yarimo:
TINUBU and co rejected the re naming of unilag because, they knew GOODLUCK jonathan doesn't know why he is president of Nigeria at that time.

Nebuchadnezar:
Gej really tried
God bless Gej
the best president since democracy

emerged01:

You people always miss it. SW never hated GEJ. If you can think without been biased,in 2011,SW voted for GEJ,only osun voted for Ribadu. After 2011 election,if I may ask you,what was the highest political position given to Yoruba nation or can you mention any capital project GEJ carried out in SW?
Don't bitter about Yoruba political moves,it is allow in politics. Go where you can gain from. No one wish to be in the company of losers.

Pavarottii:


Still talking from one side of the mouth , still diminishing GEJ. Who told u the east didn't vote for abiola. Please get ur facts right. The yorubas never fought tooth and nail to install GEJ in 2011. Obasanjo was on his side and PDP was the only strong party. GEJ didn't really av any contender. Hence the formation of A PC to take him out by all means by the west in collaboration with the north. And because GEJ decided not to lick d ass of obj, he went against him also. If GEJ was truly loved he would av been to do a second tenure. Cos no president In d history of Nigerian DoD better than him in 4years.

suremanpatriot:

you mean he tried to reduce Lagos to ridicule but didn't succeed.
mko is national figure and Lagos is not sit of FG,why didn't he name Abuja university mko uni.
UNILAG that put Lagos on global recognition as an iconic institution. U jealous and envious moroons lik u wanted to rubbish Unilag. Thank God for rubbishing u instead and your zooman Jonathan durin your failed exploits. Shame on u ppl with wicked and mundane sense of reasonin

DoTheNeedful:



1. Abiola lost in the SE. SE voted for Tofa.
2. Yorubas were part of the those that fought for GEJ's mandate in 2010 except you want to dimish that.
3. Yorubas voted for GEJ in 2011 and if you say it is because there was not other strong party then God is not in you.
4. Name three things GEJ did in the SW because you claim he is the best ever. We don't see things the same way.
5. It is unfortunate that you interprete the preference of one for the hatred of another. I strongly you are not a democrat and you have hate for the Yorubas.


I am more interested in number 4.

DoTheNeedful:





Even from these statements, we know those who have hatred for others. Can't you people just be free-minded? This is politics and democracy. The preference for someone should not be seen as hatred for another. MKO lost in the East and our Igbo brothers voted for a Northerner in 1993 yet I have not seen anyone say that the Igbos hate Abiola. It is politics and it is democracy. We are not obliged to see things the same way.

The same Yorubas that you claim hated GEJ were at the forefront fighting for his right against the Northern powers. They even voted for him in 2011 and also rigged in his favor. However, 4 years later they felt he had not done enough for their region.Even at that, in 2015, GEJ still had around 42% of SWern votes which shows many still wanted him. GEJ also made some bad decisions such as undermining OBJ in PDP and releasing Major Al Mustapha who many Yorubas feel was a villain in MKO's saga.



On renaming Unilag after MKO, I will salute GEJ on that but it is extremely difficult to rename schools like Unilag, UNN and UI after anyone at this point. ABU was easier to rename after Ahmadu Bello because the school was still in its infancy when it was renamed. Many Yoruba graduates of OAU still do not like the idea of renaming the school after Awolowo although most like Awolowo himself. GEJ did not do proper consultations before he tried renaming the school. The students and alumni of the school did not like the idea. I don't think people will be silent if UNN is named after GEJ tomorrow.

Making June 12 a national holiday is by far more dignifying in my opinion. Also the official recognition of Abiola as the winner is soothing.



Our Eastern brothers should be more liberal in the way they see things and stop seeing things from the prism of hatred.

Pavarottii:
They never loved GEJ. The west majorly.
Cos up till now am still looking for the offence he made towards the west that warrant such HATRED.

THANK GOD GEJ STEPPED DOWN FOR THEM so they SHOULD ENJOY BUHARI THEY LOVE.

IT WONT TAKE ANYTHING FROM GEJ.

Let's just call a spade a spade.
GOD BLESS GEJ.

Pavarottii:

He did more roads in the south west than Buhari is doing. And Wat exactly do u want him to do apart from given d citizens a comfortable life to live.

Xander85:


This is to show you that all these affirmations of love, reverence and respect for Abiola and what he stood for is all opportunistic grandstanding and playing to the gallery!

Where else in the world is someone good enough for the highest honour in the land, and good enough for a public holiday taken in his honour, yet he's not good enough to have a university named after him!? Even Awo that hasn't been accorded this much honour by the federal gov't has a university named after him!

Your kind rejoicing here that Tinubu and co coerced and cajoled others to reject the naming of UNILAG after MKO....it's either your happy because you really don't think MKO merits the honour or you're happy b'cos you felt it would 'shame' and 'embarrass' GEJ, not minding the fact that MKO merited the honour! Either way, you don't come out of this with your honour and integrity intact so wipe that smirk off your two faces!

Pavarottii:
They never loved GEJ. The west majorly.
Cos up till now am still looking for the offence he made towards the west that warrant such HATRED.

THANK GOD GEJ STEPPED DOWN FOR THEM so they SHOULD ENJOY BUHARI THEY LOVE.

IT WONT TAKE ANYTHING FROM GEJ.

Let's just call a spade a spade.
GOD BLESS GEJ.

Pavarottii:

There is no way, GEJ would av lost in 2011. U people should stop feeling like u installed GEJ. Cos there is as no opposition.

chris31:

Its down to hatred & tribalism
Africa will always be Africa
Education supposed to have change our mentality but i can't see the different educated & illiterates among the youths in this country
I have advice for u change travel out of ur region for just only six months ur level of hatred & tribalism will reduced

LochOtieno:


I don't want to think.....

thank u

LaudableXX:

Nebuchadnezar: :
Gej really tried
God bless Gej
the best president since democracy cool

cc
mynd44 lalasticlala obinoscopy seun

GEJ did NOT try anything! UNILAG was already a brand, with a recognisable identity - both locally and internationally. Changing its' name, would have killed the brand. Moreover,why change its' identity without consulting the stakeholders? It shows how insensitive GEJ was, at that time. There were more than 3 Federal Universities in the South, that had no recognisable identity or brand, whose names could have been changed or used to immortalise Abiola. Instead, GEJ stupidly tried to do a cosmetic name change with UNILAG. And it backfired big time. Silly man. How clueless can a president be?

obonujoker:
Who cares??

All that matters is to join hand and vote Baba dullarpo out by Allah's mercy....

fabre4:



I believe being named after a university is the highest honor you can get... just like OAU... maybe tinubu wanted UNILAG for himself seeing he may never get GCFR I thinks that was the reason for his disapproval not that he was doing MKO OR UNILAG any favor

Pavarottii:
They never loved GEJ. The west majorly.
Cos up till now am still looking for the offence he made towards the west that warrant such HATRED.

THANK GOD GEJ STEPPED DOWN FOR THEM so they SHOULD ENJOY BUHARI THEY LOVE.

IT WONT TAKE ANYTHING FROM GEJ.

Let's just call a spade a spade.
GOD BLESS GEJ.

Pavarottii:
They never loved GEJ. The west majorly.
Cos up till now am still looking for the offence he made towards the west that warrant such HATRED.

THANK GOD GEJ STEPPED DOWN FOR THEM so they SHOULD ENJOY BUHARI THEY LOVE.

IT WONT TAKE ANYTHING FROM GEJ.

Let's just call a spade a spade.
GOD BLESS GEJ.

LaudableXX:

GEJ did NOT try anything! UNILAG was already a brand, with a recognisable identity - both locally and internationally. Changing its' name, would have killed the brand. Moreover,why change its' identity without consulting the stakeholders? It shows how insensitive GEJ was, at that time. There were more than 3 Federal Universities in the South, that had no recognisable identity or brand, whose names could have been changed or used to immortalise Abiola. Instead, GEJ stupidly tried to do a cosmetic name change with UNILAG. And it backfired big time. Silly man. How clueless can a president be?

LaudableXX:


MKO merited the honour, but GEJ's renaming of UNILAG after Abiola was an insensitive Greek gift. It was done to rubbish the brand identity of UNILAG, and it was done without consulting widespread stakeholders who had invested time, energy, efforts and resources into the growth and development of the university. GEJ wanted to restrict Abiola's honour to a mere Lagos affair, without any impact. There were new federal universities opened in the south by the same GEJ, that could have been renamed after Abiola, without creating a fuss, but GEJ chose to ignore those options. GEJ obviously had a sinister, spiteful and ill-conceived motive in changing the name of UNILAG. A leader is meant to consult widely before taking such monumental decisions, but GEJ refused to do so. Why??

jahsharon:
We now know who was and is still more powerful between Tinubu and Goatluck. Goatluck made a pronouncement on UNOLAG and Tinubu overruled it. Now, Buhari has made his pronouncement on June 12, even the Court cannot overrule it.

patani:


When people praise GEJ, it shows how daft they are. It’s either you support nepotism or you fail to understand basic economics of a country.
Quote me and see something

LochOtieno:
these guys are pure betrayal.....

they choose hausa fulani in place of Goodluck jonathan from south.

after every every they still backstabbed jonathan.

Gej knows the truth of people that love him in this country.

wike was aware that why he didn't give them bleeding space in the last conducted pdp congresses.

wasiudvd:
I know, u didn't do that before you made your initial comment.

Pavarottii:
They never loved GEJ. The west majorly.
Cos up till now am still looking for the offence he made towards the west that warrant such HATRED.

THANK GOD GEJ STEPPED DOWN FOR THEM so they SHOULD ENJOY BUHARI THEY LOVE.

IT WONT TAKE ANYTHING FROM GEJ.

Let's just call a spade a spade.
GOD BLESS GEJ.

BluntBoy:


Well-said, bro.

I don't know why people continue to see this thing as a Yoruba thing.

I can't understand how somebody will just wake up and decide to make a decision that would impact a lot of lives negatively. I had a lecturer whom we called Baba Ike during my master's program. The man is an alumnus of Obafemi Awolowo University. Whenever the man referred to OAU, he always called it University of Ife and refused to call it OAU. That is how strong the bond is. I can't understand why these tribalists keep on seeing the rejection of GEJ's gift as hatred of Yoruba for GEJ. Unilag has alumni from all parts of the country and I can bet that none of them liked the change. The name "Unilag" alone drives thousands of prospective candidates to choose the school as first choice. Why would anyone just wake up one day and rename such a university. It is like renaming University of Nigeria Nsukka to Nnamdi Kanu University. I am sure even sympathizers of Kanu who are alumni of the university will reject such a gift.

LaudableXX:

GEJ did NOT try anything! UNILAG was already a brand, with a recognisable identity - both locally and internationally. Changing its' name, would have killed the brand. Moreover,why change its' identity without consulting the stakeholders? It shows how insensitive GEJ was, at that time. There were more than 3 Federal Universities in the South, that had no recognisable identity or brand, whose names could have been changed or used to immortalise Avilla. Instead, GEJ stupidly tried to do a cosmetic name change with UNILAG. And it backfired big time. Silly man. How clueless can a president be?