{"id":119306,"date":"2025-05-30T18:11:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T17:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=119306"},"modified":"2025-05-30T18:11:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T17:11:04","slug":"corbon-welcomes-former-abu-vc-back-to-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/corbon-welcomes-former-abu-vc-back-to-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"CORBON Welcomes Former ABU VC Back to Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Daniel Adaji<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The immediate past Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Prof. Kabir Bala, has been formally welcomed back to professional practice by the Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON).<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bala, who served as the 12th Vice Chancellor of ABU, paid a courtesy visit to the Chairman of CORBON, Samson Opaluwah, at the Council Secretariat in recently.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Opaluwah disclosed this in a statement on Friday.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The visit according to CORBON, marked Bala&#8217;s reintegration into the building profession following the completion of his academic leadership role.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis visit symbolizes a return to the fold. The Council appreciates Builders in strategic positions and is committed to recognizing their contributions during and after their tenured appointments,\u201d Opaluwah said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bala expressed deep appreciation for the support he received during his tenure, describing it as a period of significant engagement and service.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI thank the Almighty for the opportunity to successfully serve out my term as the Vice Chancellor,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also highlighted key initiatives undertaken during his tenure at ABU and noted areas where progress was made.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The CORBON Chairman, who succeeded Bala in 2022 as head of the Council, praised the former Vice Chancellor&#8217;s contributions to institutional development.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe witnessed notable progress at the University under your leadership. Your handover on April 30, 2025, was exemplary,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the meeting, Opaluwah also briefed Bala on the progress of the Seventh Council, outlining recent activities and future plans.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The interaction served as a platform for both leaders to exchange ideas on the Council\u2019s direction and explore potential collaborations.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also present to receive the academic don was a member of the Council, Kennedy Aimiuwu, who joined in commending the former Vice Chancellor\u2019s service to academia and the building profession.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Daniel Adaji The immediate past Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Prof. Kabir Bala, has been formally welcomed back to professional practice by the Council of Registered&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":119307,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-119306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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