Over 100 akara sellers in Ayedire Local Government Area of Osun State have received cash support from Mr. Alli Ibraheem, Senior Legislative Aide to the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibril.
The empowerment held at the Ayedire Local Government Secretariat in Ileogbo saw each beneficiary receive N10,000. Beneficiaries were drawn from Ileogbo, Oluponna, Kuta and Oke-Osun areas.
Present at the event were APC chieftains led by the Chairman of Ayedire LGA, Hon. Adejare Adigun, who joined Ibraheem to present the cash to the beneficiaries.
Commending the gesture, Hon. Adigun said the empowerment was done without political colouration and urged the beneficiaries to make judicious use of the funds to grow their businesses.
Speaking on the motive, Ibraheem said the initiative was aimed at strengthening the financial status of petty traders, particularly akara sellers, while also mobilising support for the APC governorship candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, ahead of the August 16, 2026 election.
“I chose to empower akara sellers across Ayedire LGA to assist their businesses, canvass more votes for our party’s candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, and make political heaven by lifting people in need through philanthropy,” he said.
He described AMBO’s victory as “non-negotiable,” adding that the political atmosphere in Osun favours the APC.
“There is a dire need to remove the middle bottleneck frustrating full local government autonomy in Osun State. Osun must join the list of APC states with full identity. We have the federal, we have the local; the middle must be taken for full charge. By God’s grace, AMBO’s victory is non-negotiable,” Ibraheem stated.
He further commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for granting local government autonomy and for efforts to curb political violence. He also lauded the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, for supporting petty traders nationwide.
Ibraheem praised the APC candidate’s wife, Dr. Sekinat Bola Oyebamiji, for her “outspokenness, confidence and agility” in canvassing votes, saying “she will make one of the best First Ladies in the history of Osun State.”
He declared that the empowerment scheme would be extended to the Iwo Federal Constituency and Osun West Senatorial District.