UNILORIN VC Mourns Tamuno
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Abdul Ganiyu Ambali (OON), has described the death of the pioneer head of the institution, Prof. Tekena Tamuno, as a big loss to the Nigerian academic community, especially the University of Ilorin.
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Tamuno, who was appointed the pioneer Principal of the then University College, Ilorin, between October 1975 and 1976, died last Saturday, in Ibadan, at the age of 83.
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Reacting to the death of the renowned historian and distinguished university administrator, Ambali stated that Tamuno would be remembered for his vision and pioneering role in laying a solid foundation for the University of Ilorin, upon which generations of Vice-Chancellors after him were building.
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In a press statement, released on his behalf by the institution’s Deputy Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr. Kunle Akogun, the Vice-Chancellor stated further that the Tamuno’s foresight, and dedication and those of his successors, contributed, in no small way, to the current pre-eminent position of the University of Ilorin in the comity of universities in Nigeria and the Africa generally.
