Ifedayo

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.

Ifedayo
LGA
Ifedayo
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 7°57′N 4°59′E
Country Nigeria
StateOsun State
Government
 • Executive Chairman of the Local Government AreaAbiodun Samuel Idowu
Area
 • Total128 km2 (49 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 census)
 • Total37,058
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
234
ISO 3166 codeNG.OS.IF

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.[1]

The people of Ifedayo consist of the Igbomina (or Ogbonna) sub-ethnic group of the Yoruba. There are several other small towns and villages in the local government area, most of which lie west of Oke-Ila Orangun

Honourable Idowu Samuel Abiodun (born April 22nd, 1958) is the Executive Chairman of Ifedayo Local Government Area, Oke-Ila Orangun since 2017 and also doubles as the Chairman of Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), Osun State Chapter, Nigeria 2018 to date.

Abiodun had his primary education in Oke-Ila Orangun where he attended Seventh-day Adventist Primary School (1966-1971). He then proceeded to Seventh-day Adventist Grammar School, Ede in Osun State (1973-1978). He had his Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) from Osun State College of Education, Ila-Orangun in (1983) and did his one (1) year mandatory National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) in Benue State (1983-1984). He is an alumnus of prestigious premier University of Ibadan where he bagged B.Ed (Hons) in Guidance and Counseling/Geography.

Abiodun is a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State and he has served in various capacity since he joined politics in (1990). He was a Personal Assistant to Ifedayo LGA Chairman (1992); Personal Assistant to Special Adviser to Executive Governor of Osun State (2001–2003); Board Member of Osun State Government Agencies and Legislative Aide to Member of Federal House of Representative, Abuja (2004).

He has far-reaching experience in both private and public sectors. He is a well travelled man; he has attended several international workshops and conferences in USA, UK, France, Israel, Jordan, UAE, South Africa, Ghana, and Egypt among others. He is a member of a number of professional, academic and community associations amongst which are Nigerian Union of Teacher, Supreme Club and Club 10 of Oke-Ila Orangun. He is a recipient of many notable awards of excellence in leadership capacity and education cum social lifestyles.

Abiodun is married to (Mrs) Comfort Motunrayo Abiodun (nee Abatan) and they are blessed with children.

Traditional Institution

Notable paramount rulers in ifedayo Local Government include; The Orangun of Oke-Ila, HRH Oba Adedokun Omoniyi Abolarin; The Asaooni of Ora-Igbomina, Oba Tinuoye Atolagbe and the Akesin of Ora-Igbomina, Oba Samuel Oladoye Idowu.

Tourism

Ayinkunugba Waterfalls

Ayinkunugba Waterfalls is located in Oke-Ila Orangun Ifedayo local government. The waterfalls is over 80m high and it is the opposite of Olumirin Waterfall where you climb to appreciate it, but in Ayinkunugba, people will descend to discover the wonderful work of nature that is in the beautiful landscape of mountains, caves and trees.

Ayinkunugba Waterfalls was discovered by a hunter who shot a strange animal called Kunugba. The shot animal rolled down and the hunter searched but could not find it, instead, discovered waterfalls and named it: Ayinkunugba (Where an animal Nugba, rolled and died).

Notable indigenes
  • (Professor) Olusola Adeyeye – former senator for Osun Central Senatorial District in the Upper Chamber of National Assembly, Abuja.
  • (Hon.) Idowu Samuel Abiodun – the Managing Director, Center Point Hotel, Osogbo and annex in Oke-Ila Orangun, current chairman of Ifedayo LGA. Oke-Ila Orangun.
  • (Surv.) T.J. Atolagbe – (Retired) Permanent Secretary, Osun State Government and the Asaooni of Ora Kingdom.
  • (Chief) David Adeyeye Osundina – Asiwaju of Oke-Ila Orangun and first elected chairman of Ifedayo Local Government, Oke-Ila Orangun.
  • (Omooba) 'Kunle Ayantoye – former CEO of Lepec Shipping Limited, Lagos and the immediate past chairman of Ifedayo LGA, Oke-Ila Orangun.


References
  1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
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