By Omenihu Alfred fibmn
The Institute of Operations Research and Management Science has awarded the highly prestigious Fellow to Dr (Engr.) Ibraheem Adedotun Abdul Rector, Yaba College of Technology, and Associate Fellow to Professor Ursula Ngozi Akanwa, VC, Federal University of Agriculture, now Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, and Hon. Sulaiman Abubakar Gumi, a current distinguished Member of the National Assembly representing Gummi/Bukkuyum at the just concluded international IORMS/YABATECH WORKSHOP on the theme Operations Research and Optimization Techniques: Applications and Software Solutions recently on the 3rd and 4th November, 2026 at Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos.
Addressing the audience about the recipients, the national president Idorenyin Etukudo revealed that they have shown zealous commitment to the Institute. Continuing, the president informed that the Institute of Operational Research and Management Sciences of Nigeria (IORMS) is the primary professional body for operations research and management science in Nigeria founded and inaugurated in 2014 at the University of Lagos by pioneer president Professor Funso Akingbade.
He noted that the institute is affiliated with the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS) and operates regional chapters including North West, South South (Akwa Ibom State University), South West (Osun State University), and South East (Owerri)
“Our core activities focuses on interdisciplinary research, industrial applications, management training, consulting, career development, and hosting academic conferences and workshops” he said.
Dr. Engr. Ibraheem Adedotun Abdul is a distinguished academic, accomplished engineer, and visionary administrator with over three decades of experience in the fields of education, engineering, and institutional leadership. As the 7th substantive Rector of Yaba College of Technology, he has demonstrated unwavering commitment to academic excellence, innovation, and inclusive education.
Professor Ursula Ngozi Akanwa is the Vice-Chancellor of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), a distinguished Nigerian scholar and a professor of Educational Measurement and Evaluation, with an accomplished career spanning nearly four decades in teaching, research, academic leadership, educational policy, and institutional administration
Hon. Sulaiman Abubakar Gumi was born into the family of Nigeria’s renowned Islamic scholar as well as the Grand Khadi of the defunct Northern Nigeria late Sheikh Abubakar Mahmud Gummi and his maternal lineage is traced to the renowned Islamic Crusader, Sheikh Usman Danfodio.
He attended Command Children School, Kaduna, and Federal Government College Kaduna for his Primary and Secondary schools education respectively. He is an Alumnus of the prestigious University of Maiduguri and Nasarawa State University where he Bagged double honours Degree (B.Eng.) in Civil and Water Resources Engineering and M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Security and Strategic Studies respectively.
His achievements have earned him various awards and traditional titles within and outside Nigeria Including an Honorary Doctorate in Leadership and Community Development.
The high cerebral event witnessed the official induction of many members.
