ASUU Promises To Fight UNILAG's Name Change


Dr Ogbinaka

Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities UNILAG branch, Dr Karo Ogbinaka, has promised that ASUU will resist the new name given to the university by President Jonathan.

Jonathan in his Democracy Day speech said that UNILAG has been renamed to Moshood Abiola University in honour of late MKO Abiola.

Below is a statement from Dr Ogbinaka:

We are resisting it, all the unions and the students will resist it, the Alunmus will resist it. The truth about the whole thing is that it shows the level of intelligence of those people in government. Nobody will change Harvard's name, nobody will change Cambridge's name to Winston Churchill University. University of Lagos is a brand, for 50 years. The first university established by Act of Parliament and one man trying to score cheap political point. When people go outside and you ask them what university are you from? What name will you pronounce? They'll ask is it a new university? Is it the name of a toothpaste? It's a senseless thing and are going to resist it.

Ok oh

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Yankeezoo 2012-05-30 08:16:36
we alwaz trace tinz 2 america, cn't we do our own tin in our own way? If der cn't change harvard or cambridge dat's 4 dem in america but d name Moshod abiola university has cum 2stay. D earlier u get use 2 it d beta

No Name 2012-05-30 08:27:32
Rubbish....

Amaka3 2012-05-30 08:38:23
On behalf of the presidency, i sincerely appologise. The speech was meant for Children's day......it's too childish to be announced of May 29th. We are so sorry for the mix up.<br />Thanks fellow Nigerians for your understanding. You can all go about your normal business.

AnyioJ 2012-05-30 09:39:57
Amaka funny u ...bt dis aight funny. To uniLag or MaLu student I dnt really think dat branding or change of name will stop u 4rm graduating with ur 1st class or rather with ur 3rd class......Morever,it was meant to honor a Man dat fought well 4 democracy and also a yoruba man! I think its a welcoming development.Afterall ur man OBJ was dere 4 8yrs wat did he do to honor his broda ?? wat am suggesting is dat u go back n#occupy Ur books rather than #occupying UNiLAG......una too like effiZY

Tracyslim 2012-05-30 09:48:22
Unilag! Uniswagg is our pride in lagos and naija as a whole. Presidoo should have a rethink!Greatest to the greatest Akokite. GREAT!!! Its ours

Tim Okpara 2012-05-30 09:52:08
Dr. Ogbinaka has lost direction.

Tim Okpara 2012-05-30 09:52:16
Dr. Ogbinaka has lost direction.

Tim Okpara 2012-05-30 09:52:19
Dr. Ogbinaka has lost direction.

Jgurl 2012-05-30 10:00:50
Bizzy bodies, stop hating: unilag is a strong brand and dats d point we shuld look at it frm. We av other pressing issues in d country e.g electricity,employment, refinaries,security etc Ђδω will d changing of a name of a university affect us positively...THINK!#stophating!

Pinkycherry 2012-05-30 10:04:07
Dr Ogbinaka Karo is acting rytly as d ASUU president,if he dsnt act on dis mata,den he wil be failling d pipo hiz representing n d ASUU bdy as a whole

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