Beaf: GEJ can do anything he wishes with the name of Unilag Maulag.
If anyone deslikes it, they can build their own.

I am very happy Abiola has been immortalised.
He lived in Lagos, worked in Unilag, carried out the struggle in Lagos, was arrested in Lagos, many died for his mandate in Lagos, his wife Kudirat was shot dead in Lagos, Abiola's Concord newspaper house was burnt down and closed in Lagos, Alex Ibru was shot in Lagos over June 12, Guardian newspaper was burnt and closed in Lagos, Abacha attacked the BBC transmitter in Lagos.

Blood flowed like water in Lagos.

Many people don't know the gravity of the rejection of MKO. They really don't know.

koruji: Can you for once make your point without displaying your god-view of President GEJ.

For the upteenth time, GEJ cannot do "anything he wishes". There will always be consequences for anything anybody does, talkless of someone who is supposed to represent the desires and hopes of 160 million.

GEJ didn't build University of Lagos, and in 3 years time he will lose the power to do anything like this.

That is not to far from here - just look at how fast the last one year disappeared into history.

koruji: Can you for once make your point without displaying your god-view of President GEJ.

For the upteenth time, GEJ cannot do "anything he wishes". There will always be consequences for anything anybody does, talkless of someone who is supposed to represent the desires and hopes of 160 million.

GEJ didn't build University of Lagos, and in 3 years time he will lose the power to do anything like this.

That is not to far from here - just look at how fast the last one year disappeared into history.

coogar:

where in the tenancy agreement does it say i cannot make changes in
the structure of the building? the owner is the owner. he has the
right to do whatever on his property as long as he does not bring
any harm to his tenants. renaming brings no harm. he named it
mko abiola(who must have donated billions of naira to the same institution).

they can close it down and turn it into a zoological gardens.
thank feck, the lagoon is behind the school. it would be a perfect tourist attraction.
there's still unibadan, uni of ife, uniben, uniport, ado bayero and the federal govt owns them all.
they wouldn't lose any sleep over unilag which is a glorified whorehouse anyways.

and he named it after their hero. how many lagosians laid their lives down for abiola
in 93/94? even when he died in 98? they must be hundreds of thousands! so jonathan
decided to honour the man that fought for democracy in nigeria a university and the students
are protesting like ingrates. he didn't name it babangida uni, abacha uni, chukwumerije uni or
nzeribe uni? i dunno where this aggression is coming from - probably grudges nursed against
jonathan since the subsidy removal.

Beaf:

GEJ can do anything he likes with the name. Unilag belongs to the FG.
So long as the name is responsible, it is fine. FG has named FG property.
Otan ni.

Beaf: GEJ can do anything he likes with the name. Unilag belongs to the FG.
So long as the name is responsible, it is fine. FG has named FG property.
Otan ni.

Ileke-IdI:


Since we're just hypothetically talking, I can't refer you to your "lease agreement".
But realistically speaking, I can refer back to my own lease. My renters/ maintenance workers must notify me if they need to change anything in my apartment before they can. Repainting the wall can call for a lawsuit. do you know why? Because fresh paint might be my asthma trigger, but they dont know about that because I was never informed before they repainted my apartment. You can argue that out by arguing that he brought harm to me without any intention to do so. However, such thing could have been prevented if a lil noticed had been given.

You're not serious.

This is getting sentimental. How are we to be certain that those are even the same group of people who laid their lives out in 93/94? If I recall, at 93/94, I wasn't into the politics. Who knew if these student had been properly and respectfully approached, they would have taken it better.
A business owner does not just change his products without doing a lil research on his business' demand/supply.

koruji: Well, what did I expect? I guess GEJ now has the right to rename your child or wife or girlfriend because the FG gives you money to be their mouthpiece on NL.

When people appointed to represent a larger group begin to consider themselves "owners" they enter an endless cycle of alienating those they represent.

What is their value then? Zero, zip, nada. Their egos may be soothed, but they will never know the satisfaction of true people-acceptance.

Besides, power is so fleeting.

coogar:
he doesn't have to build it to control it....he's the commander-in-chief.
no man can lay claims that they build unilag. they are only custodians.
jonathan is the custodian now...of the government that owns unilag.
he has all the rights to name it anything he so wishes. it's the federal government's
property.

koruji: He doesn't control jack. He has authority given to him according to the constitution. He is not omni-Nigerian, just our representative.

Look at the our very closely - that means we must be carried along if he wants our cooperation and praise.

That he became president doesn't mean he owns or controls Nigeria. He controls that part of it which the constition allows him - and if he misuses his fleeting authority then he should not expect to be honored in return.

coogar:

unfortunately, jonathan is the c-in-c!
he's now the custodian of the organisation that owns
unilag. you guys voted for him, thankfully. he didn't
get there by coup d'etat. was it not barely 12 months
ago when nigerians were celebrating/jubilating that jonathan
is now in power?

what happened all of a sudden? una relationship can't
just end like that, can it?
instead of the students to channel their energy into
something more productive, they are busy wasting their
time fighting a lost cause.

coogar:

if a landlord wants to repaint his house, it's a matter of "when" not "why"....
when - because he wants you to be aware he's coming. if you're going to be in or not.
if you're not in. the landlord would help himself in...do what he's gotta do n leave the place.
you cannot ask him why he's painting his house. are you aware the vice chancellor is appointed
by the government? the government pays his salary including the academic staff and the non-academic staff.


So exactly who did GEJ notify of this rude and prompt change? GEJ's intention was to please the people of the SW BY "IMMORTALIZING" Abiola, his intention was to "serve" the people .But how can you serve the people if you do not respect what the people want? This is not a communist nation where the "king" does what he does, when he wants. If you want to celebrate democracy, why slap people in the face by treating them as nothing less than "subjects"?

and yet, they have the chutzpah to look into the eyes of their employers and demand the cause of the
death of their ancestors. such insolence! jonathan is a mumu president. the only thing i disagree
about is this ish should have been done since 98 or 2008(abiola's 10th memorial). it's rather belated
and looked like jonathan was trying to appease the south west for the next atrocity he's about to commit.

So because Obama is president, he can just go ahead and change the White house to Black house without notifying the nation? This is what I'm getting from your logic. and you tell people that they do not have the right to protest.




i'm working on the statistics of the number of marriages unilag
has broken in nigeria. the stats would shock you.

So changing UniLag to Mau-Mau will change the direction of the statistics?


the government does not need to.....i mean, is this the first time the government has taken
a unilateral decision? the government increases/decreases the fees as they please. [b]they pay
wages when they please. they increase/decrease the salaries as they please. [/b]so why do the students
suddenly expect the government to consult them at national stadium before naming the institution?

this is more than the renaming. the oil subsidy issue still burns a hole in the hearts of lagosians.

Has FG ever increase fees without notification? And which event can you compare to this Mau-Mau change that's make GEJ's disrespectful move excusable?

coogar:

unfortunately, jonathan is the c-in-c!
he's now the custodian of the organisation that owns
unilag. you guys voted for him, thankfully. he didn't
get there by coup d'etat. was it not barely 12 months
ago when nigerians were celebrating/jubilating that jonathan
is now in power?

what happened all of a sudden? una relationship can't
just end like that, can it?
instead of the students to channel their energy into
something more productive, they are busy wasting their
time fighting a lost cause.

koruji: Years of military rule has done bad things to Nigerians.

President GEJ is president of Nigeria, not c-in-c of Nigeria.

He is c-in-c of the armed forces, not Nigeria - big difference.

Last time I checked UNILAG was not a military institution.

Less emphasize on the "power", more on the "people", please.

[size=14pt]Abiola's son hails renaming of UNILAG[/size]
By Agency Reporter

[img]http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/thumbnail.php?file=/ABDUL_ABIOLA_199151040.jpg&size=article_medium[/img]
Mr. Abdul Mr. Abdul

…SNG faults decision

The family of the late Chief MKO Abiola on Tuesday said that they were ecstatic over the renaming of the University of Lagos after the late politician.
President Goodluck Jonathan had in a broadcast to the nation to commemorate Democracy Day announced the renaming of the institution after the presumed winner of June 12, 1993 presidential election.
He was honoured for his contributions to democracy in Nigeria.
In a telephone chat with the News Agency of Nigeria, Mr. Abdul Abiola, son of the late politician said there was nothing wrong with the naming of the university after his father.
``We are shocked by the reactions trailing this development. My late father believed so much in education.
``He donated money to universities across the nation. Naming a university after him was a well-deserved honour," he said.
According to Abiola, the renaming is just one way of honouring and immortalising the late business mogul.
``He should still be given more honours. We see nothing political in this.
``We are happy about it and we are yet to understand the rationale behind people going up in arms over this decision," he added.
Meanwhile, the Save Nigeria Group has said the late Abiola deserved the highest honour in the land.
It said: ``While acknowledging the place of Abiola in the political history of Nigeria, we would want the highest possible honour for him.
`We, however, deplore the renaming of the University of Lagos after him,’’ the SNG said in a statement signed by its spokesman, Mr. Yinka Odumakin, in Lagos on Tuesday.
``We restate our demand that Abiola must be given a befitting honour for the sacrifices he made for democracy in Nigeria in a decent and worthy manner," the group added.

Beaf: MKO has been rightly honoured. Why some cannot swallow their bile is perplexing to say the least.
Deal is done, Maulag students behaved disgracefully, were sent home. Whenever they return, it will be to Maulag.
http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/news-update/48183-abiola-s-son-hails-renaming-of-unilag.html

Beaf: MKO has been rightly honoured. Why some cannot swallow their bile is perplexing to say the least.
Deal is done, Maulag students behaved disgracefully, were sent home. Whenever they return, it will be to Maulag.
http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/news-update/48183-abiola-s-son-hails-renaming-of-unilag.html

coogar:

this same abiola must have donated billions of naira to unilag. he was a philanthropist!
it's a disgrace that unruly students of unilag have decided to honour the great man this way.
this was a man that died for the cause of democracy in nigeria. he lost his wife to the assassin's
bullets in the same lagos state.....and this is what he gets? [size=14pt]what a disgrace!!![/size]

koruji:
The difference between leading and dealing. Period.

koruji:
The difference between leading and dealing. Period.

CyberG: It's obvious people like Odumooron, Beaf, etc never got any education or are just too blinded by hatred to see straight! How can someone claim that a university brand is of no consequence except of course, you have never stepped into any renowned graduate school in the world (1-100) or ever had your resume looked at by any top company in the world: Google, Microsoft, Apple, etc! If you ever came close in your life, you would know that a recognized brand immediately gives some level of confidence for them to appraise your candidature rather than completely removing it from consideration for the likes of Ife, UI, etc whose name is well known all over! Or, do you think while an unknown entity is competing with candidates with brands like Harvard, Stanford, Cornell, MIT, McGill, UBC, Alberta, Toronto, UNILAG, OAU, UI, etc, it will stand even a dot of a chance?? Get out more and get educated and of course, stop "cassetting" all around the place!!

CyberG: It's obvious people like Odumooron, Beaf, Coongar etc never got any education or are just too blinded by hatred to see straight! How can someone claim that a university brand is of no consequence except of course, you have never stepped into any renowned graduate school in the world (1-100) or ever had your resume looked at by any top company in the world: Google, Microsoft, Apple, etc! If you ever came close in your life, you would know that a recognized brand immediately gives some level of confidence for them to appraise your candidature rather than completely removing it from consideration for the likes of Ife, UI, etc whose name is well known all over! Or, do you think while an unknown entity is competing with candidates with brands like Harvard, Stanford, Cornell, MIT, McGill, UBC, Alberta, Toronto, UNILAG, OAU, UI, etc, it will stand even a dot of a chance?? Get out more and get educated and of course, stop "cassetting" all around the place!!

Beaf:

Some stup!d brand is greater than MKO's legacy? MKO is worth less than some FG owned "brand?"
Disgraceful.

The FG owns the brand and they have done as the wish with their property. Period.

In the meantime, keep insulting. Most people see you as a mere accident.