Ifedayo
Encyclopedia
Ifedayo is one of the 30 local government areas of Osun State
in southwestern Nigeria
. It is one of the most recent local government areas to be created.
Its headquarters are in the town of Oke-Ila Orangun
.
It has an area of 128 km² and a population of 37,058 at the 2006 census.
The postal code
of the area is 234.
The people of Ifedayo consist of the Igbomina
(or Ogbonna) sub-ethnic group of the Yoruba
.
The current Chairman is Otunba Ademola Adefila' of the Ora-Igbomina
, replacing Samuel Adeyeye Jolayemi of Oke-Ila Orangun
by winning the election. The local government chairman is the chief executive officer of the area and also sits in the Local Government Council which approves the budget and acts as the legislature.
In addition to Oke-Ila Orangun, another major town in the local government area is Ora-Igbomina
(often referred to as Ora) which lies to the northeast. The local government secretariat is located a few miles north of Oke-Ila Orangun, but other administrative buildings are located in Ora.
There are several other small towns and villages in the local government area, most of which lie west of Oke-Ila Orangun.
Osun State
Ọṣun State is an inland state in south-western Nigeria. Its capital is Osogbo. It is bounded in the north by Kwara State, in the east partly by Ekiti State and partly by Ondo State, in the south by Ogun State and in the west by Oyo State. The state's current governor is Rauf Aregbesola, who was...
in southwestern Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. It is one of the most recent local government areas to be created.
Its headquarters are in the town of Oke-Ila Orangun
Òkè-Ìlá
Òkè-Ìlá Òràngún is an ancient city in southwestern Nigeria that was capital of an ancient Igbomina-Yoruba city-state of the same name....
.
It has an area of 128 km² and a population of 37,058 at the 2006 census.
The postal code
Postal code
A postal code is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. Once postal codes were introduced, other applications became possible.In February 2005, 117 of the 190 member countries of the Universal Postal Union had postal code systems...
of the area is 234.
The people of Ifedayo consist of the Igbomina
Igbomina
The Ìgbómìnà are a tribe of the Yoruba people occupying the north-central portion of the Yoruba region of southwestern Nigeria....
(or Ogbonna) sub-ethnic group of the Yoruba
Yoruba people
The Yoruba people are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa. The majority of the Yoruba speak the Yoruba language...
.
The current Chairman is Otunba Ademola Adefila' of the Ora-Igbomina
Ora-Igbomina
Ora-Igbomina is an ancient Igbomina town in Ifedayo Local Government Area, Osun State, Nigeria. With Oke-Ila Orangun, it constitutes the 2 major towns in the local government area....
, replacing Samuel Adeyeye Jolayemi of Oke-Ila Orangun
Òkè-Ìlá
Òkè-Ìlá Òràngún is an ancient city in southwestern Nigeria that was capital of an ancient Igbomina-Yoruba city-state of the same name....
by winning the election. The local government chairman is the chief executive officer of the area and also sits in the Local Government Council which approves the budget and acts as the legislature.
In addition to Oke-Ila Orangun, another major town in the local government area is Ora-Igbomina
Ora-Igbomina
Ora-Igbomina is an ancient Igbomina town in Ifedayo Local Government Area, Osun State, Nigeria. With Oke-Ila Orangun, it constitutes the 2 major towns in the local government area....
(often referred to as Ora) which lies to the northeast. The local government secretariat is located a few miles north of Oke-Ila Orangun, but other administrative buildings are located in Ora.
There are several other small towns and villages in the local government area, most of which lie west of Oke-Ila Orangun.