Nigeria’s Number 2 Citizen, Yemi Osinbajo is headlining the turbaning of Dr Mohammed Alimi Abdulrazaq as the second Mutawali of Ilorin.
The well-attended ceremony is ongoing at the Palace of the Emir of Ilorin and chairman, Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari.
GoldMyne is covering the event live.
According to Yusuf Lawal, the chairman of the turban committee, Abdulrazaq was carefully selected owing to his pedigree and sterling qualities, adding also that the position being given him is a call to service and community development.
He noted that the Mutawali would be saddled with the responsibilities of uplifting the dignity of the community and individuals, bringing peace and unity, taking care of the treasure of the community among others.
The newly appointed Mutawali is the elder brother of the Kwara State Governor, Andulrahman Abdulrazaq, and succeeds his late father, A. G. F. Abdulrazaq, the first Mutawali, who recently passed on.
He is the chairman, board of directors, Forte Upstream Services Limited. He is also the managing partner, House of Laws (Advocates and Solicitors) with offices in Lagos and Abuja, as well as being the founder and chairman of the Bridge House College, Ikoyi, Lagos, Business Day reported.
He is a graduate of law from the Ahmadu Bello University of Zaria, Nigeria and also an alumnus of the University of Hull, UK from where he obtained L.L.M and Ph.D. degrees. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Nigeria and an elected member of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, London.
