IEDPU is a nonpolitical, socio-cultural Union of indigenes of the Ilorin Emirate at home and in the diaspora; it was established several decades ago with the aim of bringing more development to the Emirate.

The new National President emerged after a keenly contested election of the Union held at Fufu, headquarters of the Ilorin South Local Government Area of the state on Friday.

He polled 230 votes to defeat his closest rival, Alhaji Mumeen Abdulmalik, who got 218 votes.

Alhaji Mumini Yusuf, an Engineer, emerged as the new National Vice President of the Union when he polled 194 votes to defeat a Professor of Arabic at the Kwara State University, Malete, Hamzat AbdulRaheem, who got 179 votes.

Also, a Professor of Law with the University of Ilorin, Oba Yusuf-Abdul Hamid became the new National Secretary of the Union after he polled 139 votes to defeat the incumbent National Secretary, Prof. Mohammed Sidiq-Afunku of the Department of Mathematics, Kwara State University, Malete, who scored 134 votes.

Other elected executive members of the Union were announced at the occasion, which marked the end of activities commemorating the 54th annual conference of the Union.