Authorities at the University of Ilorin have condemned the actions of Dr. Wale Fasakin, who continues to present himself as the president of the institution's alumni association despite the election of a new executive committee led by Professor Abdulrazaq Olubusuyi Kilani on 24th August 2024.

The university's management confirmed that it is fully aware of the change in leadership within the alumni association, which is now headed by Prof. Abdulrazaq Olubusuyi Kilani.

In light of this, the university has urged corporate organisations, government officials, and other stakeholders to refrain from engaging with Dr. Fasakin or conducting any business with him, as he is no longer an official of the association and lacks the authority to represent it.

Speaking with newsmen in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, the university's Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle Akogun, said: “The tenure of Dr Fasakin came to an end in 2021 through a resolution of the association's congress.”

He explained that “a caretaker committee was, thereafter, put in place, and it ran the affairs of the association until the August 2024 congress, where the new Kilani-led executive committee was elected.”

DAILY POST reports that the former president was recently reported to have led a group on what they called a 'courtesy visit' to an alumna of the university, the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Mrs Kemi Nandap, claiming the visit was by the National Executive Committee of the Unilorin alumni association.

Mr Akogun said: “Even though the university management does not want to interfere in the internal affairs of the alumni association, it can no longer sit back and watch the existing unity in the association be destroyed by needless wrangling.”

The spokesman of the institution noted: “The management appreciates the relevance of the association and its potential to make positive contributions to the overall development of the university, and so it will continue to stridently promote internal peace and harmony within the association.”

Mr Akogun called on Dr Fasakin to stop parading himself as the national president of the Unilorin alumni association, especially with the new executive committee already in place.