Dr Karo Ogbinaka, the chairman of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has said he has not recovered from the shock of Prof. Festus Iyayi’s death.

Iyayi, a former president of ASUU, died on November 12 in an accident near Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, on his way to Kano to attend a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the union.

The meeting was expected to deliberate on the way forward for the four-month old strike of the union, after the Federal Government made a fresh offer.

Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, Ogbinaka said: “I still cannot believe that Iyayi is dead because I was at the scene of the accident where it happened.

“I witnessed the gory scene with blood stains all over the place as I can still remember struggling to assist our dear colleagues; believe me, it was too painful to see Iyayi die the way he did.

“There was confusion in Kano and at the scene of the accident. Indeed it was a terrible and shocking sight to behold; we are indeed, deep in grief.”

The union leader said the NEC suspended the Kano meeting to honour Prof Iyayi.

According to him, the NEC members have been meeting with the family of the deceased to give him a befitting burial.

He said: “We think we should give the NEC some time to get over the entire arrangements and then have some time to put themselves together before they start considering reconvening the postponed meeting.”

Ogbinaka said it was only when the ASUU national executives were fully settled that they would assemble state executives for a decision on the protracted strike.

http://www.thenationonlineng.net/new/im-yet-recover-iyayis-death/

Nawaho

Stop spreading rumours. The meeting is scheduled to hold on friday.

NEWS FLASH: ASUU strike to be called off during d next eclipse :p:p:p

kolawaxxy: Stop spreading rumours. The meeting is scheduled to hold on friday.

Scheduled by who?

if he hasn't recovered from d shock, he will never recover for life what concerns ur duty with a bloody shock. resign ur appointment and go by a bed space in d hospital till u recover from d shock.
professional crap!

kolawaxxy: Stop spreading rumours. The meeting is scheduled to hold on friday.

are you the one that scheduled the meeting? Stop spreading rumours and raising ppls hope unnecessarily

I seriously doubt if that meeting can hold on fri. But let's wait and see sha.

By the way, how long will it take ASUU to get over the shock. If schools were in session will they stop lectures all over Nigeria just cos a national exec member died?

We agreed that you had to mourn him for 7 days, but making us wait for him to be buried (Dec 5-9) before taking any decision on this strike is just plain heartless. Do you know how many students have died during this prolonged strike?

Our first lady cares about those suffering from this strike

I LOVE ASUU............u know dose bunch of old men are lazy so they are happy about the strike and love to sit at home spend dre cash on women and drinks

This is the height of wickedness,,ASUU must have a hidden agenda just using iyayi's death as a cover-up

Walahi, dis lecturers dey lazy ni! Nawa o

Dey r nt holdn any meetn on fri. Dey said until after Iyayi's burial nd is dec 5 to 9

teemama20: Dey r nt holdn any meetn on fri. Dey said until after Iyayi's burial nd is dec 5 to 9

Yeah

This is plain wickedness,what a country.

So if another ASUU member dies,they will postpone again abi. What if the burial was next year feb,ASUU will now tell us that the meeting will be after d burial abi?
Bunch of useless fools

His death is painful, yes. But why should it affect our future?

GOD only can help

Dis is the right time for ASUU president too join prof.

If Ogbinaka really care as much, he shld join iyayi nw and let d living decide d fate of d students not some dead prof

ASUU is bunch of old fools. So because of Iyayi's death we student av to holdon, jos because of one person dt already live a fulfilled life nd a satisfied one dt d dead among d student shld die for notin God wil surely judge all of dem. And dos who re in grive for d dead let dem die too nd allow d reasonable living soul amaong dem to end d strike.

I just love this country...........expect bad and u get worst......FG and ASUU........education is yourz!!!!

This sounds more authentic but time will tell

wasak: if he hasn't recovered from d shock, he will never recover for life what concerns ur duty with a bloody shock. resign ur appointment and go by a bed space in d hospital till u recover from d shock.
professional crap!

Amen!

ifeanyi_ja:

Scheduled by who?

you are an angel of doom.

Engineer96:



you are an angel of doom.

Angel of Lie