Sunday Ifere

Sunday Orinya Ifere (born 19 December 1943 in Igumale, Benue State, Nigeria) was a Nigerian army officer who was the Military Governor of Kwara State between July 1978 and October 1979.

After the war, he held a number of command and staff positions in the Nigerian Army.

He also implemented the various transitional programmes leading to the hand-over of power to civilians by the military government in 1979.

Ifere was a significant figure in the history of Kwara State and Nigeria.

He was a popular and effective administrator who helped to lay the foundation for the state's development.