Professor Idris Abdulkadir, Chairman Board of Trustees of Zaria Education Development Association (ZEDA) and Executive Secretary of the NUC, died in Abuja at the age of 79.
Prof. Abdulkadir died in the early hours of Monday, according to the deceased’s family, according to Mohammed Bello Habib, ZEDA spokesperson who confirmed the death in a statement.
A wife and ten children survived the Professor of Veterinary Medicine.
He was the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Zaria Education Development Association (ZEDA), a Non-Governmental Organization, until his death.
Late Professor Abdulkadir was a Veterinary Medicine Professor at ABU Zaria who rose through the ranks to become Dean of the University’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
He was appointed Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC) and relocated from Lagos to Abuja, where he was successful in constructing the magnificent edifice on Aguiyi Ironsi Way, Maitama, Abuja, which is now the Commission’s Headquarters.
The ‘Prof Idris Abdulkadir Auditorium’ at the Commission was named after him.
He was the first Chairman of the Governing Board of the now-defunct Zaria Pharmaceutical Company (ZPC) Ltd, Zaria, which manufactured the ‘ZARINJECT disposable syringes and needles.
He was also the Pro Chancellor and Chairman of the Kaduna State University (KASU) Governing Council.
In accordance with Islamic law, he was buried in Abuja.