The Deputy National Chairman (North) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ali Bukar Dalori has been conferred with honorary Doctorate degree in International Relations and Diplomacy by the African Institute for Administration, Science and Commerce (IAEC, University Togo), Lome.
He was also inducted as a member of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the university.
Dalori was one of the African leadership icons honoured by the institute at its fifth convocation ceremony which took place in the Togolese capital on Saturday.
According to a statement in Lome by Dalori’s Special Adviser on Media and Strategy, Hon. Yemi Akinbode, Dalori was honoured due to his rising profile and influence in leadership and politics in Nigeria, and the West African sub-region.
At the ceremony, the Acting Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Shamsudeen Akande Busari commended Dalori for his exemplary leadership qualities, which he said had endeared him to a vast majority of Nigerian political leaders, describing him as an astute grassroots politician in northern Nigeria.
The Vice Chancellor said: “You have been carefully chosen for this special award because of your track record and history of dedication, selflessness and commitment to the promotion of the ideals of democracy, good governance and grassroots development which you have used to nurture and promote party politics in Nigeria. You are one of the seven people drawn from across the African continent for special honour at today’s Convocation anniversary taking place in Lome.
“Your track record of grassroots democracy, which began about 32 years ago in Nigeria, has become a landmark in Borno State and beyond.
You have been able to raise and build a new generation of Nigerian political actors who have continued to make tremendous contributions to leadership development in Nigeria.
“This institution is proud to be associated with you because you have shown political connectivity through passion, loyalty and advancement of the principles of equity and fairness at the grassroots.
“As a recipient of our distinguished award, you have become an advocate for this institution in her quest to promote the ethos of good leadership, inspire a new realm of democratic culture and commitment to the collective interest of the people of Africa.
A former Borno State Commissioner, Engr. Kabir Wanori, who led a powerful delegation of political leaders from Nigeria to the event, on behalf of Dalori, expressed the gratitude of the people of Kodunga Local Government Area and Borno State in general to the Council and Senate of the institution for finding “this great Kanuri man worthy of the institution’s prestigious award”.
He said: “We want to express our deep gratitude to the Council and Senate for choosing our leader, friend and son for this great honour. It seems you have an eagle eye that is inspired by a strong vision and character. The reason I am saying this is that Alhaji Dalori is a quite humble and good leader.”
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