Vice-Chancellor of University of Ilorin(UNILORIN) Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem has called on other alumni sets of the Faculty of Agriculture in the institution to emulate the 1998 set in giving back to their alma mater.
The 1998 set donated a fish hatchery to the faculty last Tuesday.
He was represented by Dean, Faculty of Agriculture,Prof. Olayinka Karim during the foundation laying ceremony of the hatchery on campus.
The VC praised them for the donation,describing their gesture as an act of community service.
He promised that the project upon completion, would be effectively utilised in training and educating students of the faculty.
He noted that the fish hatchery would be used to improve students and make them world-class agriculturists.
Head of Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Dr Wasiu Jimoh, lauded the alumni for their contribution.
He said the hatchery would be used for training, development and research when completed.
It was gathered that with a functioning hatchery, there would be a 145-feet deep borehole, metal scaffold for holding water tanks as well as 2,000-litre and 2,500-litre capacity plastic tanks.