There are conflicting reports over what actually
caused the crash, which led to the death of
former President of the Academic Staff Union of
Universities (ASUU) and Council member,
Professor Festus Iyayi on Tuesday, with the Kogi
State government insisting that it was the late
professor’s bus that rammed into Governor Idris
Wada’s convoy and not the other way round.
Late Pro. Festus Iyayi
However, some reports are indicating that the
bus, which was conveying the professor and
some other officials to the Bayero University,
Kano, to attend the National Executive
Committee meeting of the union, had the
accident due to the antics of the governor’s
security detail in the convoy.
According to an eyewitness at the scene of the
accident, which occurred along the Lokoja-
Abuja Road in the early hours of Tuesday, over
speeding by the governor’s convoy played a
major part.
“No matter what anybody says, the Kogi State
governor’s convoy was the one that hit us. After
one of the pilot cars hit us, the bus
somersaulted.
That was how Iyayi died.”
But reacting, the Special Adviser, Media and
Strategy to the Kogi State Governor, Mr. AJacob
Edi denied that the Kogi State Governor, Capt.
Idris Wada was indifferent to the plight of the
ASUU officials, who had an auto-crash along the
Lokoja-Abuja road.
Accoring to his version of events, the accident
occurred when the vehicle conveying the ASUU
official was trying to dodge a trailer and in the
process rammed unto the last vehicle in Wada’s
convoy.
He stated that immediately the accident
happened, Wada stopped his vehicle and
directed an ambulance in his convoy to attend to
the victims.
Edi also said the governor later went to the
Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja where the ASUU
victims were hospitalised to check on their
welfare.
He also said Wada had already ordered an
investigation into the auto-crash.
Edi, in a statement, said that the unfortunate
incident happened at Banda Village while Wada
was returning from an official engagement in the
Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
He also refuted claims that the convoy was over
speeding, according to him, the convoy was on a
speed of 80 kilometres per hour when a bus
collided with the escort van.
“Those injured are responding to treatment. The
Governor has ordered full scale investigation
into the matter and paid a visit to the injured.
“Capt. Wada sympathised with the victims and
their families. He wished
the deceased a peaceful repose of his soul,” Edi
said.
However, a direct fallout from the sad incident
is the fact that the ASUU strike is likely to
continue as the meeting, which was supposed to
have held Wednesday to decide whether to call
it off, has been postponed.
A source confirmed to our correspondent that
the meeting would no longer hold.
He said the strike will continue until the
professor is buried and all issues concerning his
death are solved.
He also said the union may have to include
compensation of Professor Iyayi’s family into the
agreement since he died in the cause of trying to
end the strike.
Source:
www.liveschoolnews.com/strike-will-continue-until-professor-iyayi-is-buried-says-ASUU/

Oya na

Haba

who send this man nah?

imagine d nonsense. so because one prof died d doors to our ivory towers wil rmain shut? do they knw hw many studnts dat hav died during d period of dis strike? may God hav mercy on us all

Only in Nigeria would an association of University lecturers prolong a 4 month old strike further as a way of showing solidarity for a dead colleague. Or were students the ones responsible for the road crash accident? Misplaced priorities and more misplaced priorities. Smh.

GSKing: who send this man nah?

Couldn't curtail the appalledment bursting outta my mind seeing people like You Spewing Such Comment on a soul Like Yours who lost his life in the struggles of getting things fixed in the already dilapitated educational system of Ours' The Bereaved don't deserve such comment from You" learn to Be Wise

So?

pastorPETER: Couldn't curtail the appalledment bursting outta my mind seeing people like You Spewing Such Comment on a soul Like Yours who lost his life in the struggles of getting things fixed in the already dilapitated educational system of Ours' The Bereaved don't deserve such comment from You" learn to Be Wise

Get lost.

This is so bad,becus somebody died is dat enough to hold everybody to ransome,I hate this,what of other people who died during this strike,ASUU should b careful

adezjamz: So?

It means that after a long period of investigation which one never know when it might end(probably weeks). Until someone is blamed for his death. Then he will be leave to rest in peace. Who knows when will that be. In as much the family might decide to find justice before his burial.. The prolong strike still continues. God help us all

If the union had call off the strike before naw all these would not have happen.... RIP to the deceased...

Another 2 month @ home....

If i may ask, can't they just mourn him for one day and keep going? Is the funeral of a DEAD man more important than the future of millions of Nigerian student?? More people will possibly lose their lives if this strike is not called off... Now what i see is laziness and fear to offer lecture this period, they all want to go on break this december nothing else.

WTF!!! So many students have lost their lives during this strike, so why do we have to suffer for a lecturer's death. They called the strike on in the first place. What rubbish!!!!!

sheedy407: Haba

Habatically!!!

pastorPETER: Couldn't curtail the appalledment bursting outta my mind seeing people like You Spewing Such Comment on a soul Like Yours who lost his life in the struggles of getting things fixed in the already dilapitated educational system of Ours' The Bereaved don't deserve such comment from You" learn to Be Wise

i know the dead deserve to be respected, but why risk the lives of the living because of the dead?? What if he is not buried till mid next year, are you saying school will not resume till then? It's not done anywhere!! Let the dead take care of the dead and let the living be.

I don't care how anyone interpretes this but your buybull said "let the dead bury their dead"

the quaran recognizes the fact that a corpse has no life and must be disposed with immediate alacrity...

let them call of the damn strike, and let me go about my normal academic business...


did I send him?

pastorPETER: Couldn't curtail the appalledment bursting outta my mind seeing people like You Spewing Such Comment on a soul Like Yours who lost his life in the struggles of getting things fixed in the already dilapitated educational system of Ours' The Bereaved don't deserve such comment from You" learn to Be Wise

guy park well jor. mtschew!!!

next year tins........probably mid-next year.......BUSY WORKING ND MAKING MONEY.....ELLIOTwiz......ALERT ME WHEN THE STRIKE is called OFF

How come it is only dis dead site that is carrying this news..this news is false..i refuse to digest this nonsense info.

Aaaaaah......!
This is unfair o, because of iyayi's death ASUU want to keep students at home 4 additional weeks or month. I respect the death and pray dat his soul rest in peace. @all, what could have been the faith of Nigerian students if it were to be Dr fagge? Hmmmn Only God knws.
ASUU should knw dat God permitted such thing to happen with his better reasons in mind. They should please luk at the matter critically, iyayi is not the first icon to die and will not be the last. Life goes on!

R.I.P prof.

kogistan: Aaaaaah......!
This is unfair o, because of iyayi's death ASUU want to keep students at home 4 additional weeks or month. I respect the death and pray dat his soul rest in peace. @all, what could have been the faith of Nigerian students if it were to be Dr fagge? Hmmmn Only God knws.
ASUU should knw dat God permitted such thing to happen with his better reasons in mind. They should please luk at the matter critically, iyayi is not the first icon to die and will not be the last. Life goes on!

R.I.P prof.

Is he d first professor to die? So the power of the dead should now have power over the living. Make fagge use him sense oo

ASUU is seriously pissing me off,cant they give the dude the traditional 'three days mourning',why more than that,seriously..this people shldnt get on people's nerves esp mine

its like ASUU wants me to take it personal!

RIP to prof. Iyayi. Sorry to Nigerian students.

I said this earlier; ASUU has been hijacked by extremists who must have their way against the collective good of the society.

It is sad that prof Iyayi lost his life in the pursuit of an end to the strike but why hold the strike any day longer? Why jeopardize the future of millions of Nigerian students because prof Iyayi, who has risen to the zenith of his career and is on the departure lounge of life, is dead?

This is widening the gulf between the haves and haves-not cos while the children of the rich graduate at a young age from private and foreign schools, the poor are made to spend donkey years in school and come out to be told they are over-aged and need 12 years work experience.

Why can't ASUU immortalize their colleague by naming this particular negotiation and response from government as "the prof Festus Iyayi 2013 agreement"? Why can't ASUU as a body call for and ensure the prosecution of the driver that rammed into their colleagues vehicle? Why take it out on the hapless Nigerian students always?

Sometimes early this year or late last year, doctors in Ebonyi state went on strike because one of their colleagues was kidnapped. How is the kidnap of their colleague the making of dying patients in that state, I asked.

What if it were a serving ASUU president that died? ASUU would have locked the universities and thrown the keys into river Nile. A popular saying goes; "if men were God..". In Nigeria, it should be " If everyone were in a position of authority.."

Once again RIP to Prof Iyayi and sorry to the wretched of the earth- Nigerian students- You people have become a pawn in the hands of your demi-gods.

RIP to prof. Iyayi. Sorry to Nigerian students.

I said this earlier; ASUU has been hijacked by extremists who must have their way against the collective good of the society.

It is sad that prof Iyayi lost his life in the pursuit of an end to the strike but why hold the strike any day longer? Why jeopardize the future of millions of Nigerian students because prof Iyayi, who has risen to the zenith of his career and is on the departure lounge of life, is dead?

This is widening the gulf between the haves and haves-not cos while the children of the rich graduate at a young age from private and foreign schools, the poor are made to spend donkey years in school and come out to be told they are over-aged and need 12 years work experience.

Why can't ASUU immortalize their colleague by naming this particular negotiation and response from government as "the prof Festus Iyayi 2013 agreement"? Why can't ASUU as a body call for and ensure the prosecution of the driver that rammed into their colleagues vehicle? Why take it out on the hapless Nigerian students always?

Sometimes early this year or late last year, doctors in Ebonyi state went on strike because one of their colleagues was kidnapped. How is the kidnap of their colleague the making of dying patients in that state, I asked.

What if it were a serving ASUU president that died? ASUU would have locked the universities and thrown the keys into river Nile. A popular saying goes; "if men were God..". In Nigeria, it should be " If everyone were in a position of authority.."

Once again RIP to Prof Iyayi and sorry to the wretched of the earth- Nigerian students- You people have become a pawn in the hands of your demi-gods.

ASUU is just silly.travelling frm Benin to kano just to announce d calling off of a strike is madness. So they are still going to postpone d meeting if anoda of their members died on anoda fixed dat for d nec meeting? Why can't they call off d strike and direct all d lecturers to be wearing black to classroom for a week? Or even tell d lecturers to stay away frm work on d day of his burial. ASUU no send Nigeria students even if they stay at home for d next two years

Dis post shld rather b in d jokes section. Dis onyeasi of a guy is a product of ASUU strike na, he is jobless and trying 2 make pple comment on his post. Don't blame him, na ASUU.

Olastep1: Whats wrong with u guys? Instead of commenting short short, u dey write epistles. Abeg park well joor

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