Ifo, Ogun State

Ifo

Ifọ̀
Ifo Ifọ̀
LGA
	Nickname: E4, Home of Harmony
	Motto: sha sha
	Ifo Location in Nigeria
	Coordinates: 6°49′N 3°12′E / 6.817°N 3.200°E
Country	Nigeria
State	Ogun State
Government
• Local Government Chairman	Hon. Idris Olalekan Kusimo (KUSH) (APC)
Area
• Total	521 km2 (201 sq mi)
Population (2006 census)
• Total	524,837
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix	112
ISO 3166 code	NG.OG.IF
National language	Yorùbá

Ifo is a Local Government Area in Ogun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ifo at 6°49′00″N 3°12′00″E / 6.81667°N 3.20000°E / 6.81667; 3.20000.It has an area of 521 km² (201 sq mi) and a population of 698,837 at the 2006 census "Adebami-Tella". The postal code of the area is 112.

Major Communities in IFO local government area include Ifo town, Agbado, Giwa Oke aro, Akute Ajuwon, Ibogun, Coker Ilepa, Ibaragun, Lemode, Robiyan, Ope Ilu, Itoki, Mapara town, Adiyan, Matogun village, Matogun village, Abule Ekun village, Orile ifo town

The paramount traditional ruler and permanent Chairman Obas Council in IFO LGA is Olofin of Isheri Oba (Engr) Sulaiman Adekunle Bamgbade he is also the only king in the Chief law of Ogun state with prescribed authority to appoint Baale in IFO Local government Area in general as Gazetted in 1980. Also, a permanent member of the Ogun/ State Council of Obas.^[1]

Transportation

Ifo is connected to nearby Lagos by a railway that was completed in 1899, with a length of 77 kilometers (48 mi). Roads connect it to Lagos as well as Abeokuta, Ilaro, Shagamu, Itori, and Ketou.

Languages

The main language is the Egba dialects of the Yoruba language.^[2]^[3]

Nearby localities

Nearby major towns include Soyinka Alaja, Iyana Cele, Igbusi, Ilepa, Onihale, Pakoto, Kajola, Lisa, Oyero, Arepo, Seriki, Coker, Ibogun, Matogun, Lambe, Alagbole, Ajuwon and Akute, Ojodu, Isheri all of which constitute their own communities with their own traditional rulers (Obas and Baale's). Together these areas make up Ifo Division. Ifo Division has a large industrial area containing several factories. The town of Ifo itself is home to branches of several established Nigerian banks. Ifo is the fastest growing part-market of the Ogun metropolis, owing in part to increasing influxes of people from Ifo's surrounding towns and villages who are attracted by the town's proximity to Lagos State.

Religion and Tradition

Inhabitants of Ifo include adherents to several religions, including Isese, Christianity, and Islam. The traditional leader of the people is the Olu Ifo of Ifo land.

Education

Within greater Ifo, there are more than 5 public primary schools and 10 secondary schools. There are also several private nurseries, primary and secondary schools, and 2 tertiary institutions.

Local schools include:

The prime scholar's school, Ifo
Bookers International School, Ifo
Rex-Age transnational School
Emili-Obadina Memorial school, Ajowa.
Community primary school, Agosi
The Nations Talents school, Ifo.
Astute college
Rabbi Comprehensive College
Government Primary School 1,2,3
Abekoko Grammar School
Nawair u Deen Grammar School
Great Grace Secondary School, Onihale
Great Grace Children Academy, Onihale
Ifo High School
Adenrele High School
Don Phillips group of schools
Estad group of schools, Olose, Ifo
Leah's primary school
Temperance comprehensive college
Methodist high school
Government Technical College, Olose, Ifo
Oke pata Senior govt College
Martins Montessori College
Toaz Primary School
Step Up group of school
Pakoto High School
Solu Senior Grammar School
Ireti Olu Model college, Ifo
Access model college
Ifo City Polytechnic, Ifo
Moboluwaduro High School, Gasoline
Community High School, Okungbolu
Saint Agnes Private High School, Adiyan
Vital link international school, Agosi, Ifo
Ar nur International College, Ifo
Adnaps group of schools
Double crown group of schools
New Life Secondary School, Ifo
Ajuwon High School, Iju Ajuwon
Breakthrough Academy, Awo Akute
God's Grace School
Ifo college of technology, Tecno-Bus/stop

Olabisi Onabanjo University is a public university located in the Ibogun area of the town.

References

^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
^ Davies, L. (2014). "The political economy of the Egba nation: A study in modernisation and diversification, 1830-1960". African Nebula. 7: 74–101.
^ Oduntan, O. B. (2010). Elite Identity and Power: A Study of Social Change and Leadership Among the Egba of Western Nigeria 1860-1950 (PhD thesis). Dalhousie University.

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

[2] Davies, L. (2014). "The political economy of the Egba nation: A study in modernisation and diversification, 1830-1960". African Nebula. 7: 74–101.

[3] Oduntan, O. B. (2010). Elite Identity and Power: A Study of Social Change and Leadership Among the Egba of Western Nigeria 1860-1950 (PhD thesis). Dalhousie University.

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v t e Ogun State
State capital: Abeokuta
Local government areas	Abeokuta North Abeokuta South Ado-Odo/Ota Ewekoro Ifo Ijebu East Ijebu North Ijebu North East Ijebu Ode Ikenne Imeko Afon Ipokia Obafemi Owode Odogbolu Odeda Ogun Waterside Remo North Sagamu Yewa North Yewa South
Towns and villages	Ago Iwoye Arepo Atan Ota Idiroko Ifonyintedo Ijebu Igbo Ijebu Ode Ijoko Iju, Ogun Ilara-Ogudo Yewa Ilaro Ilishan-Remo Iperu, Ogun Isonyin Ita Egbe Itele Iwoye-Ketu Lisa, Ogun Mobalufon Mowe Odosenlu Alaro Ogere Remo Oru-Ijebu Ota, Ogun Pahayi Wasinmi, Nigeria

Ifo Ifọ̀
LGA
Nickname: E4, Home of Harmony
Motto: sha sha
Ifo Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 6°49′N 3°12′E / 6.817°N 3.200°E / 6.817; 3.200
Country	Nigeria
State	Ogun State
Government
• Local Government Chairman	Hon. Idris Olalekan Kusimo (KUSH) (APC)
Area
• Total	521 km² (201 sq mi)
Population (2006 census)
• Total	524,837
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix	112
ISO 3166 code	NG.OG.IF
National language	Yorùbá