By Osagie Alonge
The Federal Government has renamed the prestigious University of Lagos, Moshood Abiola University, President Goodluck Jonathan announced this morning Tuesday, May 29, 2012.
Jonathan who delivered a presidential speech at 8am to mark the May 29 democracy day said the Federal Executive Council’s decision to rename the tertiary institution located in the nation’s former capital was to honour and immortalize the late politician Moshood Abiola who won the annulled June 12, 1993 election.
Abiola died in government’s custody on July 7, 1998.
In related news, reports say students of the university are not happy with the name change and they have ‘rejected it’, with some who are currently on campus gathering and taking to the school gate to stage a protest.
Eye witnesses say that students are chanting anti-government slogans, with the university’s Director of Student Affairs, Professor Olukayode Amund, begging the students and calling for caution.
The school recently lost its Vice Chancellor Adetokunbo Sofoluwe.
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29 comments
That is not fair,even if they want to change the name,they could have told the student about the sutuition first,goodluck u no try for there ooo,better remove that name
Heavy Protest at UNILAG over the change of name, with police surrounding the area.
UNILAG BABES are not smiling ooo, take a look at this to see what the Unilag students are doing.
http://www.nigerianuniversitynews.com or this: http://www.facebook.com/VNTI.NIGERIA
Great Akokite….
Presido, u no jst dey try. ena go jst wake up, make decison wey no follow. If u wan honour somebody,u for com build one uni for my papa village.
Its just a name what the heck
Great Moshoodites/UNIMOSH, hahahahahahahahaha
GOODLUCK JONAHTAN THE PRESIDENT OF U GUYS IS ABSOLUTELY
INSANE
Chaii, dis our president no dey active at all, who b mko? Wey u go name am after our prestigeous unilag, i guess there is one uni 4 ur papa village at etuke, why nt dat. Eko onibaje oo.
Dis is bullshit.
Una head de shake, na book una go read 4 sch or d name of d sch. Obafemi Awolowo University was formerly called Univ. of Ife d sch is stil doing well. Unserious student. Protest 4 d standard to b improve.
I think all †ђξ protesting student should be taken and flogged was insulting †ђξ memory of MKO, illiterate undergraduates
I think all †ђξ protesting students should be taken and flogged for insulting †ђξ memory of MKO, illiterate undergraduates
Gbenga
Abeg,what is d protest all about…
It’s part of their ”Right” to protest you know….they don’t want it thats it…MKO Abiola momorial University Lagos….lol haaaaaaa
Dis zoologist president, i wonda hw more animalish we he lead us
dats nt a way 2 do tins my zoologist,u just dnt do tins cuz u tink u av d right.its nt easy 2 4get my name 2 answer
I hav no P with d change of name, but I bliv b4 a company changes policy, board of directors and stakeholders should b aware. D students r d stakeholders here, govmt nids their consent b4 changing d name. If they r nt aware of the change of name b4, den the protest is right!! And again, Y didn’t he rename aso-rock or national assembly?
As 4 me am in complete dissagreement wit wat our president sori d zoologist did,he nor c better thing change na unilag
GREAT MOSHODITES!!!!….D NAME B MAKE SENCE SHA O..BUT D ZWOOLOGIST PRESIDENT SUPOSE MAKE CERTAIN CLEARIFICATION NA.
GOd please have Mercy on us Ȋ̝̊̅n this our Nation Nigeria. This Protesting wȋ̊ℓℓ affect †ђξ Students Performance Negatively ooo Govt. Abeg D̶̲̥̅̊o sumtin Positive
y is everybody so mad @ gudluck 4 ordinary change of name abiola is avry gud man all dos stupid student did nt protct 4 bad lectures na just name…… tins change chage is d oly costant tin in d world anybody way no lyk m mk em go use tootpick pund yam.
Na name does illiterate undergraduate students dey go study 4 sch,cum 2 tink of it d tin no gud sha,jst lik dat,ova nite dat presido nid doctor
I think this student are just fools, or some body is insigateing them again the govt, when OAUwas change no body complain, or do you people mean MKO, TInubu and co we are waiting for your comment on this, even when we no will never see thing good in GEJ govt, just come out and tell Nigeria whether it was right or wrong?
I see nothing on changing name, study and nd get ur certificate pls. And leave our presido alone.
Changin of name iz nt d priority fo now, dere ar many oda tinz to do
Well, we are supper happy that this didn’t happen.
i simply support unilag students, thanks to heaven it has been renamed
i was just gaga when the president said it, thanks alot.