By Mustafa Abubakar and Bashirat Omotosho

The family of the late Professor ofEducational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Sheu Ahmad Jimoh, has donated numerous books to the Centre for Ilorin Studies (CILS), University of Ilorin, to serve as an archive from the late Professor’s intellectual legacy for the benefit of society at large.

Presenting the books last Monday (July 1, 2024), the family’s representative, Mrs Sherifat Shehu Jibril, explained that donating the books to the Centre is a way of giving back to the society. She noted that the late Prof. Jimoh was a father figure to many and, as someone who valued cultural heritage, the family decided to transfer his written knowledge to the Centre to contribute to existing literature.

Mrs Shehu-Jubril explained further that ”As an Ilorin man, the books are on things that are related to the Ilorin Emirates’s education and would therefore be of importance to the Centre and contribute to the knowledge of the people as a whole”.

The list of the books donated include, The Political Dilemma of Popular Education; The Philosophy of Education: An Introduction, Educational Psychology; The Psychology of Education: An Introduction,Principles and Practice of Education for West Africa; The Social Purposes of Education; and The Counsellor in the Classroom.

Others are African Education In the EFA Decade; Contemporary Educational issues in Nigeria; The Psychology of Education, Society and Education Reading; The Psychology of Learning; Focus on Secondary Education in Kwara State; The Literature of Education (A critical Bibliography (1945-1970); Education Reforms in Nigeria (Past, Present and Future); The Psychological Development of the Child; and The State of Education in Nigeria, among others.

In his responce, the Director, Centre for Ilorin Studies, Prof. I. O. Sanusi, acknowledged the receipt of the books and praised the late Prof. Shehu Ahmad Jimoh’s contributions to the field of Psychology and Education.

“I hereby acknowledge the receipt of the books donated to the Centre for Ilorin Studies, University of Ilorin, by the family of late Prof. Shehu Ahmad Jimoh, a former Dean, Director, and an erudite Professor of psychology of the Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin. May the Almighty Allah in His infinite mercies, grant Prof. S. A. Jimoh Al-Janah Firdaus and take good care of the entire family he left behind.”, he added.

He further expressed gratitude to the family for their kind gesture and prayed that the books remain valuable for generations to come.

The event was attended by other staff members of the Centre, who equally appreciated the late Prof. Jimoh’s family for their generosity.