Another
bright shining candle light has been blown off; It was our revered Past
President, Engr. Ibraheem Khaleel Inuwa FNSE, FNIMechE, FAEng the “President
and Commander in chief of the Unarmed Forces Everywhere & Anywhere”
yesterday, today is our philanthropic professional, Engr. Dr. Maikanti Kaccalla
Baru FNSE, FNIMechE, FAEng, it could be any of us tomorrow – there lies in the
greatest lesson, a necessary end; every soul shall taste of death.
In the
beginning, when we were just congealed blood, Allaah, Subahannahu Wa Ta’ala,
the Creator (Al Khaaliq), the Evolver (Al Baariu), the Fashioner (Al Musawwir)
and the giver of life (Al Muhyi) did not consult us or anyone before giving us
life; so when He, the One (Al Ahad) and Sovereign (Al Malik) decides the time
is rife, He certainly will not consult anyone, not even us, except for the
lucky ones who may have signs shown to them. Inna lillahi wa inna alayhi rajuun
(meaning: From God Almighty we came and to Him is our return).
All my
professional encounters with Engr. Dr. M. K. Baru were very pleasant and
rewarding. Engr. Dr. M. K. Baru was the reason behind the finishing of the
NIMechE Secretariat at Gwarinpa (Abuja). I was in Misau when he supported APWEN
to sponsor some girls through scholarship from primary level to tertiary level.
I was also involved when he delivered eloquently the last Mechanical
Engineering Distinguish Lecture (MEDL) at the NSE Headquarter on the 25th July,
2018. When Engr. Dr. M. K. Baru delivered the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University
(ATBU) convocation Lecture in Bauchi, I was there. His hands were also seen in
the Main Campus Juma’a masjeed and the central library building under
construction in the main campus. I was also part of the audience when he delivered
the state of the industry address at the Society of Petroleum Engineers’
Oloibiri Lecture Series and Energy Forum (OLEF) 2019 in Abuja. In all my
involvement with him, he was simple, humble, exemplary and highly committed.
We pray to
the Pardoner (Al Afuww) and Forgiver (Al Gaffar) of sins to light up his grave
and make his passage smooth. May his soul, that of Engr. I. K. Inuwa and all
departed faithful rest in aljanna firdaus, ameen. Allaahumma gfirhum wa
rahamhu.
May we all
leave an enduring legacy for humanity when it is our turn, Ya ArRahman, Ya
ArRaheem, Ya Hayyu Ya Qayum, Ya Zul Jalali Wal Ikram.
Engr. Prof.
Adisa, A. Bello
June 9th 2020
