About AD-DOMAN

HISTORY OF AD-DOMAN COOPERATIVE SOCIETY

Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin was established in September, 1974 by the Kwara State Government Edit No 15 of 1984. Prior to this time there has been only one Conventional Cooperative Society in the College (established precisely in September,1987. By 2011, there were agitations among College Muslim Community for the establishment of an Islamic Cooperative Society.

To take the bull by the horn, two members of Staff from Arabic Department –Alhaji Ibrahim Umar Erubu and Alhaji Toyin Jabata approached the Islamic Studies Department for a possible collaboration in establishing an Islamic Cooperative Society. At this juncture, Dr.Hadi Moshood, Dr.Abdullah AbdulGaniy Nyass and Alhaji Ameen I. A met with their Counterpart in Arabic Department to put up the machineries in motion and today the rest is history.

After series of meetings, visitations to existing Cooperative Unions at Kwara State Polytechnic, University of Ilorin and Al-Barka Cooperative Society at Oko-Erin, a new Islamic Cooperative Society was born in Kwara State College of Education,Ilorin. The Cooperative was officially inaugurated with its brand name ''AD-DOMAN MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE SOCIETY'' Under its new executive members headed by Dr. Hadi Moshood Atanda in November, 2011 but the new executive was inaugurated on 12 December, 2011.

The Pioneer Executive Members are:-

  1. Dr. Hadi Moshood Atanda Chairman
  2. Mrs. Issa A. Rahmat Vice Chairman
  3. Mall. Lawal Lukman . O Secretary
  4. Mr. Tajudeen Osiniran Assistant Secretary
  5. Mall. Sanni Shamsudeen Tressurer
  6. Mall. Ambali Shuaib A. Ex- Officio
  7. Mall. Shuaib Nasir Ex-Officio

At one time or the other Mr Tajudeen Osiniran and Mr Shuaib Nasir left the Services of the College and they were replaced by Mr.Danladi Soliu as the Assistant Secretary and Malam Ajao Baba Ahmed (representing the Model Staff on the executive Board).Mall. Danladi too left for University of Ilorin.The Executive as presently constituted is as follows:

  1. Dr.Hadi Moshood Atanda Chairman
  2. Mrs.Issa A.Rahmat Vice Chairman
  3. Mall. Lawal Lukman O. Secretary
  4. Mall. Ambali Shuaib A. Assistant Secretary
  5. Sanni Shamsudeen Treasurer
  6. Mall.Ajao Baba Ahmed Ex- Officio

The executive members had a two year mandate renewable for another term of two years, but due to the outstanding performances, sterling qualities and exemplary characters of Dr. Hadi led executive team the Congress on three occasions passed a vote of absolute Confidence on them and gave them the mandate to continue to lead the Cooperative Union. This means that, Dr. Hadi led executive team has since inception been piloting the affairs of the Cooperative Union.

The Union which started with sixty seven members at inception now has membership strength of about five hundred, comprising both Muslims and Christian's members of the College Community.

Since inception, the Union has embarked on so many projects, the most auspicious was the pure water factory project in partnership with the College Authority, and the project was in a 55:45 sharing formula between the Cooperative and the College. Apart from this, the Cooperative Union had empowered its members in various ways, bought and sold over 400 plots of lands to members, bought cars, renovated houses, bought house electronic materials and assisted members education wise through its Education Assisted Scheme among so many other too numerous achievements.

The Account of the Union is automated and it has been hosted on the web for easy accessibility.

Members of notable Committees include:

(1) SHARI'AH COMMITTEE

  1. Dr. Abdullahi Abdulganiy Nyasse Chairman
  2. Alh. Ibrahim Umar Erubu Member
  1. Alh. Ameen Ibrahim Afis Member
  2. Mall. Iyanda B .K Member

(2) BUSSINESS COMMITTEE

1. Mrs. Issa A, Rahmat Chairperson

2. Mall. Sanni Shamsudeen Member

3. Mall. Issa Atolage Member

4. Mall.Hassan Bisiriyu Member

5. Mrs Apalando K.B Member

(3) ADVISORY COMMITTEE

1. Alh. Saleeman S.I

2. Mr.Odepidan J.O

3. Alh.Ibrahim Umar

(4) LOAN COMMITTEE

1. Mall. Ajao Shehu Chairman

2. Mrs. Sulaiman A.Kehinde Member

3. Mall. Alfanla T.A Member