PRESS RELEASE: NBA PRESIDENT MOURNS VICE CHANCELLOR OF KWARA STATE UNIVERSITY; PROF. MUHAMMED MUSTAPHA AKANBI, SAN.

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, OON, SAN, commiserates with the family of the late Hon. Justice Mustapha Akanbi, the Ilorin Branch of the NBA, the staff and management of the University of Ilorin and Kwara State University, the good people and government of Kwara State, friends and associates of Prof. Muhammed Mustapha Akanbi, SAN, who recently passed away at the age of 51.

Prof. Akanbi, SAN, was Chairman of the Ilorin Branch of the NBA between 2007 and 2009. He also served as a member of the NBA National Executive Council. He was Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ilorin and until his death, he was Vice-Chancellor of Kwara State University, Malete. He was an erudite professor of law and a reputable scholar who had more than 60 national and international publications. He was a great teacher who maintained good relationships with his students and followed up on their career progression after school, family and friends would remember Prof. Akanbi, SAN, for his calm mien, humility, selflessness, and integrity.

The NBA President prays for the repose of the soul of late Prof. Akanbi, SAN, and beseeches Allah (SWT) to forgive him and grant family and friends the fortitude to bear this huge loss.

 

Akorede Habeeb Lawal 

National Publicity Secretary


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