Ilorin Emirate Staff Association, Kwara State University (IESA-KWASU), has congratulated Professor Isiaka Zubair Aliagan on his re-election as Dean of the Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, KWASU, Malete.
The association, under the leadership of Professor Ibrahim Laro Abubakar, described the victory as landmark, noting that Aliagan secured 100 per cent of the votes cast in the election.
In a congratulatory statement signed by its General Secretary, Dr Abdullahi A. Bakare, IESA-KWASU said a unanimous verdict in a vibrant academic community like KWASU was virtually unheard of, describing it as a referendum of trust and a collective affirmation of competence, fairness and visible progress in his first tenure.
The association said the result reflected a leader who listens as much as he leads, carries his colleagues along, and has built a culture of inclusiveness in which every voice counts, adding that 100 per cent support is earned through service, integrity and respect for others.
It identified Professor Aliagan as the most celebrated Ilorin Emirate scholar, is a versatile academic whose expertise spans journalism, creative writing and media scholarship, combining professional journalism experience with literary distinction in academic leadership.
He began writing while in secondary school, and as an undergraduate at Bayero University, Kano, his poems appeared in the Daily Times, Sunday Concord and Sunday New Nigerian, while his drama work was featured in international cultural readings, including bilingual English-Korean renditions at the Korean Cultural Centre in Abuja in 2011.
A prolific writer in poetry, drama, fiction and children’s literature, his publications include _Cadence_ (1997), Emissary of Joy (1999), Scars of the Moon (2000), Akeju, the Pampered Boy_ (2003), Echoes and Voices from the Midland_ (2003), Oba Mama (2003), Stories from the Qur’an_ (2003), Fundamentals of Newspaper Journalism (2006) and _Techniques of Aviation Journalism (2007).
His creative works have earned wide recognition, including Olubu (2010), nominated for the ANA/James Ene Henshaw Prize for Playwriting, and Rusting Time (2020), adapted for television and nominated for the ANA Drama Prize, while the Association of Nigerian Authors conferred a Fellowship on him on October 31, 2025, in Abuja.
Academically, Aliagan holds two doctorates one in History of Press and Politics from the University of Ilorin and another in Print Journalism from Universiti Sains Malaysia and has served as Senior Assistant on Media to the late Minister of Information, Professor Dora Akunyili, and later as Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan.
IESA-KWASU prayed for renewed strength, wisdom and good health for the Dean, saying his wide celebration during his 60th birthday in May 2026 and his unanimous re-election showed a leader whose people had spoken with one voice.
