The Ahmadiyya Muslim jamaat ,Nigeria, has justified its pioneering status as champion of western and secular education in Nigeria as it produces two Professors in the Animal Science and Clinical Pharmacology, two Ph.D in Islamic Law and Educational Foundation, seven Masters graduates, and four First Class Honours in Mathematics,Biochemistry,Anthropology,Plant Physiology and Crop Production in four Nigerian Universities.
The universities are University of Ibadan, Ilorin,Lagos,Obafemi Awolowo University, federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta,Lagos state Univeristy, Ladoke Akintola University, Tai Solarin University of Education, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin and Babcock University, Ilishan Remo.
The two Professors are Professor Abdul Rahman Abdullah, Animal Science ,Bbacock University and Professor Abdul Fatah Fehintola of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Ibadan. Dr (Barrister)Owoade Abdul Lateef had Ph.D in Islamic Law and Dr Basirat Dikko bagged her Ph.D in educational Foundation from the University of Lagos. Two females bagged degree in Medicine and Surgery.
These educational honours were part of the success of the 63rd annual conference of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Nigeria, held at Ilaro ,Ogun State recently.
The new scholars represent fourteen circuits and twenty one Jama’at across Nigeria.
An elated head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, Nigeria, Dr Mashuud Fasola said the Islamic organisation decided to give an academic merit award to members to encourage scholarship and educational development in Nigeria, at a time when education is not given its pride of place in the Nation’s growth.
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