The League of Imams and Alfas in Ibarapa region of Oyo State has commended the Executive Chairman of Ibarapa North Local Government, Hon. Lateef Adebare Lawal (Akorede), for his financial donation towards the successful hosting of the eighth-day Fidau prayer in honour of the late Grand Chief Imam of Ibarapa Land, Alhaji Abdul Azeez Fasasi Orimadegun.
Akorede donated the sum of N2 million towards the preparation of the event, a gesture the Islamic clerics publicly announced and described as a demonstration of generosity.
The clerics expressed appreciation to Hon. Lateef, who is also the Aare Musulumi of Ayete Land, for his support, noting that he had remained closely associated with the family since the demise of the late Islamic leader.
They also offered special prayers for Akorede’s success as he seeks to contest for the House of Assembly seat for Ibarapa Central/North State Constituency under the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement in the forthcoming general elections.
Political bigwigs who joined Hon. Lateef in attendance at the Fidau prayer in Igangan were the Oyo South Senatorial candidate of the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM), Hon. Adedeji Dhikrullahi Stanley Olajide Odidiomo; the member representing Ibarapa Central/Ibarapa North Federal Constituency, Hon. Dr. Anthony Adebayo; and Hon. Olusola Adeleke, the Executive Chairman of Ibarapa Central Local Government.
At the event, Odidiomo, Ibarapakan, and Adeleke also made handsome financial donations in support of the bereaved family, the widows of the late Grand Chief Imam, and the League of Alfas and Imams present at the gathering.
Shortly after the Fidau prayer, Akorede led the members of the political class to meet with party faithfuls who had gathered to receive the APM candidates in Igangan. At the meeting, financial donations were made to support the activities and grassroots mobilisation efforts of APM members.
The APM candidates were also led to Tapa and Ayete communities, where they received defectors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC).
This medium had earlier reported that political leaders from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ibarapa North decamped in good numbers to the APM on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at A.U.D School, Ayete.
The political leaders who led their supporters into the APM are identified as Mr. Saubana (Muhamada), Mr. Akinyode Ganiyu, Alfa Saheed Okedara (Atiletokewu), Alhaji Gafar (Baale Agbe), Mr. Olaore Monsuru Dada, and Mr. Oke Wale (Deputy).
The defectors pledged their support for Akorede and other APM candidates ahead of the forthcoming general elections, vowing to deploy their political experience and grassroots influence to mobilise voters across wards and communities in Ibarapa North.
They praised Akorede for what they described as his open-door policy, his approach to purposeful leadership, and his accessibility to people of the Ibarapa Central/North Constituency.