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  • Institute urges members to uphold ethics

    The Chartered Institute of Administration has urged new chartered members not to compromise its ideals of integrity, openness, patriotism, hard work and non-partisanship.

    The institute’s President/Chairman of Council Goddy Ibominabo gave this charge at the induction of new members at the Golden Tulip Hotel, FESTAC, Lagos.

    “I am sure that all the inductees of today would readily agree with me that the process leading to their qualification and admission into the professional membership of Chartered Institute of Administration was quite tasking. This is essentially because the institute prides itself with excellence and professionalism, and would like to ensure that those that desire to join its membership are equipped with requisite administrative knowledge and skills to function as professionals. You will be required to apply the skills and knowledge acquired in order to build effective framework in your respective organisations,” he said.

    He said their membership affords them rights to be awarded membership certificate, use the appellation ‘Administrator’ before their name, attend the institute’s conference/annual general meeting, be informed of the institute’s activities, vote and be voted for during elections, use the institute’s library and receive CIA journals and other publication, among others.

    He also told them that they should take advantage of the institute’s Continuous Membership Education and Training (COMET), designed to update the members’ knowledge of administration.

    The institute, which Ibominabo said was established via Act No 103 of 1992 (now Cap C7 LFN 2004) is empowered to regulate the training and practice of administration within professional membership framework throughout Nigeria. He urged state governments to partner with the institute in training their administrative workers as recommended at the All Administrators’ Conference in Abuja earlier.

     

  • Corruption and Nigeria’s excuse

    It is no longer news that Nigeria remains one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Transparency International, a non-governmental organisation that monitors and publicises corporate and political corruption in the world recently published this year’s corruption perception index, a comparative listing of corruption worldwide; unsurprisingly, Nigeria has declined further.

    The list is in a descending order of least corrupt nations to the most corrupt nations. This year, Nigeria is ranked 144th among the 177 countries monitored. This implies that Nigeria has plunged deeper in the pit of corruption in the last one year, because last year the country was ranked 139th.

    As expected, this revelation was greeted with mixed reaction. While some expressed disappointment, others believed the country should rank lower judging from cases of monumental corruption being perpetrated in high places today. There is nothing that has not been said; blames have been traded, accusations and counter-accusation and all.

    While we all rant, we should not forget that we have not heard the President’s explanation on why the level of corruption in our country has taken such a turn. This is more so because he has promised on several platform to fight corruption, tooth and nail. Why then have we not seen positive changes in terms of reducing sleaze in the past few years?

    Of course, this is very unusual. We all remember how the presidency had come out to explain, sorry, deny the fact that 100 million Nigerians still live in poverty; a report that was published by the famous Forbes magazine. The Federal Government vehemently refuted that fact, with claims that Nigeria is one of the fastest growing economies in the world and with our vast resources, it was impossible for a 100 million citizens to still wallow in poverty.

    Logically, that is very correct but unfortunately with the level of corruption in our country today, the resources are not extended to the masses. Our leaders are definitely not oblivious of the fact that the country has enough resources to cater for more than 60 per cent of the population. The question, therefore, is: where have the resources gone?

    This, of course, brings us to President Jonathan’s excuse which is still pending. The FG is probably still trying to cook up some cock and bull story for Nigerians in explanation to this bitter phenomenon. They must be finding it really tough, I must say. This is because there is really no excuse. Nigeria has all that it takes to win the fight against corruption and eradicate the scourge.

    It must be noted that some of the countries at the bottom of the list this year are countries at the edge of precipice – Somalia, Libya, Syria and Mali. These are countries whose governments are not functioning effectively. As a result, people have to explore every means to survive. But in Nigeria’s case, there is a functioning government; why do we have to be on the same level with nations that are absolutely helpless in corruption index? What is our excuse?

    There used to widely-held belief that corruption in Nigeria would continue unabated because of the “high and mighty” – the untouchable in our society. During the tenure of former Mallam Nuhu Ribadu as chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nigeria experienced positive changes in terms of corruption and our ranking on transparency internationals index also improved greatly. Ribadu may have his shortcomings as human but it was obvious he put in his best to erase corruption on the face of Nigeria. Then, there were no sacred cows, the high and mighty in government were pulled down once they were found guilty of sleaze.

    Today, this is not quite the case. Why wouldn’t we be one of the most corrupt countries in the world when all we can give a minister who fraudulently acquired bullet-proof vehicles without following due process is a pat on the back? Our sister country, Ghana, did not hesitate to show one of its ministers the way out recently when she was found guilty of corrupt practices. The least Nigeria can do is to follow good example.

    I doubt Nigeria would ever find a valid excuse for the terrible state of corruption neither would we find the perfect perfume to ease out the stench of impunity from our quarters not until we decide to act and fight corruption from our immediate environment. We are also guilty, and a nations rulers they say, are only a replica of its followers. When we decide to shun corruption no matter how minimal, then we are takeing bold steps to finally see to the end of corruption and bold steps would someday become giant steps. Now that Nigeria has no excuse, are we going to walk the walk or just talk the talk?

    •Sarat, 200-Level Applied Chemistry, UDUS

     

     

  • The empathy chasm

    The empathy chasm

    Mature abhors solitude. Several levels of bonding are needed in the cosmos to attain terrestrial harmony. Plants need the sunlight of the sun for photosynthesis.Animals and plants are interdependent for survival. Even streams are said to be cleaner when interlinked for mutual purification. The narrative of creation also harped on the value of community. That explains why God created Eve to make Adam realise the true essence of life through the instrumentality of community.

    But when man attempts to break this natural principle, he sets himself up for a quandary. That was the case of Raskolnikov, a character in Crime and Punishment by Russian writer, Fyodor Dostoevsky. His acute poverty and insolvency made him to contemplate solitude, to be withdrawn from the company of fellow men and evade the travails of his existence. But soon, he realised his folly: no man grows outside the bounds of society. Man finds the essence of his being through his active involvement as a member of society.

    Like Raskolnikov, many people have been pushed away from society and forced to live in a world of their own. They have sight but they cannot appreciate the glow of the sun, the calm of flowing streams and the air that heals our fur. They walk on the streets like we do. But through their weary gait and grief-stricken eyes, you can perceive the tragedy of their plight, the tributary of pain that hounds them around, their shattered dreams, their dashed aspirations and their ‘’sorry joys and gaily-endured hardships’’, apologies to Balzac. To parody late 2Pac Shakur, they die to live. In reality, they are not living. They only exist.

    Today, we see lots of persons who are victims of this existential dilemma. Nigerian youths are described as “wasted” and other unflattering labels. At school, they lack a voice of their own and their hope of a better future is dampened by the failure of the system. In churches and mosques, we find adherents who are alienated from the pulse of living. So, we sympathise with them through endless and sometimes misplaced supplications. Is it enough to hand them a loaf of bread and not teach them to fish? We often forget that the morally vulnerable are part of a society’s social structure. That was the flaw committed by state bureaucrats in Aminata Sow Fall’s The Beggar’s Strike who employed brutal force to evacuate beggars from the city. But Coca Cola and Nigerian Bottling Company understands that developing an individual to paddle his own canoe is the best form of empowerment.

    So, they break the banks every year to give their fair share of sponsorship to the CAMPUSLIFE Project on the platform of The Nation newspaper. They knew that youths are the drivers of every prosperous economy and that through empowerment, they can rise above the tethers of their time and create the future of their dreams. They realised that when youthful energies are left fallow, they readily find expression in crime and unrest. So, Coca Cola and NBC have continued to foster a working template to develop Nigerian youths to become part of the bigger equation. That, perhaps, is the utmost expression of empathy.

    In The Empathic Civilisation, Jeremy Rifkin argued that wealth and class culture will continue to create divisions in a society but ‘’empathic extension is the only human expression that create true equality between people.’’ That empathy speaks so loud in the Coca Cola brand. They understand that shared values, empathy and experience are crucial to a winning brand just as air is vital to life. But how many firms in Nigeria support education-related projects? How many organisations adopt literary initiatives in their corporate social responsibility? The emphasis, of course, is always on the bottom-line. And that has been the greatest argument against capitalism. They tell us to dance. They tell us to dress semi-nude on runways and flaunt ‘’vital statistics.’’ They tell us to spend 91 days watching nude and amoral fellows all in the name of reality shows. True social cohesion would be elusive unless society appreciates the value of moral empathy.

    That empathy has birthed a family; a kin that helps one another to crack their kernels open, to find treasures buried in caves, peaks and abyss, to take space and succeed together. But again, that family was created by the late Mrs Ngozi Agbo. She demonstrated empathy towards what she called a ‘’distressed generation.’’ She did not sit in a comfy office, complaining about the situation. She did not get herself drown in leadership criticism. She knew she had to act. She knew that noble intentions are inconsequential unless they translate into moral action. Till she breathed her last, Aunty Ngozi dissipated her energy, resources and time to salvage the lots of Nigerian youth through the weekly pull-out.

    To be candid, CAMPUSLIFE has continued to open doors of boundless opportunities for all of us. Dayo Ibitoye who won the 2013 Nigeria Blog award (Technology category), Ngozi Emmanuel, Nigeria’s youngest lecturer at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University; Ayodele Obajeun, Line Manager at P&G; Jumoke Awe, girl-child advocate and entrepreneur; Gbenga Ojo, publisher of Exceptional magazine; Nosakhare Uwadiae, Silverbird Television (Benin); David Osu, UN ambassador and a host of others who are doing well in their respective fields, all attest to the value proposition of CAMPUSLIFE.

    Coca Cola, NBC and The Nation newspaper have set an example on the premise that society thrives at its best when bridges are created for the young, vulnerable and forsaken flocks; that understanding that people have a lot to offer society but they would first have to be assured they are part of that society. Hence, through empathy, we offer a restorative balm to those people isolated from society, the Raskolnikovs of our time, those folks who look but find no meaning in stars, rocks and existence, those feeble fellows who require a push and pull, a longing for acceptance and the assurance that their miserable life counts. Only empathy could help us to connect those dots.

    •Gilbert, 400-Level, Foreign Languages, UNIBEN

     

  • French Village meets HODs

    The Nigerian French Language Village (NFLV), Badagry and the Inter-College Association of French Teachers (INTER-CAFT) have renewed collaboration to enhance the French language immersion programme in Nigeria.

    The management of the NFLV met with the members of INTER-CAFT, represented by the Heads of Department of French in Colleges of Education in Badagry between Thursday and Saturday last week and addressed some issues that affect the running of the programme.

    In a communiqué signed by the Acting Director-General of the NFLV, Dr M.I. Alawode, and INTER-CAFT President, Mr Uche Sholokwu, both parties resolved to ensure that all colleges should send their French Language students to NFLV for their immersion programme; and take advantage of the village’s training for French lecturers.

    “All stakeholders in the colleges of education are enjoined to send their students to the NFLV for the Language Immersion Programme…Provosts are enjoined to encourage teachers of French Language in their college to participate in trainings: workshops, seminars and conferences organised by NFLV within and outside the country,” the communiqué reads in part.

    The stakeholders also seek grants from TETFund for the programme as well as a better relationship with the French Embassy.

    On the part of the NFLV, the participants want the French school to ease the visa/border issues that delay students attempting to cross the border, and maintain the status quo on school fees.

     

  • Institute partners APTECH

    Institute partners APTECH

    Prime Innovation Institute of Technology (PIIT) is partnering APTECH to groom students to become professionals and employers on graduation.

    Addressing reporters at a briefing in Ajah, Lagos, the institute’s Director, Mrs Ngozi Odoh, said the PIIT also provides technical services on ICT (Information and Communications Technology) education among other services.

    In 2007, the Federal Government established the Innovative Enterprise Institute (IEI) as a sub-sector to regenerate value education based on the societal needs, taking as key individuals’ development into sound and effective citizen, and their full integration into the community, provision of equal access to educational opportunities for the citizenry inside and outside the formal system.

    According to Odoh, PIIT is partnering Aptech Limited on two brands- Aptech Computer Education (ACE) and Maya Academic of Advanced Cinematic (MAAC)

    Further, she said PIIT was incorporated in 2011, accredited, and licensed by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and the Federal Ministry of Education in August.

    She said the National Innovation Diploma (NID) of the institute is equivalent to the Aptech Certified Computer Professional (ACCP) national diploma, direct from Aptech International.

    She said unlike universities and polytechnics where students still go for training after graduation, PIIT offers in-depth technical training for their students thereby giving them a mileage over their counterparts.

    “PIIT is like a private polytechnic on its own; the certificate is globally-recognised and accredited. Our students choose their career path right from their admission, and start doing things on their own even before graduation,” she said

    To be admitted, the institute’s Registrar Mr Samuel Adepoju, said candidates must possess five credits in the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) including English and Mathematics.

    Aside approval by NBTE and FME, Adepoju said PIIT also enjoys endorsement from Cisco Network Academy.

    According to him, some of the programmes under collaboration include: Certificate of Proficiency in Information System Management CPISM (six months); Diploma in Information System Management DISM (12 months); Higher Diploma in Software Engineering HDSE (18 months); and Advanced Diploma in Software Engineering ADSE (24 months) Diploma in 3D Animation and Film Making D3D (six months); and Visual Effect VFX 18 months.

  • NANS honours Etsu Nupe

    The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has conferred the most student friendly Royal Father of the Year award on the Etsu Nupe.

    Presenting the plaque to the monarch in his palace in Bida, Niger State, NANS Secretary-General, Daniel Momodu, said the award was in recognition the monarchs ruler for his contributions to education development, youth empowerment and nation building.

    The monarch thanked the students for the honour, adding that he would continue to be their friendly. He urged them to be good ambassadors of the country.

     

  • YABATECH Rector begins second term

    YABATECH Rector begins second term

    The Rector, Yaba College of Technology, Dr Margaret Kudirat Ladipo, has pledged to consolidate on her achievements during her first tenure.

    Speaking when workers and students came to congratulate her on the renewal of her appointment for a second term of four years, she pledged to take the college to greater heights.

    The Rector said she would ensure that the college improves in line with President Goodluck Jonathan’s transformation agenda, with emphasis on access to quality education; conducive learning environment, good staff welfare and zero tolerance to cultism.

    She added that the premier institution was determined to be the leading polytechnic in Africa in providing first rate academic, professional and entrepreneurial education to positively impact the technological and socio-economic development of Nigeria.

    She thanked the management team, workers and students as well as the new governing council for making her first tenure remarkable.

    Dr Ladipo’s first tenure lasted from December 10, 2009 to December 9, this incomplete year.

     

  • All for Mandela

    All for Mandela

    Students from three universities in South Africa were at the University of Calabar (UNICAL) last week for the Pan African Universities Debate when the anti-apartheid hero and former South Africa President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela died. They held a candlelight procession on the campus to mourn him. EMMANUEL SHEBBS (Political Science) reports.

    The news of the death of South Africa’s first black president, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, last week sparked a rally at the University of Calabar (UNICAL). Over 200 students from 23 African universities, who were in the institution for the Pan African Universities Debate, left their hotel rooms to hold a procession for him.

    They were preparing for the grand finale of the contest when the news of Mandela’s death broke. Shocked, those from the University of South Africa in Johannesburg, Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) in Pretoria and University of Cape Coast in Southwestern Region of South Africa left their colleagues and gathered for prayers.

    The following day, the South African debaters cancelled their morning engagements to mourn their former president. They were joined by students from other participating countries including Nigeria, Botswana, Ghana, Cameroun, Tunisia and Tanzania.

    By noon, the South African students started preparing for a procession to celebrate the life and times of their hero. They went to a shopping mall in the city to get South African flags and packets of candle for the rally.

    By 7pm, the candlelight procession started at the university’s Satellite Town gate, and ended at UNICAL Hotel, where the students were lodged. The procession was divided according to the number of the countries present, but each of the group displayed South African flags and placards, some of which read: “Pan African students celebrate Mandela”, “We never mourn Madiba; we celebrate his values” “Adieu the freedom fighter”and “Mandela, the saviour of black race lives in our hearts”.

    A TUT student, Tom Bisi, who led the procession, said: “We are sad at this moment. We have lost a father and an icon of the freedom we enjoy in our fatherland. We received the news of Mandela’s death with shock. Although we are in Nigeria for another business, everything can stop because a tragedy has befallen our people back home with the death of Tata Madiba and we have to share in the grief wherever we may be. May his soul rest in peace.”

    The students formed different columns of mourners, clutching lit candles. The inscription on the South African flags they displayed reads: “In remembrance of Madiba Mandela and presented by Tshwane University of Technology to the University of Calabar, Nigeria.”

    The students sang dirges in their local dialects, while their colleagues from other countries did the same in various languages.

    Their Nigerian counterparts took over the procession with songs like: Papa no dey o, mama no dey o, if you want to kill me, kill me make I die, I will never follow you to that station. Other participants burst into laughter after the rendition.

    “Madiba’s life story has taught me that freedom is a product of sacrifice and if we must be liberated from economic bondage masterminded by the West, we must pay a sacrifice for it,” said Thosi Mbawa, a post-graduate student of TUT.

    To Chuki Mbossakiya, Mandela’s death has left a vacuum African leaders may not fill in decades. “We are mourning Tata Madiba with grief in our hearts because we have lost a father whose courage liberated us from imperialism,” he said.

    A Nigerian student, Madiwe Chikadibia, said: “The late Madiba was a man of the people. We have come together as African youths with one spirit, voice and oration to pay a unified respect to this greatest African of our time.”

    Cossy Chief from Botswana said African youths had a duty to continue the legacy of the anti-apartheid hero, adding: “Madiba’s life submissions have impacted greatly on Africa and Africans. We took it upon ourselves as a duty to honour this great man because we are youths who have generally benefited from his activism.”

    After the procession, the participants gathered at the entrance of UNICAL Hotel to pay tributes to the late Mandela.

     

     

     

  • Imo varsity students ask NDDC for more

    Imo varsity students ask NDDC for more

    They are returning to meet a transformed institution. But students of the Imo State University (IMSU), like Oliver Twist, are asking for more from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), which built a 174-room hostel for them. They would like the commission to furnish the hostel, reports SAMPSON UMAMKA

    WHEN they return, students of the Imo State University (IMSU) will be shocked by how their school has transformed. While they were away, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) inaugurated the 174-room proto-type hostel it built for the institution. The hostel was inaugurated with fanfare last July 18. The last NDDC board chaired by Dr. Tarilah Tebepah handed over the hostel to the university, which hitherto operated as a non-residential institution.

    Now, the university is seeking to consummate its romance with the NDDC as the students cannot occupy the hostel because it has not been furnished. Consequently, the students are appealing to the NDDC to finish what it started.

    President of the Students’ Union Government (SUG) Christian Ogbu told CAMPUSLIFE in Owerri, the Imo State capital, that the commission should complement its efforts in building modern hostels in universities and polytechnics in the Niger Delta by furnishing the completed ones.

    He said the NDDC hostel in his university should not be left to fallow. “We appeal to the incoming board of the NDDC to see the furnishing” of our hostel, he said, as a priority,” Ogbu said. The hostel, he said, would provide convenience for the students and also boost their self-esteem when they move into the facility.

    The SUG’s Director of Information, Ekene Ahaneku, said the students were looking up to the new NDDC board to help them so that they can be free from the antics of “shylock” landlords and estate managers. “It’s a great feeling seeing this magnificent structure built by NDDC to free our students from the strangle-hold of private hostel developers,” he said.

    President of the National Association of Imo State Students Raphael Okwara said NDDC’s intervention in the IMSU accommodation crisis was timely. He said a situation where students were forced to live off-campus made them susceptible to extraneous influences such as cultism and other vices.

    “Some landlords take advantage of the situation to provide sub-standard accommodation at cut-throat rates.In many cases, such accommodation lack the required atmosphere for learning as they are usually in high density areas of the town where noise pollution is a constant factor. Besides, they do not provide basic amenities such as water and electricity,” Okwara said.

    Stakeholders in the university’s host community are also banking on the new NDDC board to help furnish the hostel.

    In an interview with our correspondent, an elder in the community Chief Ernest Egeonu, urged the in-coming board to focus on the rapid development of infrastructure in the region to give vigour to the transformation agenda of President Goodluck Jonathan.

    He praised the Senate Committee on the Niger Delta for confirming the nominations of Senator Bassey Ewa-Henshaw and Bassey Dan-Abia, a lawyer, as Chairman and Managing Director of NDDC. He said: “Niger Delta needs the fatherly guidance of Senator Ewa-Henshaw and the achievement-oriented drive of Dan-Abia, both of whom have a track record of performance and delivery on set goals.”

    Egeonu noted that Dan-Abia’s “sterling performance” during his tenure as the Akwa Ibom State representative on the NDDC board. “He contributed immensely to the urbanisation of Esit Eket, with roads, bridges and other social amenities. I trust that he will now replicate this achievement in the nine Niger Delta states as a true Methodist who works in the spirit of Wesley brothers,” he said.

    Egeonu said the combination of Ewa-Henshaw, Dan-Abia and other quality board members from across the region would take the Commission to greater heights. He charged them to revive all the abandoned projects in the nine states of the region and jump-start the Niger Delta East-West Coastal Road whose design had been completed and handed over to the Federal Government.

    He asked the new board to review the procedures for funding its projects as some of the banks through which the contractors were mobilised often introduced stringent conditions that frustrated their speedy execution. He also advised the board to reposition some key directorates, such as agriculture, commercial and industrial development, to enhance their performance. “Their score-card, as seen in the eyes of the public, are the failed rice farms and battered Mazda buses,” he said.

  • Forever on their minds

    Forever on their minds

    Students in Kwara State under the aegis of Joint Campus Committee (JCC), an arm of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), during International Students’ Day on November 17, honoured the late godfather of Kwara politics Dr Olusola Saraki.  WALE BAKARE (400-Level Zoology, University of Ilorin) reports.

    He bestrode the politics of Kwara State like a colossus for more than four decades. The history of the state will not be complete without the mention of the late Waziri of Ilorin, Chief Olusola Abubakar Saraki, who was popularly known as Baba Oloye.

    The famous politician’s death, last year, threw people of Kwara into mourning, but the youths who he mentored vowed to keep his memory alive.

    Trues to this pledge, the Kwara State chapter of the Joint Campus Committee (JCC), an arm of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), during the International Students’ Day on November 17, remembered the late politician.

    The event, held at the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, was attended by loyalists of the late politician, including his son and former governor, Senator Bukola Saraki. He was represented by his former Special Adviser on Students Matter, Comrade Nasir Saburi.

    Also in attendance were Oba Umar Chatta, Estu of Patigi, Mr. Agboola Oshodi, Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Hon. Felicia Ebun, a member of Kwara House of Assembly, Comrade Ibrahim Akaje, Kwara State Peace Ambassador, Shakirudeen Korede, former JCC chairman in the zone, Friday Adio, NANS Zone C co-ordinator and presidents of tertiary institutions in the state.

    Appreciating the students for honouring his father, Senator Saraki promised to continue with the late politician’s benevolence. He said the Senate was making efforts to ensure that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) called of its six-month old strike, adding: “Some senators and I have been working hard to ensure students return to school and we want Nigerians to believe that the current action would be the last lecturers’ strike.”

    On his programmes for Kwara students, the lawmaker said: “We are making efforts to make our education system get better through scholarship to deserved students, building infrastructure and also organising educative programmes for students. We believe youth are the leaders of today and the architect of tomorrow; this is why we have involved youth in our programmes.”

    Ibrahim Jeje, JCC chairman, said: “Many will wonder the coherence between students’ movement and the ideals of the late Olusola Saraki. It is worthy to note that NANS is a body that promotes social justice and equity. Baba Oloye, in his life time, was counted as a promoter of these values to enrich our democracy.”

    Adio praised Senator Saraki for supporting students’ cause, pleading with the lawmaker and the Kwara State government to provide buses for the students’ body.

    Ibrahim Sheriff, a student of Kwara State University (KWASU) in Malete, said: “The late Saraki was truly a man of the people and a grassroots politician admired by all and sundry. He was a source of inspiration to politicians across party lines. Baba Oloye remained the only leader, who promoted the unity of the country without violence. He achieved it because the people believed and never failed him.”

    President, Students’ Union Government (SUG) in the Federal Polytechnic, Offa (OFFA POLY), Festus Adedeji said: “Baba Oloye was a political titan, who gave everyone opportunities to contribute their quota to the development of Kwara State and Nigeria. In leading by example, he deployed personal resources at various times in repairing roads, build hospital, provide water and healthcare facilities. All of these would make him to remain alive in people’s hearts.”