An appeal has gone to girls and young women who are indigenes of Ilorin Emirate to always priotise learning and professionalism in order for them to become eminent members of the society.
This appeal was made by the National President of the Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU), Alhaji Aliyu Otta Uthman,fsi, in a congratulatory message sent to a distinguished daughter of the community, Dr. Fatimah Badiru Usman Ibrahim, on what he called her well deserved elevation to the exalted rank of Professor of Water Resources Engineering by the authorities of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
Alhaji Uthman, in a statement signed on his behalf by the Union’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Nurudeen Ibrahim, said that the Union was very delighted with the promotion of “one of us” to the highest achievable academic rank by the premier University of the North.
Alhaji Uthman congratulated the new Professor for doing Ilorin proud as he encouraged her to continue to remain a role model to our girls, wives and the generality of members of the younger population for them to also attain academic and professional excellence.
Alhaji Uthman wished the new Professor, who incidentally is the first female Professor of Engineering produced by Ilorin Emirate, long life, sound health and more rewarding career.
