Governor Idris Wada of Kogi State now has the
notorious reputation of having the most reckless
convoys in and around Nigeria, as drivers
working with him are well known for dangerous
driving on the highway. The same Governor almost died some months
back when the car he drove in somersaulted on
high speed on the Abuja-Lokoja express way.
Today (Tuesday), Governor Wada's convoy
rammed into the car of former ASUU President, Dr.
Festus Iyayi on the same express and, unfortunately, he died instantly. According to eyewitness report, Dr Festus Iyayi, a
well-known Nigerian novelist and activist, was on
his way to Kano to attend a meeting of the
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) whose
members have been on strike since July. The
union’s meeting in Kano was called to decide on a possible calling off of the strike and a return to the
classroom. Nigerians and the academic community will miss
Dr Iyayi greatly. He was born in 1947, in Ugbegun,
Ishan, Edo State. In 1968, he left the shores of
Nigeria to pursue higher education, obtaining a
M.Sc in Industrial Economics from the Kiev Institute
of Economics, in the former U.S.S.R., and his Ph.D from the University of Bradford, England. In 1980, he went back to Benin and became a
lecturer in the Department of Business
Administration at the University of Benin. A well known author, with four books to his credit
(Violence, The Contract, Heroes, and Awaiting
Court Martial), Prof. Iyayi won the Commonwealth
Prize for Literature for his book Heroes in 1988. www.olufamous.com/2013/11/governor-wadas-convoy-kills-ex-ASUU.html?m=1

Hmmm, the match is still on, ASUU vs FG: 0 - 1
May his soul rest in pease