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Pioneer Of Positive Impact: Kwara Gov Commemorates Late Sheikh Sahban
His impacts on learning in Kwara State, and his positive impacts in the lives of thousands
Ilorin, Kwara State– Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has mourned the passing of Sheikh Abdullahi Jubril Imam Sahban, a distinguished Islamic and Arabic scholar, and a transformative figure in the educational landscape of Ilorin and the state.
Born in February 1940, Sheikh Sahban breathed his last on Sunday in Ilorin, leaving behind a legacy of educational excellence and community service.
The late scholar was the visionary founder of the Muhyi-Deen College of Arabic and Islamic Studies, a trailblazing institution that became the first to confer diplomas in Arabic and Islamic studies in Ilorin. He also established the Muhyideen College of Education, which was the first privately owned NCE awarding institution in Ilorin.
In a statement released by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Rafiu Ajakaye, on Monday, November 27, 2023, stated that the Governor salutes the uncommon strides of the trail-blazing scholar, his impacts on learning in Kwara State, and his positive impacts in the lives of thousands of people who have passed through the institutions.
“On behalf of the people and government of Kwara State, the Governor sends his condolences to the family of the Sheikh, the College community, and all his students worldwide who continue to make tremendous contributions to the field of Arabic and Islamic knowledge, and national development.
“The Governor said the family and students should be comforted by the great achievements and positive legacies of the late scholar who rose to prominence by dint of hard work, great thirst for knowledge, commitment to community service, and God’s benevolence.”
“He asks Allah, the Living and Everlasting, to forgive the late scholar and grant him Al-Jannah Firdaus, and keep his inheritors and students on the path of guidance,” the statement read.
