The ILOBU is blessed with people who had in one way or the other contributed not only to her growth but also to the growth of Osun State and Nigeria at large. Dead or Alive, Ilobu can boast of great men and women whose wealth of experience, knowledge, wealth etc had helped to contribute both politically and economically to the development of the town. Below are the names of some of Ilobu sons and daughters who had in the past or presently contributed or contributing to the growth of the town...

Olobu of Ilobu
Oba Ashiru Olatoye Olaniyan-Kabiyesi
Business man, proprietor - Royal Palace Hotel, Ilobu.

Alh Hassan Arogundade
Asiwaju of Ilobu, Life Patron IDU
(Ilobu Descendants Union ,
Retired MD-TIB Plc,
one time Transition Committee Chairman, Irepodun LGA.

Alh Kola Rufai (now late)
1st University Graduate(Physics);
Director Meterological Services-Federal Ministry of Aviation (RTD)
Commissioner-Osun state Civil Service Commission;
Grand Patron -INSU;
one time Vice Chairman- Caretaker committee,ILGA.

Pa. S.A Adisa
Educationist;
Retired School Principal; know for its words of Wisdom.

Alh Ishola Adepoju 
Justice fighter,  Student father;
fearless community & religious leader;
1st principal of Ilobu Grammar Schl.;
Chairman- Osun State civil service Comm.(RTD)

Alhaji Babatunde
Retired Civil Servant,
Ex-official African Development Bank Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Chief Anwo
Retired Civil Servant, Community Leader

Mrs S. O. Ologunde 
Church Leader (Women's Wing),
Yeyeewe of Ilobu student

Pa Amuda Yussuf
Frontline politician

Alhaja Abemu
Business Tycoon;
Chairperson -
Baby Needs Seller Association.

Alh Rauf Odebunmi(now late)
Politician, Community leader;
High Chief Baale of Gbobamu.

Mr Ademola Olayiwola Omoni esq.  (now Late)
Business man, Chartered Secretary Philanthropist, one time recording secretary of the Nigerian Baptist Convention, the first chairman of the Ilobu Community Bank.

Chief. Shola Akinwumi
Politician, Engineer,
Former Secretary to the State Govt.

Alh Hasim Igbayilola
Religion leader;
Proprietor Ibadullahi Nur. Schl.

Drs Mrs Wunmi Onigbinde
Senior Director USAID

Mrs Remi Wilson
Active Politician
Ex-Finance Commissioner Osun State

Mr. Awotunde Ishaq 
First co-ordinator INSU.

Pa Tijani Alabi (Aranfajo)
Ilobu Businessman and a retired teacher

Alhaji Akinola
A frontline Lagos businessman

Prince Solagbade Araoye
Historian and Administrator

Late Chief  Ayo Ojewumi
A strong follower of Late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, One-time Commissioner of Agriculture of the old Oyo State, a distinguished journalist and people oriented politician.


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