Osun Communities Crisis: Ifon Community Demands Release of White Paper

Residents of Ifon-Orolu in Orolu Local Government Area of Osun State have appealed to the state government to release the White Paper on the report of the 100-member committee set up to resolve the Ifon/Ilobu boundary dispute.

In a statement jointly signed by the National Executive and the Board of Trustees of the Ifon-Orolu Progressive Union, the residents said the release of the White Paper would enhance public confidence, transparency, accountability, and policy direction, while also encouraging stakeholder engagement toward a lasting resolution of recurring communal clashes.

The community expressed concern that several months after the committee submitted its report to the state government, no official communication has been made public, a development they said has generated anxiety among residents.

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They commended the traditional rulers of the affected communities, the Olufon of Ifon-Orolu, Oba Peter Akinyooye; the Olobu of Ilobu, Oba Olatoye Olaniyan; and the Elerin of Erin-Osun, Oba Adekunle Omoloye, for their roles in promoting peace and harmony among Ifon-Orolu, Ilobu, and Erin-Osun.

While acknowledging ongoing infrastructural development in Osogbo, the state capital, and other parts of Osun State, the residents decried the neglect of the Post Office Junction–Olufon Royal Palace Road in Ifon-Orolu and called on the government to urgently address the abandoned project.

The community also commended the Federal Government for boosting agricultural development through the establishment of a farm settlement in Ifon-Orolu by the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA).