A College Don, Professor Hassan Salihu, College of Ilorin, has charged professors of Ilorin indigene in Kwara State to liberate Ilorin group from its financial and political bondage.
Professor Hassan, president of the Nationwide Political Science Affiliation of Nigeria (NPSA), mentioned for the Ilorin-born professors to fulfill the expectations of their rapid group and society at giant, they have to amongst different measures bridge the gaps between the political wigs and mental sources.
Salihu, a professor of Political Science and Worldwide Relations within the College of Ilorin, gave the admonition on the annual Basic assembly of Ilorin Emirate Professors Affiliation (IEPA) held in Ilorin, Kwara State on Tuesday.
The occasion was themed “Ilorin Professors, Academia, Challenges and Options.”
In his paper titled ‘Urgent Challenges,’ Salihu famous that IEPA with about 300 membership power has little or no affect in making choices that shall be of collective curiosity to the emirate.
The college instructor additionally lamented that the tradition of Ilorin Emirate is being “assaulted by different ravaging cultures which might be alien to the group.”
He urged the Emirate to unfold its administrative system to the suburbs and new settlement areas of the emirate to stem the tide.
In his speech, the president of IEPA, Prof. Abdulfatai Olokoba, mentioned “the affiliation is a non- revenue and non -political affiliation with the cardinal goals to contribute to socio-economic improvement of Ilorin Emirate, Nigeria and humanity at giant.
“What unites us is Islam, our tradition and heritage in Ilorin emirate.
“IEPA is a physique of intellectuals on the highest stage of intelligentsia and our membership embody all professors of Ilorin Emirate origin at residence and overseas and we’ve got members in nearly all fields of human endeavours in all of the continents of the world,” he added.