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EDITORS
Adam Adebayo Sirajudeen, fniti
Paul Terngu Haaga,
Philip Ada Idachaba
This is the edited Conference Proceedings of the maiden Faculty of Arts National Conference held in May 2023. The Conference which attracted many academic colossus was a milestone turn-around in the academic and administrative leadership of the Faculty under the former Dean; Prof. Okpeh O. Okpeh Jnr. It is a manifestation of the Faculty's engagement with the blueprint of the 3rd Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Shehu Abdul Rahman; the action, service and progressive leader and mentor of the academics and administrators of Fulafia.
“The Humanities, Identity Contestations, Security and Development Challenges in the 21st Century Africa” comprises some selected twentythree (23) representative papers of the theme and major sub-themes of the Conference.These papers were carefully edited by three meticulous scholars of the Faculty. I, therefore, congratulate all the researchers whose papers appear in this edition.
I strongly recommend this book to academics across disciplines and our students at both graduate and undergraduate levels. The book makes a good reading and research material for specialists in various disciplines in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. It is also intelligible to general readers.
It is an authentic Prophetic statement that “Whoever does not appreciate people does not appreciate God” (Tirmidhi, 1954). The Faculty of Arts, therefore, registers its devotional praises to theAll Merciful God who led all the efforts into publishing the book to fruition. It also sends its profound gratitude to all those who have contributed -in one way or the other- towards the successful publication of this proceedings. Worthy of mention are: our amiable Vice Chancellor, Prof. Shehu Abdul Rahman, my dear former Dean, Prof. Okpeh O. Okpeh, under whose watch and guidance the maiden Conference was successfully organised, the Faculty Management Committee, the Conference Committee and the Editors, both under the leadership of Prof. Adam Adebayo Sirajudeen, Conferees, staff and students of the Faculty of Arts, Federal University of Lafia.
Finally, the Faculty of Arts Annual National Conference has come to stay. It shall be sustained with all attendant and resultant effects. Watch out for our conferences, journal, seminars and workshops. We shall remain in the lifeline to project academic excellence and innovative leadership.
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