Buhari, Saraki, others for centenary honouring Markaz founder, El-Ilory

Date: 2018-03-21

President Muhammadu Buhari, Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, Hon. Justice M. A. Belgore, among others, are expected at the week-long centenary celebrations of the life, times and works of Sheik Adam Abdullahi El-Ilory, founder of foremost Arabic and Islamic Centre known as Markaz.

This was announced at a briefing attended by As-Sheik Habeebulahi Adam Al-Ilory; president of Markaz Alumin Association, Dr. Yusuph K. Jumah and Professors Yusuf Lanre Badmus of Kwara State University and Hamza Abdur-Raheem, among others.

Badmus said: "The centenary celebrations of El-Ilory will come up between April 15 and 21, 2018, programme of activities will include colloquium, academic paper presentations, short Arabic drama presentation as well as recognition and meritorious service awards to deserving Nigerians as well as non-Nigerians for their outstanding roles in advancing the course of Arabic and Islamic scholarship for which El-Ilory lived and continues to live on."

He said the Sultan of Sokoto who is also the President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar; Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari; Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi; Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, governors of Ogun, Lagos and Kwara state as well as other guests from Benin were also expected at the event.

On the respected reformer who died 26 years ago, Badmus said: "It is very interesting to note that while Sheik Uthman bn Fodio, a great religious reformer, was born on April 20, 1817, El-Ilory was born 100 hundred years later precisely on April 17, 1917 to continue the reform agenda of the former.

"The climax of the celebration will be the formal opening ceremony which will come up on Monday April 16, 2018 in the auditorium of the University of Lagos. Very eminent and distinguished guests are expected on the occasion."

Speakers at the event, where guests from Benin Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Morocco and other parts of the Arab world are also expected, include two alumni of Markaz, the Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede and Prof. Rasaq Deremi Abubakar, former Vice Chancellor of Al-Hikmah University Ilorin and current Commissioner, Public Complaints Commission in Osun State.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Inside Kwara     NITDA     Young Progressives Party     Aminat Ahmed     Babatunde Ajeigbe     Zaratu Umar     Durosinlohun Atiku     Bello Oyedepo     ITP     Nurudeen Mohammed     Muftau Akanbi Oke     Adekunle David Dunmade     Sulaiman Gado     Okanlawon Musa     Saka Isau     Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd     Orisun Igbomina     Olatunde Olukoya     Fatimoh Lawal     Onilupeju Of Ilupeju     Chief Imam Of Offa     Oke-opin     High Court     Aliyu Alhassan     Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria     Kwara State Fish Farmers Association     Coronavirus     Eleyele     CELF     Garba Idris Ajia     Oba Abu     Suleiman Abubakar     Medinat Folorunsho Salman     Ahman Pategi     Maimunat Oloriegbe     Kolawole Bashirat     Umar Gunu     Najim Yaasin     Peter Obi     Centre For Digital Economy     Ajase-Ipo     Adeniyi Ojo     Maryam Nurudeen     Shehu Alimi Foundation For Peace And Development     CLAY POT     Gaa Olobi     Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Bayo Ojo     Omoniyi Ayinla     ANCOPPS     Adamu Attah     Oke-Kura     Makama Of Ilorin     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     ASUU     Musbau A. Akanji     Sobi     Ogbondoroko     Sarakite     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital     Vasolar Consultoria     Madawaki     Oniwa     Okala Baba     Tosin Saraki     Segun Ogunsola     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Niyi Osundare     Budo Egba     Saka Asiat Ayinke     Ajuloopin     Ahmad Lawan     Congress For National Consensus     Abdulrazaq Akorede     Simeon Ajibola     Binta Abubakar-Mora     Ghali Muhammed    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Rafiu Ajakaye     Osinbajo     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     Erubu     CUTI     Ayo Salami     Split Diamond Interchange     Oyedun Juliana Funke     Raliat AbdulRazaq     Ike Ekweremadu     Umar Danladi Shero     Benin Republic     Ahmad Belgore     Kazeem Oladepo     Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Oluranti Idowu     Taofik Mustapha     Olatunde Olukoya     Transition Implementation Committee     Umar Bayo Abdulwahab     Yinka Aluko     Galadima     Democracy Day     John Dara     Aishat Sulu-Gambari     Kayode Alabi     Haruna Olawale Sulaiman     Ramadan     Olota Of Odo-Owa     Ademola Kiyesola     Saba Mamman Daniel     Yakubu Danladi     Lawan     Ronke Adeyemi     Lanre Jimoh     Umar Ayinla Saro     Mahmud Babatunde Baker     Olateju Lukman     Abubakar Atiku     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Sa\'adu Gambari     Amuda Aluko     Al-Ilory     Olatomiwa Williams     Ramadhan     Aisha Ahman Pategi     Kwara Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Mohammed Alabi Lawal     Ahmed     Olawuyi     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Sun Qing Rong     Abikan     Elewu     Makama Of Ilorin     Press Release     NYSC     Odo-Owa     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     Garba Dogo     Kunle Suleiman     NURTW     Aminu Adisa Logun     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement     Amoyo     Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund     Islamic Development Bank     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     Mahfouz Adedimeji     Ayobami Seriki     Eghe Igbinehin     Olaiya Zuberu     Niyi Ogundiran