Ajijolakewu urges FEMSA graduating students to build lasting legacy
By Abubakar Abdulquadri and Bashir Dawodu
A lecturer in the Department of Microbiology, University of Ilorin, Dr Kamaldeen Ajijolakewu, has urged students, particularly graduating members of the Faculty of Education Muslim Students’ Association (FEMSA), to build a legacy that will endure long after they leave the University.
Dr Ajijolakewu gave the charge penultimate Wednesday (July 29, 2026) while delivering a lecture at the Finalist Send-forth Ceremony 2.0, organised by FEMSA for graduating students of the Faculty of Education.
Speaking on the theme, “Continuum: The Muslim Graduate as an Agent of Positive Change,” the don explained the concept of “Fasad” in Islam, describing it as every form of corruption and harmful act capable of causing disorder in society.
According to him, Fasad includes indecent dressing, corruption, cheating, murder, negligence of duty, earning salaries without discharging one’s responsibilities, and other forms of misconduct.
Dr Ajijolakewu stressed that Muslim graduates, as agents of positive change, must neither participate in nor encourage Fasad. Rather, they should discourage all forms of wrongdoing and promote righteousness wherever they find themselves.
The lecturer added that those who witness evil and fail to condemn or prevent it risk losing the mercy of Allah and becoming forgotten in society.
Dr Ajijolakewu, therefore, urged the graduating students to make meaningful impacts within their families, communities, and the wider society by initiating positive reforms that would contribute to national development.
He also encouraged parents to keep on supporting their children even after graduation and got married as very important due to the adverse effects of the nation’s economy.
Also speaking, the Chairman of FEMSA Finalist Sendforth Committee, Mr Busari Al-Aneen Bolaji; advised graduating students on the reality of life after graduation, explaining that their new era of life may not unfold exactly as they have planned, some of them may secure opportunities immediately, while others may wait. Some dreams may materialise quickly, while others may take time.
