By: NURA ADAMU USMAN
REG NO. U14MM1055
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, CELEBRATE ITS 50TH GOLDEN JUBILEE ANNIVERSARY AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN ASSEMBLY HALL, SAMARA MAIN CAMPUS
The department of sociology is said to be the second oldest department in northern university, particularly in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. The ceremony was declare open by the vice chancellor Prof Ibrahim Garba, express satisfaction with the level of diversity of attendance of other department of the faculty of social science he said “the beauty of this occasion is the diversity of attendance that show that sociology have not left it constituency very much, because the tendency of this is that when we fragment our self we tend to make divergent way instead of us to come together to make our engagement more better. It is good to work and think together in order to fulfil our obligation in our society”.
The event witness many personalities from within and outside the university, we have in attendance the vice chancellor of the university, Prof Ibrahim Garba, the VC ADMIN Prof Kabir Bala, Prof Fame Adekunle, HODs, Dean Of faculty of social sciences Prof Paul Izah and representative from universities. In a welcome address by the head of department and the host of the event Prof A.S MALIKI said that they chose their celebration with the burning issue on restructuring Nigeria with the theme: WITHER SOCIOLOGY in terms of restructuring, what to be restructure and to restructure?
Prof MALIKI, Further explain that the department begin with an enrolment figure of three students and five expert rate staff 50 years ago. “from the humble beginning with an enrolment figure of three student and five expert rate staff 50 year ago, department of sociology every year graduate 150 undergraduate students, 20 MSC student and 12 PhD student yearly and employing about 27 indigenous staff regularly supplemented by scholars through robust and sabbatical”.
The broad objective to train sociology with grass of concept, method, theory of the discipline as the first department in northern Nigeria this department have perform it academic role particularly in parenting similar department. Professor Maliki, appreciate the effort and support of the Dean Faculty of social science and show is gratitude to the vice chancellor of the university, for their understanding support and patience with the department, he also express delight to the governor of Katsina state, ALH Aminu Bello Masari for donating one million naira for the event.
Award and prices were also given to the past and present Heads of department of sociology including the vice chancellors, in recognition of their selfless service to humanity.
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