UNIFEMGA honours Egbewole, Lasisi, Niyi Yusuf, 25 others
The Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates’ Association (UNIFEMGA) will on January 14 honour 28 of its members for their achievements and contributions to the development of the association.
A statement by its Executive Secretary Miss Raqeebah Oloko, said the 13th edition of Honours Day would hold at the Bovina View Hotel, Ilorin, Kwara State.
According to her, a retired Justice of the Kwara State High Court, Justice Isa Babatunde Garba will speak on Ethical Reorientation: A Panacea for Good Governance and Development.
Highlights of the honorees are four Presidential Awards – two Vice Chancellors, one Chairman of the Board of Directors (NESG), and one Individual for exemplary service to the cause of Islam.
Other categories are 12 Excellence Awards – a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), four permanent secretaries, and seven members for the attainment of professor cadre.
The last category goes to six directors across states and federal service, a fellow of a professional body, a principal at a government school, and four individuals for achieving doctorate degrees Ph.Ds.
Those to be honoured include Prof. Wahab Egbewole (SAN), the newly appointed Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Abdulhakeem Lasisi; Vice Chancellor of the newly established Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila Orangun as well as the current Chairman of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, Mr Olaniyi Yusuf amongst others.
Speaking on the uniqueness of the UNIFEMGA 2023 Honours Day, the National President, Alhaji Abdulfattah Olanlege, said those to be honored were carefully selected and have excelled themselves in various fields of human endeavors.
Olanlege said the two-day event will be streamed live for ease and participation of all members both in Nigeria and those in the Diaspora.
Since 2011 when the maiden edition of the National Honours’ Day started with Malam Yusuf Ali (SAN) hosting, over 200 members have so far been honoured and rewarded for their landmark achievements.
