Ado Ekiti local Government was carved out of the defunct Ekiti Central Local Government bi the Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida Administration in may 1989.
Ado Ekiti Government could be regarded as a one town local government with many farm settlements such as Igirigiri, idwgw, Ilamuo, Ago Aduloju, Igimo-Kogo, Ago-Aso, Emirin, Temidire Esunmo, Ureje etc.
Since the Lord Lugard reforms of 1916, Ado-Ekiti has been enjoying a unique political position as a linchpin of Administration when it was made the headquarters of Ekiti divisional Council, it maintained this position until 1952 when Ado-Ekiti District Council was created and started operating in this capacity in 1955.In 1996 when Ekiti State was created, Ado-Ekiti was made the state headquarters.
Social Services
The Local Government is divided into 13 wards in the ward creation by the Federal Government. The central city of Ado-Ekiti carries 12 (twelve) out of this, while the other villages share the remaining wards.
The local Government is blessed with high population of both skilled semi-skilled and unskilled manpower and middle and high level manpower of the University of ado-Ekiti and the Federal Polytechnic and the several post primary institutions located within the city and villages and the Federal/State ministries/institutions and private establishments which provide a wide range of job opportunities for various categories of vibrant workers.
There are 69 public primary schools, 97 private nursery and primary schools, 14 public junior and senior secondary schools, 27 private secondary schools in the local government. There are six (6) post secondary institutions in the local government namely: