Hajj 2025: Ogun appoints Apelogun as Amirul Hajj, Olorungbebe Chairman welfare committee
Ogun State Muslim Pilgrims Board has appointed the National President of the Amalgamated Commercial Tricycle and Motorcycle Owners, Repairs and Riders Association of Nigeria (ACOMORAN), Prince Adebayo Apelogun and thirteen others as welfare board ad-hoc committee members, to facilitate the 2025 pilgrimage to the Holy Land from the state.
A statement on Friday signed by Kayode Akinmade, the Special Adviser On Information and Strategy to Governor Dapo Abiodun, said Apelogun is the Amirul Hajj, while Shaekh Ishaq Olorungbebe will serve as the chairman.
Sheik Lawal Iskeel (Sugar), Sheikh Shile Rufai, Imam Sabeeq Aladi Ibrahim, Sheik Wasiu Raheem Balogun, Imam Abdul-Lateef Ismail Afolabi, TPL. Ogunfowora Kamoru Olayiwola, Alhaji (Imam) Hassan Tijani, Alhaji Hussein Oredipe Mustapha, Alhaji(Imam) Uthman Akewukanwo are members of the committee.
Others are: Alhaja Alarise Korede Fausat, Alhaja Egunjobi Kafilat Aderonke and Alhaja Jinadu Zainab Iyabode.
“They were being charged by the board to discharge their obligations diligently with high level of commitment so as to ensure comfort and safety of pilgrims from Ogun State”, said the Statement.
