“Land Of Virtue” : Alphanumeric Codes On Osun State License Plate Numbers And Their Meaning

“Land Of Virtue” : What the Alphanumeric (consisting of both letters and numerals) codes on Osun State License Plates stands for. 

The unique number plate combination used by Private and Commercial vehicles is in the format ABC-123DE. 

The first three letters (ABC) indicates the Local Government Area (LGA) where the vehicle is registered.

Vehicle Registration Plates (license plate number) issued to both private and commercial vehicles in Osun State have the name and the unique slogan of the State, “Land Of Virtue”, displayed at the top centre of the plate.

Like any other plates issued across the country, the unique plate combination is in the format ABC-123DE, with each of the first three letters (ABC) indicating the Local Government Areas (LGA) in Osun or Licensing Office where the vehicle is registered.

The following are the first three letters on Osun State plate numbers and the Local Government Areas (LGA) in which they were registered.

SSU – ATAKUMOSA

PRN – ATAKUMOSA EAST

GBN – AYEDA-ADE

LGB – AYEDIRE

TAN – BOLUWADURO

RGB – BORIPE

EDE – EDE

EDT – EDE NORTH

AAW – EGBEDORE

EJB – EJIGBO

PMD – IFE NORTH

FTD – IFE SOUTH

FFE – IFE-CENTRAL

FEE – IFE-EAST

FDY – IFEDAYO

KNR – IFELODUN

LRG – ILA

LES – ILESA-EAST

LEW – lLESA-WEST

RLG – IREPODUN

KRE – IREWOLE

APM – ISOKAN

WWD – IWO

BKN – OBOKUN

DTN – ODO-OTIN

BDS – OLA OLUWA

GNN – OLORUNDA

JJS – ORI-ADE

FNN – OROLU

SGB – OSOGBO

ABC-123DE

In addition to the first three letters, which indicates the Local Government Areas (LGA) in which they were registered, the next three digits on the number plates are numbers while the last two letters are used for numbering.

Like other plates issued across the Nation, license plates generally have white background while the color of the numbers varies by vehicle type. Numbers is imprinted in blue for Private vehicles while Commercial vehicles like Danfo buses use red.

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