Ifako-Ijaiye
About
Ifako-Ijaiye is a local government area in Lagos State and a neighbourhood within Metropolitan Lagos, Nigeria. It has a land area of 43 square kilometres and had a population of 427,878 people in 2006. The area is a border suburb that shares a boundary with Ogun State. Its major settlements include Ijaiye, Ifako, Oke-Ira, Iju-Ishaga, Obawole, Iju-Ogundimu, Fagba, Agege Pen Cinema and Ojokoro. The area is served by Agbado station, part of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit project.
History
The Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government was created on October 1, 1996, along with 183 other local governments, by General Sani Abacha, the then military head of state. It was carved out of Agege Local Government, with headquarters in Ifako, and is predominantly populated by the Egba Yoruba people.
Source: Wikipedia: Ifako-Ijaiye
Key Facts
State
Lagos State
Headquarters
Ifako
Chairman
Prince Usman Akanbi Hamzat
Established
October 1, 1996
Area
43 km²
Population
633,200 (2022)