Ifedayo Local Government Area 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. Osun State is an inland state in south-western Nigeria. ...

The local government area consist of the Igbomina (or Ogbonna) sub-ethnic group of the Yoruba. The Ìgbómìnà (also colloquially Igbonna or Ogbonna) are a sub-ethnic people of the Yoruba occupying the north-central portion of the Yoruba region of southwestern Nigeria. ... The Yoruba (native name Yorùbá) is a large ethno-linguistic group or ethnic nation in West Africa. ...

The current Local Government Chairman is the Hon. Samuel Adeyeye Jolayemi of Oke-Ila Orangun. The local government Chairman is the chief executive officer and also sits in the Local Government Council which approves the budget and acts as the legislature. The Ifedayo Local Government Chairman, Hon. Jolayemi was educated in Nigeria and the United States and has an extensive work record in US healthcare sector before returning to Nigeria to continue his career. After a long career in healthcare delivery and healthcare administration, Hon. Jolayemi became a politician and has been active in civic and government roles within and outside Osun State culminating in his election into his current role as Ifedayo Local Government Chairman. A chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... A chief executive officer (CEO) or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or executive officer of a corporation, company, or agency. ... Health care or healthcare is one of the worlds largest and fastest growing professions. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics to the extent of holding or running for public office. ... An election is a decision making process whereby people vote for preferred political candidates or parties to act as representatives in government. ...

The capital of Ifedayo Local Government Area is Oke-Ila Orangun. In addition to Oke-Ila Orangun, another major town in the local government area is Ora-Igbomina (often referred to as Ora) 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.