da gudanar da bikin tare duk shekara. Yayin da aka nada Ojoyekuru a matsayin Onimale Eluku da Adebusenjo a matsayin Cif Magodo na Agemo Esuwele.

Shugabannin da dana yanzu 
1. Oba Seniu olupe-oku -1610-1616, ya sauke sarautar Ranodu ya gudu zuwa Omu-Ijebu a gudun hijira. Ya rayu kuma ya mutu a can a 1638.

2. Oba Aladesuwasi, 2nd Senlu-1640-1665.

3. Oba Lasademo, 1st Lasademo daga 1669-1687.

4. Oba Orewaiye Olugayan-Jikan Ranodu da Oba na 1st indigenous daga Imota, 1st Olugayan daga 1690-1731

5. Oba Ore Oye, Senlu na uku daga 1734-1770

6. Oba Igara 4th Senlu daga 1772-1793.

7. Oba Ademokun, 2nd Lasademo daga 1796-1817

8. Oba Arowuyo, 2nd Olugayan daga 1820-1854

9. Oba Oyemade, 1st- Oyemade daga 1856-1881

an yi yakin tsakanin 1881-1893 wanda ya kai hari ga lImota kuma babu sarki Oba a lokacin.

10. Oba Okumona Olufoworesete, ta hanyar rinjayar matarsa ta farko Princess lge Mayandenu Olugayan, 1st Olufoworesete daga 1894-1917

11. Oba Akindehin wanda aka fi sani da Oba Onisuru, 3rd Lasademo daga 1917-1920

12. Oba lge Okuseti daga zuriyar Oba Rowuyo, 3rd Olugayan daga 1921-1935

13. Oba Shaibu Awotungase wanda aka fi sani da Oba Daranoye, 4th Olugayan daga 1936-1949

14. Oba Albert Adesanya Adejo wanda aka fi sani da Kiniwun Iga, wanda ya fara karatu Oba Ranodu na Imota, 2nd Oyemade from 1951-1981

15. Oba Lawrence Adebola Oredoyin, Oba Ranodu na Imota mai ilimi na biyu, Senlu na 5 daga 1981-1993.

16. Oba Mudasiru Ajibade Bakare Agoro, mai ilimi na uku Oba Ranodu na Imota, 2nd Olufoweresete daga 1993 zuwa yau.

Iyalai masu mulki 
1. Senlu Ruling House 2. Olugayan Ruling House 3. Lasademo Ruling House 4. Oyemade Ruling House

Sarautar gargajiya 
1. Olisa 2. Ayangade 3. Aro 4. Alagbo Jamuse 5. Ayangbuwa 6. Balogun 7. Alase Oluweri 8. Olootu Erelu 9. Olumale Eluku 10. Lojona Jamuse 11. Busenowo 12. Adegoruwa 13. Lojona Jamuse 14. Alfarma 15. Lashi 16. Oluwo 17. Laraba 18. Aare 19. Ayanolu 20. Adeyoruwa 21. Apena Osugbo 22. Adebusenjo 23. Olootu Balufon 24. Lapeni Awo 25. Alase Jamuse 26. Magodo Esuwele 27. Muleoruwa 28. Gusanlomo 29. Alagbo Orisa nla 30. Eluku Asa 31. Adegorusen 32. Ogbeni-Odi 33. Egbo 34. Afina 35. Rasuli 36. Alakan 37. Odofin 38. Legunsen 39. Ogbodo 40. Fadegbuwa 41. Jomu 42. Ogbeni Oja 43. Iyalode 44. Iyalaje 45. Gwargwadon 46. Wata 47. Eleku Asa 48. Ladugba 49. Agoro 50. Jagun 51. Sufari 52. Shafi 53. Alwala 54. Oluomo

Wuri da tsarin siyasa 
Garin Imota yana da sandwiched da latitude 6°39′50″N kuma yana madaidaicin tsayin 3°40′12″E. A Arewa yana da iyaka da garin Agbowa-Ikosi, a Kudu da garin Isiu, a Gabas kuma ya yi iyaka da garin Gberigbe, sai kuma a Yamma ga garin Ode-remo mai fadin kasa mai fadin kusan kilomita 502.

Imota was initially placed in Ikosi district council under Epe division. The town is divided into four quarters: Itun-Opopo, Itun-Onabu, Itun- Maja, and Atere. Each quarter has its own political representative called councillors. The first sets of councillors from Imota were illiterate; they include Pa. Ogunnoiki, Pa. Alaga, Pa. Oyinbo and Pa. Agbonmagbe. They were chosen based on their activeness and held in high esteem that their decisions remain final.

A wajen aiwatar da mulkin dimokuradiyya a garin, ‘yan Osugbo ne ke da hurumin shari’a, suna duba yadda sarki ya wuce gona da iri, yayin da sarki ke gudanar da ayyukan zartarwa da na majalisa.

Ƙirƙirar Jihar Legas a 1967 ta ƙunshi manyan sassa biyar, wato Legas Colony, Badagry, Epe, Ikeja da Ikorodu . Wannan ya kawo kayyade yankin Ikorodu zuwa mazabu biyu da Ikorodu ta tsakiya, Ikorodu arewa da Ikorodu yamma a matsayin mazabar I da Imota, Igbogbo, Ijede a matsayin mazabar II.

Sake fasalin kananan hukumomi na 1976 ya raba jihar Legas zuwa kananan hukumomi takwas da aka kafa karamar hukumar Ikorodu. Haka kuma mulkin farar hula na 1979 a karkashin Lateef Jakande ya raba jihar zuwa kananan hukumomi ashirin da uku sannan rusasshiyar karamar hukumar Irepodun ta fito daga karamar hukumar Ikorodu amma kwarewar shigowar sojoji cikin harkokin siyasar Najeriya ya gurbata jamhuriya ta biyu kuma ta kai ga soke zaben. na karamar hukumar Irepodun da kuma mayar da kananan hukumomi a jihar zuwa farko takwas.

Kafa karamar hukumar Irepodun ya haifar da yarjejeniya da yarjejeniya tsakanin manyan garuruwa uku da ke mazabar Ikorodu II cewa 'mukamin dan majalisa mai girma a majalisar dokokin jihar Legas na mazabar da mukamin shugaban karamar hukumar Irepodun da kuma shugaban karamar hukumar Irepodun. Za a raba kujerar hedkwatar karamar hukumar a tsakanin garuruwa uku na mazabar'.

Ko da yake, yarjejeniyar ba ta kasance a rubuce ba saboda a lokacin, yawancin shugabannin siyasa a waɗannan garuruwa ba su iya karatu da rubutu ba amma sun yarda da yarda da juna. Amma duk da haka kafawar ta shaida gabatar da Hon. Fola Oredoyin a matsayin wakilin farko na mazabar a majalisar dokokin jihar Legas (1979-1983). Fola Oredoyin ta zama mataimakin kakakin majalisar jiha a jamhuriya ta biyu, Alhaji SO Amusa-Olorunishola ya ci gaba da zama na farko kuma shugaban zartarwa daya tilo a karamar hukumar Irepodun kuma hedikwatar karamar hukumar Irepodun tana Ewu. -elepe, garin Igbogbo.

Da rusasshiyar karamar hukumar Irepodun, an bar garuruwa uku na mazabar da mukamin dan majalisa mai girma a majalisar dokokin jihar Legas wanda aka raba bisa ga yarjejeniyar da aka kulla. Ya samar da Hon. MK Sanni daga Imota a matsayin zababben dan majalisar dokokin jihar Legas don kammala wa'adin mulkin Hon. Fola Oredoyin.

Jamhuriyyar Najeriya ta uku da ta hudu ita ma ta samar da Hon. Adefarasin Saheed Hassan daga Ijede a matsayin dan majalisar dokokin jihar Legas (1999-2007), da Late (Hon. Rotimi Sotomiwa daga Igbogbo a cikin 2007-2010, mutuwarsa ta ƙare shine wa'adin mulki da kuma takarar neman kujerar dan takarar jam'iyyar People's Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Gbenga Oshin don kammala wa'adinsa (2010-2011), Hon. An kuma zabi Akinsola Adebimpe daga Igbogbo/Bayeku LCDA don kammala wa’adi na biyu (2011-2015) kuma an mayar da koton mulki zuwa Imota a 2015 da Hon. An zaɓi Nurudeen Saka-Solaja a matsayin wakilin mazabar a majalisar dokokin jihar Legas

Samar da karin kananan hukumomi talatin da bakwai ga kananan hukumomi ashirin da ake da su a jihar Legas da Bola Ahmed Tinubu ya yi a shekarar 2003 ya sa Imota da sauran al’ummomin mazabar Ikorodu II su zama gwamnati mai cin gashin kai mai unguwanni hudu na siyasa.

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