Penultimate Thursday, December 26 2019, was an important date in the recent history of the IEDPU. It was the date delegates to the 54th National Conference of the umbrella socio-cultural organisation of the good people of Ilorin Emirate, the Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU) elected a renowned law teacher, seasoned administrator and exciting community leader, Oba Yusuf Abdul-Hamid, as her new National Secretary.