Prior becoming the 20th President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, His Excellency, Pharm. Ahmed I. Yakasai initiated Ahmed Yakasai Community Practice Support Award with a price of 300,000 naira to the winner annually to encourage service to humanity using community practice with the commitment to give out the award for 10 years (2014-2024)
On Tuesday, 31st of May, 2016, at the 35th National Conference of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), Coal City, 2016, Pharm. Yakasai presented this year winner, Pharm. Atiku Abdu of Maikano Pharmacy with a certificate of the Award and a sum of 300,000 naira to support the community practice of the winner of this prestigious award. Pharm. Atiku Abdu is a 1980 pharmacy graduate and started his community practice in 1990.
The 2015 winner is Pharm. Ofi Olanrewaju Jonathan of Lanre and Lanre Pharmacy.
This magnanimous act of Pharm. Yakasai is a challenge to all of us, that we can make a difference, we can share our resources, we can support one another and we can touch lives as men of honour.
Congratulations to Pharm. Atiku Abdu.
I SALUTE YOU, my mentor and boss, Pharm. Ahmed I. Yakasai.
Pharm. Sesan A. Kareem
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