Friends, colleagues to honour late comrade Abubakar Sokoto Mohammed in Abuja

By Aliyu Inuwa Mansir On Apr 15, 2026

Abubakar Sokoto Mohammed, UDUS, NIPSS, ABU, ASUU, — Late Comrade Abubakar Sokoto Mohammed

A coalition of friends, colleagues and associates will on April 29, 2026, gather in Abuja to honour the life and legacy of the late Comrade Abubakar Sokoto Mohammed, mni, described as a leading figure in Nigeria’s progressive intellectual and social justice movements.

The event, which will feature a symposium and book launch, is scheduled to hold at BON Elvis Hotel, Wuse 2, Abuja, beginning at 9:00 a.m., according to a statement issued by the organising committee and signed by Y. Z. Ya’u.

Comrade Mohammed, who died on December 11, 2025, was widely regarded as a committed patriot and a prominent voice in Nigeria’s socialist movement. Over the course of his career, he served at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), and Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), where he championed academic freedom, gender equality and Africa’s development.

The symposium, themed “Scholars and the Social Question in Nigeria: Reflections on the Life of A.S. Mohammed,” will be chaired by Senator Dr. Yahaya Abdullahi. It will feature presentations by notable scholars, including Dr. Yusuf Bangura, Prof. Jibrin Ibrahim, Prof. Aliyah Adamu Ahmad and Dr. Julie Sanda.

SolaceBase reports that the major highlight of the event will be the launch of Mohammed’s work, The Satiru Revolt of Peasants and Slaves in Sokoto, 1906. The session will be chaired by a former Governor of Sokoto State, Malam Yahaya Abdulkarim, mni, while Prof. M. J. Kuna is expected to review the book.

The organisers also disclosed that proceeds from the book launch would go towards an endowment fund established to support the late scholar’s family and sustain the causes he stood for.

In addition, a biographical tribute to the late intellectual will be presented by Dr J. Maina, offering insights into the life and contributions of the man described as a “crusader for the common good.”

The statement noted that the memorial event seeks to celebrate Mohammed’s decades-long activism, including his involvement in the Movement for Progressive Nigeria (MPN), the anti-apartheid struggle, and his roles in founding Women in Nigeria (WIN) as well as his leadership within the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

Members of the public, academia, civil society organisations, labour groups and the media have been invited to attend the event, which organisers say will provide an opportunity for reflection on a life dedicated to justice, scholarship and national development.