...lists achievements so far
Activities lined up to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Ansar-ud-deen Society of Nigeria, Ekiti State Council has commenced with a street procession and visit of the leadership of the society to Royal Father’s.
Tomorrow also, the leaders of the Ansar-ud-Deen, Ekiti State Council will visit the correctional Centre, Special Schools and Hospitals to donate items to the less privileged.
On Wednesday, there will be leadership training for imams, grandfinale of quiz, debate, essay and Quranic memorization competitions while women Council day will hold on Thursday.
On Friday, there will be special Jumat Service in all Ansar-ud-deen mosques, Golden Jubilee Lecture and presentation of awards to some notable persons in the society on Saturday while anniversary lecture, prize award to winner of quiz, fund raising and formal presentation of new Executives Committee will take place on Sunday.
Addressing newsmen in Ado Ekiti, the Chairman of the Ansar-ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, Ekiti State Council, Alhaji Ademola Bello, National Vice President of the Society, Alhaji Afolabi Ogunlayi and Professor Abdul-Aziz Olaniyan explained that the society had achieved alot in Ekiti State in the last 75 years through the establishment of schools, training of teachers, contributions to society, among others.
The Ekiti State Ansar-ud-deen leaders said the event would be attended by prominent Nigerians while appreciating Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji for his contributions to the development of the society.
The leaders listed the achievements of the society in Ekiti as follows: “Our forefathers resolutely pursued the implementation to the point that ADS was voluntarily embraced as the umbrella body for all Muslims in Ekiti and they put in all resources required to achieve their common purpose.
“More importantly, Allah (SWT) blessed their efforts such that within a decade of associating with the Ansar-ud-Deen Society, forty-five (45) Primary Schools, seven (7) Secondary Modern Schools, one (1)
Teacher Training College and five (5) Secondary Schools had been established by the Society in some communities in Ekiti land.
“As at 2018, the number of Ansar-ud-Deen Primary Schools in Ekiti State had risen to forty-eight (48), spread over virtually all the major towns and other communities in the State.
“We are proud to tell you that the labour of those great men did not go in vain as their legacies remain intact and extant till today. Though as a result of government educational policy, the Society schools were taken over and converted to public schools, yet the schools remain ever productive and follow the purpose-driven legacy of the ADS.
“So many people who would have lived their lives as illiterates were made literate and became high fliers in their respective fields of endeavour. The Society’s educational system has produced Muslim Kings, Deputy Governors, Professors, Permanent Secretaries, General Managers, top bankers, successful entrepreneurs, captains of industries and many people who attain the tops of their various callings.”
