Abuja – President Goodluck Jonathan has
reversed the change of name of the
University of Lagos which he renamed
Moshood Abiola University in a
broadcast to mark the 2012 Democracy
Day.
Chairman, Governing Council of
University of Lagos, Professor Jerry Gana
disclosed this yesterday in Abuja during
his inauguration alongside three others
by the Minister of Education, Professor
Ruqayyatu Rufai
The name change had been the subject
of litigation and protests from students
and alumni of the institution while a
court recently ruled that the change was
illegal.
Gana who hailed President Jonathan for
retaining the name of the institution.
said the president had upheld the
Constitution by reversing the change of
name of the university.
“This is a pointer to the fact that the
current administration is committed to
entrenching democracy and justice in
the country.’’
Gana, who was responding on behalf of
the four councils, said they would ensure
that the universities’ communities settled
down in peace.
“I assure you that we will do our best to
be fair, just and honourable in the
discharge of our duties.” He also
promised effective leadership with
integrity, honour and justice.
Gana said members would work
according to the rules governing the
institutions.
He thanked Jonathan for the
appointments and said they would put
in their best as Nigerians deserved
nothing less.
The other governing councils
inaugurated by the Minister of Education,
Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufa’I, were for the
University of Benin,
ObafemiAwolowoUniversity, Ile-Ife and
Michael Opara University of Agriculture,
Umudike.
Their Chairmen are Sen. Bob Dickson,
Prof. Rowland Ndoma-Egba and Prof.
Anya O.Anya respectively.
The Chairman of the Senate Committee
on Education, Sen. Uche Chukwumerijie
said the lawmakers’ job had been made
easier by the appointments.
Chukwumerijie said the committee’s
oversight visits to the institutions had
identified lack of leadership by the
absence of governing councils and the
quality of members of the boards as
challenges facing the institutions.
He said the Federal Government had by
the appointments taken care of the
issues.
“There are councils for those that did
not have and the members who have
been appointed are men and women of
proven integrity and experience in
academics.’’
The lawmaker described the appointees
as round pegs in round holes and the
right captains in the ship.
Chukwumerijie charged the councils to
immediately tackle falling standards of
education, corruption, cultism and many
ills that had continued to affect the
development of education.
The Executive Secretary of the National
Universities Commission, Prof. Julius
Okojie, said no university could function
effectively without a governing council.
Okojie urged government to consider
training and retreat for members to
enable them to keep abreast of global
best practices in university
administration.
He also advocated financial autonomy for
universities in the country.

www.vanguardngr.com/2013/02/unilag-name-change-jonathan-makes-uturn/

homesteady:

Noo he has made dem happy!! He has changed d name bk to UNILAG

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Okiki_Oluwa: GEJ want trouble from Unilag students again.

Noo he has made dem happy!! He has changed d name bk to UNILAG

Shame on you GEJ. Toothless bull dog without balls. Why change the name of the school in the first place? Embarrassin himself with is thoughtless cluelessness. Unilag for life!

so GEJ ko ti e le!
The guy no gat the liver now.

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Goodluck to them.

i'm feeling so ashamed of GEJ!! He doesn't knw he is d president and has d power to do and undo!!
Hw 'll a president change the name of a school and the students opposed the name changing!! Thats the highest level of indisipline!!
If i was JOnathan,i'll make sure the name remains MAULAG!! And anybody who tries to protest the name changing should be jailed.
If they dont want the name, JAMB form is just N4000,let dem write jamb again nd go to another school. Or they should wait until they become president then they can change the name