Encomiums as family, friends celebrate Ameen brothers’ elevation
The Registrar of the University of Ilorin, Mr Mansur Adeleke Alfanla, has described the elevation of two siblings, Prof. Ahmed Oloduowo Ameen and Prof. Mubarak Oloduowo Ameen, to the exalted rank of Professor as a monumental achievement not only in the careers of the duo but also in the annals of the University.
Mr Alfanla stated this last Monday (January 1, 2024) while speaking at the special thanksgiving prayer organised to celebrate the elevation of the two professors held at Oloduowo Compound, Off Pakata Road, Ilorin.
The Registrar congratulated the two gentlemen for attaining the pinnacle of their careers as he said that they have worked hard to achieve their present position.
Mr Alfanla added that he was grateful to God Almighty that he was privileged to know about their first appointments and that he had been following their careers since then.
According to him, “l attended the same primary and secondary schools with Prof. Ahmed Oloduowo Ameen while the second Professor is also my brother with whom I have been relating for many years”.
The Registrar described their promotion as well-deserved, noting that the only coincidence is that it is always rare for siblings to become Professors on the same day.
He explained that that was the first time that such would happen in the history of the University of Ilorin and that of Ilorin Emirate as a community..
Mr Alfanla urged other staff members of the University not to relent in their efforts, stressing that ‘‘nothing is difficult for Allah to do, If you continue to pray to Allah, your prayer would be answered one day by Him’’.
Also speaking, the Senior Special Assistant to the Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Community Development Matters, Dr Mohammad Lawal Olohungbebe, said that he felt very excited, proud and inspired by the promotion of the two brothers
He advised the two scholars to remain role models to the younger ones as he also urged them to always assist the less privileged in the society.
Responding on behalf of the duo, Prof. Ahmed Oloduowo Ameen thanked Allah as he also acknowledged the efforts of their parents in seeing them to their present position.
The occasion was graced by the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Management Services), Prof. Suleiman Folorunsho Ambali; the Vice Chancellor of Muhammad KamaluD-deen University, Ilorin, Prof. Rasheed Gbenga Jimoh; and the former Director, Centre for Peace and Strategics Studies (CPSS), who is also the pioneer Vice Chancellor of Ahman Pategi University (APU), Pategi, Prof. Mahfouz Adedimeji.
Others were the Director, Centre for Linguistics Immersion, Prof. Lanre Badmus Yusuf; a former Dean, Faculty of Arts, Prof. Ahmad Abdussalaam; the Chief Imam of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Nasir AbdusSalam; the Registrar of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila. Orangun, Mr Kassim Kayode Babamale; the Dean, Faculty of Law, Prof. Nimah Modupe AbdulRaheem; and a former Head of the Department of Mass Communication, University of Ilorin, Dr Saudat Salah-Abdulbaqi.