The passing of Alhaja Taibat Amope Bakare, the Iya Sunnah General of Ansar-ud-Deen in Ekiti State, has drawn tributes from political leaders and prominent personalities, who described her death as a great loss to Orun and Igbemo-Ekiti, Ekiti State, and the wider Muslim community.
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, made this known during a condolence visit to the family of the late Alhaja Bakare in Igbemo-Ekiti, where he led a delegation of prominent dignitaries to commiserate with the bereaved family.
In his condolence message, Sanwo-Olu urged the family to preserve the legacies of the deceased, who served as the Iya Sunnah General of Ansar-ud-Deen in Ekiti State until her death. He described her as a devout Muslim who remained dedicated to the service of Allah throughout her lifetime.
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Other dignitaries who accompanied the governor included the Deputy Governor of Enugu State, Barr. Ifeanyi Ossai, and Senator Tokunbo Abiru, alongside other government officials.
Similarly, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO), the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the last Osun State gubernatorial election, visited the Bakare family to express his condolences.
Oyebamiji described the late Alhaja Bakare as a woman who actively promoted Islamic teachings and contributed to developmental projects through her charitable activities.
Former Ekiti State Governor, Asiwaju Segun Oni, also commiserated with the family, urging them to take solace in God. He described the death of the late matriarch as a transition to glory and noted that her contributions to her family, religious community and society would continue to speak for her.
Oni further urged her children and other family members to preserve and institutionalise the legacies she left behind.
Meanwhile, Senate Leader, Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, led a separate delegation to the bereaved family to offer his condolences and support during the period of mourning.
Members of his delegation included Hon. Steven Fatoba, member of the House of Representatives; Hon. Bolaji Egbeyemi, Deputy Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly; and Chief Remi Oguntuase, alongside other government functionaries.
Bamidele prayed to Almighty Allah to grant the deceased eternal rest and give her family the strength to bear the loss.
Chief Adeniyi Akintola, SAN, also recalled visiting Alhaja Bakare shortly before her passing. He prayed that Almighty Allah grant her Aljanat Firdaus.
The deceased’s children, Alhaji Kola Bakare, Group Chief Executive Officer of Country Petrolite and Gas, and Tajudeen Bakare, Divisional Executive, Business Support, Wema Bank, expressed appreciation to the visiting dignitaries for their show of love, prayers and support.
They particularly thanked the guests for making time to visit the family despite the distance and their busy schedules.
