The Ogun State Muslim Pilgrims Board has announced the appointment of Prince Adebayo Apelogun, the National President of the Amalgamated Commercial Tricycle and Motorcycle Owners, Repairs and Riders Association of Nigeria (ACOMORAN), as the Amirul Hajj for the 2025 Hajj exercise. He will lead a 14-member ad-hoc welfare committee tasked with facilitating a smooth and successful pilgrimage to the Holy Land for the state’s contingent.
Prince Apelogun, who also holds the revered titles of Asiwaju Adinni of Ogun State and Baba Adinni of Remo, will lead the committee, with Shaekh Ishaq Olorungbebe serving as chairman.
Other members of the committee include:
Sheikh Lawal Iskeel (Sugar), Sheikh Shile Rufai, Imam Sabeeq Aladi Ibrahim, Sheikh Wasiu Raheem Balogun, Imam Abdul-Lateef Ismail Afolabi, TPL Ogunfowora Kamoru Olayiwola, Alhaji (Imam) Hassan Tijani, Alhaji Hussein Oredipe Mustapha, and Alhaji (Imam) Uthman Akewukanwo.
Also appointed are:
Alhaja Alarise Korede Fausat, Alhaja Egunjobi Kafilat Aderonke, and Alhaja Jinadu Zainab Iyabode.
The Pilgrims Board charged the committee members to carry out their responsibilities with utmost dedication and a strong sense of duty, to ensure the comfort, welfare, and safety of all pilgrims from Ogun State.
E-Signed:
Hon. Kayode Akinmade
Special Adviser, Information and Strategy
Ogun State Government
