The University of Ilorin management says the new executive Committee of its alumni association led by Professor Abdulrazaq Kilani, is the authentic.
Speaking with newsmen in Ilorin on the issue, the University’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle Akogun, condemned the actions of Dr Wale Fasakin who has continued to parade himself as the association’s President.
He said that the tenure of Dr Fasakin “came to an end in 2021 through a resolution of the Association’s Congress.”
According to him a Caretaker Committee was, thereafter, put in place and it ran the affairs of the Association till the August 2024 Congress where the new Kilani-led exco was elected”
Mr Akogun said the former President was reported recently to have led some people on what they called a ‘courtesy visit’ to an alumna of the University, claiming that the visit was by the National Executive Committee of the Unilorin Alumni Association.
The University spokesman noted that the management appreciates the relevance of the Association and its potential to make positive contributions to the overall development of the University.
He said the management would continue to find a way of promoting internal peace and harmony within the Association.
Mr Akogun appealed to Dr Fasakin to stop parading himself as National President of the Unilorin Alumni Association in the interest of peace and development of the institution.
