The purported news this morning that the great institution of higher learning ,University of Lagos has been named after the winner of the 1993 Presidential election MKO Abiola as part of the celebration of democracy day seems not to have gone down well with the students and staff of the institution.The news which took most of the university community by surprised has been condemned by the students and staff..Hundred of emails,text messages and blackberry messages has flooded our newsroom since the announcement..Most of the students have already mobilized themselves and a protest is already on within the campus and if care is not taken may snowball into the adjourning streets of Akoka especially Community road and st Finbarrs College road..When our corresspondent visited the university this morning,students were been mobilized from their hall of resident by the student union government in what may turn out to be the mother of all protest..Our attempt to contact the Presidential spokeman Dr Reuben Abati to comment on this news was unsuccessful..A text message sent to his mobile phone has remained unreplied as of the time of going to press..CKNThe purported news this morning that the great institution of higher learning ,University of Lagos has been named after the winner of the 1993 Presidential election MKO Abiola as part of the celebration of democracy day seems not to have gone down well with the students and staff of the institution.The news which took most of the university community by surprised has been condemned by the students and staff..Hundred of emails,text messages and blackberry messages has flooded our newsroom since the announcement..Most of the students have already mobilized themselves and a protest is already on within the campus and if care is not taken may snowball into the adjourning streets of Akoka especially Community road and st Finbarrs College road..When our corresspondent visited the university this morning,students were been mobilized from their hall of resident by the student union government in what may turn out to be the mother of all protest..Our attempt to contact the Presidential spokeman Dr Reuben Abati to comment on this news was unsuccessful..A text message sent to his mobile phone has remained unreplied as of the time of going to press..CKN
There are institutions or projects that should be left as symbols of unity in the country, & UNILAG is just one of such. Naming it after any one person is not ideal. Well that's my individual opinion.
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