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Executive Council Members

Prof. Tajudeen Y. Surakat

Prof. Tajudeen Y. Surakat

President

Tajudeen Yaqub SURAKAT (Ph.D), Member Nigerian Academy of Letters (MNAL), is a Professor in the Department of English and Literary Studies, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. His areas of specialisation are English Language and Developmental Psycholinguistics. His teaching and research interests include: Child Language Studies, Applied Linguistics, Translatology and Systemic Functional Linguistics. He has attended over 50 conferences and workshops within and outside Nigeria. They include the English Scholars Association of Nigeria (ESAN), Linguistic Association of Nigeria (LAN), West African Languages Congress (WALC), International Systemic Functional Congress (ISFC), Linguistic Association of Canada and United States (LACUS), International Association for World Englishes (IAWE), World Congress of Applied Linguistics (AILA), among others.

Dr. Saidu Yahaya Ojoo

Dr. Saidu Yahaya Ojoo

National Secretary

Saidu Yahaya Ojoo (PhD) is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of English and Literature, Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State. His areas of specialisation are Sociolinguistics and Applied Linguistics. He has attended many conferences and workshops both at home and abroad. He has published over 40 research articles in reputable national and international outlets. He is the author of a recently published and well-received literary work, a play titled The Face of Man. Dr. Saidu Yahaya is a member of several professional bodies which include the English Scholars’ Association of Nigeria (ESAN), West African Association for Literature and Language Studies (WAACLAS), the Pragmatics Association of Nigeria, (PrAN), Linguistics Association of Nigeria (LAN), among others. He is Editor/Secretary of the Zamfara International Journal of Humanities published by the Faculty of Humanities, Federal University Gusau, Nigeria.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

  1. President: Prof Tajudeen Y. Surakat, Department of English and Literary Studies, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
  2. Vice President: Dr Victoria Faleke, Federal University, Birnin-Kebbi
  3. National Secretary: Dr Saidu O. Yahaya, Department of English and Literature, Federal University Gusau.
  4. Assistant Secretary: Dr Oladimeji Olaniyi, Federal University Lokoja  kaseem.olaniyi@fulokoja.edu.ng.
  5. Treasurer: Dr Rachael Bello, Department of English, Lagos State University, Ojo
  6. Publicity Secretary: Dr Mikailu Ibrahim, Department of Modern European Languages and Linguistics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto.
  7. Editor: Prof. Kehinde A. Ayoola, Department of English, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.
  8. Assistant Editor: Dr. Hauwa Muhammed Sani, Department of English and Literary Studies, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
  9. Auditor: Dr Aisha M. Umar, Federal University, Birnin-Kebbi,
  10. Ex Officio (I): Prof Sola Timothy Babatunde, Department of English, University of Ilorin, Ilorin.
  11. Ex Officio (II): Prof Rotimi Taiwo, Department of English, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

ZONAL COORDINATORS

  1. Prof E.T.O. Babalola, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife (South-West) 
  2. Dr. Moses Melefa, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (South-East) 
  3. Dr. Bode Steve Ekundayo, University of Benin (South-South)
  4. Dr. Tosin Olagunju, Federal University, Lokoja (North-Central)
  5. Mrs Zainab I. Ciroma, Federal Polytechnic Damaturu (North-East) 
  6.  Dr Mohammed T. Sadiq, Federal University Dutse (North-West)

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