All is set for the official commissioning of Muhammad Kamalud-deen University (MKU), Oloje-Ogidi, Ilorin billed to hold on Saturday.
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alh Sa’ad Abubakar, Kwara state governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Emir of Kano, Alh Aminu Ado Bayero and the Emir of Ilorin, Alh Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari are some of the dignitaries slated to grace the occasion.
Former President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki and Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu (the Iya Adini of Ansarul Islam Society) are also expected to attend the event.
Muhammad Kamalud-deen University, established by the Ansarul Society of Nigeria received accreditation from the National Universities Commission (NUC) on 9th of June, 2023.
The Pro-Chancellor of MKU, Prof. Shuaib AbdulRaheem, who addressed newsmen on Wednesday on preparations for the official commissioning of the institution billed to hold on Saturday, described the institution as a university with a difference as it will combine spirituality with sociality so that its products could benefit from this World and in the hereafter.
The pro-chancellor disclosed that following a resource verification exercise on 2nd October, 2023, the university has been approved to commence 15 programmes for the 2023/2024 academic session.
Extolling the virtues of the founder of Ansarul Islam Society of Nigeria, the late Sheikh Muhammed Kamalud- deen Al- Adabiyy, the pro- chancellor said: “As a visionary leader, Muhammad Kamalud-deen spearheaded the integration of Western education into his Arabic and Islamic schools, thus modernising and standardizing Arabic education in Nigeria.”
AbdulRaheem, who was flanked by the Vice Chancellor of MKU, Prof. Rasheed Jimoh and chairman of the central planning committee, Engr Ahmad Ibrahim, announced that “in support of the university, ” Al- Azhar authorities in Cairo has pledged to send qualified lecturers to the Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences, and Education, specifically to the Arabic and Islamic Studies’ department”.
