HE Federal Ministry of Education has denounced media reports that President Goodluck Jonathan had made a U-turn on the renaming the University of Lagos.

The newly appointed chairman of the governing council of the university, Professor Jerry Gana, was quoted to have said that President Jonathan had changed his mind about renaming the institution after the late Chief Moshood Abiola.

But the Director of Press, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr Olu Lipede, told the Nigerian Tribune that the ministry was yet to receive any categorical statement from the Federal Government on such a decision.

He noted that the position of the government about the name change remained, adding, however, that there were pending issues at the court over the change of name.

He added also that there was a law establishing the university, adding that a bill was currently before the National Assemby on the name change.

“The reports that the government has made a U-turn on the renaming of UNILAG are untrue and misleading. What Professor Jerry Gana said was that the president was observing the rule of law by not forcing his decision to change the name of the university on the people, but followed the due process by allowing the court to decide the matter.

“The president has not issued any categorical statement on the matter and the ministry of education has not received any directive either; so, the directive of the president on the school remains the same,” the statement read.

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