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Ifako-Ijaiye
Ifako-Ijaiye is a city and local government area in Lagos, Nigeria. It has a land area of 43 square kilometers (17 sq mi) and had a population of 427,878 people in 2006. HistoryThe Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government was created along with 183 other local governments on October 1, 1996, by General Sani Abacha, the then military head of state. It was carved out of Agege Local Government, with headquarters in Ifako, and predominantly populated by the Egba Yoruba people . [2][3] Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government is a border suburb town as it shares border with Ogun State. The major settlements are Ogba-Ijaiye, Ifako, Oke-Ira, Iju-Ishaga, Obawole, Iju-Ogundimu, Fagba, Agege Pen Cinema, Ojokoro[4] among others. The past leaders of the Local Government are: Engr. Richard Akinpelu (late), Alh. Ma'rufdeen Adeola Adefolabi (late), Hon. Demola Doherty, Hon. (Apostle) Oloruntoba Oke (2011-2014), Hon Akinwunmi Nurudeen Olaitan (2014-2016), Hon Babatunde I.Q. Rajh-Label (2016-2017). The Former Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, appointed Babatunde I.Q. Rajh-Label as Sole Administrator of the Local Government in June 2016. The election was held on July 22, 2017, throughout the 20 Local Government Areas and 37 Local Council Development Areas of Lagos State. Hon (Apostle) Oloruntoba Oke was elected and sworn in as the Executive Chairman for a second term by the former State Governor, His Excellency, Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode. The Local Government is at present being led by Hon. (Prince) Usman Akanbi Hamzat as the Executive Chairman, after a local government election held in July 2021. TransportThe city is served by Agbado station,[5] located in the Local Council of Agbado-Oke Odo[6] and part of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit project. Current ExecutivesPrince Usman Akanbi Hamzat - Executive Chairman Hon. Mrs. Oluwatoyin Awoniyi Akerele - Vice Chairman Past Chairman & Sole Administrators of Ifako Ijaiye Local GovernmentEngineer Adeoye Ogundipe - Acting Chairman - October 1996 Hon. Aremu Akindele - 1st Executive Chairman - March 1997 Hon. Ademola Taiwo - Sole Administrator - June 1998 Hon. Adeola Adefolabi - 2nd Executive Chairman - June 1998 Hon. Babatunde Odele - Executive Secretary - June 2002 Hon. Dr. Elijah Olu Adewale - Executive Secretary - April 2003 Hon. Richard A.A. Akinpelu - 3rd Executive Chairman - April 2004 Hon. Muzemil Olajide Tairu - Sole Administrator - August 2008 Hon. Demola Doherty - 4th Executive Chairman - October 2009 Apostle (Dr.) Oloruntoba Oke - 5th Executive Chairman - October 2011 Hon. Adeleye Rotimi - Executive Secretary - January 2015 Hon. B.I.Q. Rajh Label - Sole Administrator - June 2016 Sole Administrator's Activities So Far
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