aadoiza:
Nigerian government and useless moves. SMH

islandmoon:


fut minna should be named Moshood Abiola University.

Osagyefo98:
Am in support of immortalising shagari's name with that of futa.


It should be changed coz this is one nigeria....anybody that is against this is against Nigerian unity.....

What weed did u smoke this hot afternoon. I hope is not Kwale weed?


We have no other country but nigeria and shagari is nigeria former president.


It should be changed to his name....as fast as possible.

Adebowale89:




when next is your brain check-up? I will pay your TP

Osagyefo98:
Am in support of immortalising shagari's name with that of futa.


It should be changed coz this is one nigeria....anybody that is against this is against Nigerian unity.....


We have no other country but nigeria and shagari is nigeria former president.


It should be changed to his name....as fast as possible.

awelekiti:
Do you know the number of federal universities of technology shagari created? What of FUT minna and others in the north? There are a number of such over there where the late president hailed from. Why cause confusion by coming down south to immortalise shagari by naming futa after him? How many of the universities in the north were named after a southerner who had also served Nigeria in the past after they died? Absolutely no one. FUTA Alumni should simply sue the federal government, should they make such a move, same way the unilag alumni sued Jonathan.

Osagyefo98:
Am in support of immortalising shagari's name with that of futa.


It should be changed coz this is one nigeria....anybody that is against this is against Nigerian unity.....



We have no other country but nigeria and shagari is nigeria former president.


It should be changed to his name....as fast as possible.

Osagyefo98:
Alumni Association of Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) has rejected [b]Afe Babalola (SAN)’s call to immortalise the late former President Shehu Shagari by renaming the institutio[/b]n after him.In his tribute to the late former President, Babalola had urged the Federal Government to rename the institution after Shagari, but in a swift reaction, the Alumni resisted the call.

President of the FUTA Alumni Association Worldwide, Adesomoju Olaitan, who led other members of the association to a media briefing in Akure, rejected the idea of changing the institution’s name.

Also speaking on behalf of the branches in Europe, America and other parts of the world, he said FUTA was not the only institution established by the late Shagari when he was President between 1979 and 1983.

“FUTA is an established brand that is globally respected for technical innovations. FUTA has developed several domestic and international collaborations with other leading institutions.

“These advances and relationship would be marred in an identity crisis by changing its established brand name on the whims and caprices of an individual,” he stated.The group argued that previous name changes made to institutions for the purpose of immortalising great Nigerians have done a lot of harm, insisting that foreign institutions like Harvard and Oxford universities retain their names and were still globally respected.

An alumnus, Professor Yemisi Adefarusi, said: “FUTA is an identity, a legacy and it’s not just an alumni issue, but what affects the entire students of the institution. It is an embarrassment to us, a national and global embarrassment.” Adefarusi, who is one of the second set of graduates produced by the institution, noted that the change of name would do more harm than good to the university.

She explained that a good number of the over 100,000 FUTA graduates since inception were currently working with international organisations like UNESCO, WHO, UNO, UNICEF and others and would adversely affect their certificates and resumes.

However, the association advised the Federal Government to embark on other meaningful projects in the tertiary institution rather than rename it after the late President Shagari. “It should consider building a world class infrastructure like science laboratories, lecture theatres or any other infrastructure that will last for a long time in our alma mater, and name such after Shagari. “This will help resolve some of the challenges we have on our campus rather than compounding them with a change of name. Consequently, we plead with the Federal Government to allow the FUTA brand to remain for posterity and peace,” she added.

https://m.guardian.ng/news/renaming-futa-after-shagari-global-embarrassment-alumni-tell-afe-babalola/


Lalasticlala

ajayiopy:
YOU CAN DO THAT FOR FUTMINA,FUTYOLA,ATBU NOT FUTA.

nkwuocha:
Chai!
Yoruba people who do una this thing?Even Fela Anikulapo Kuti on oversized pants is greater than shehu shagari.Fela song wey Julius Berger expatriates dey play and dance to.

You people should leave hausa alone,they are not your God!Of all the prominent omoluabis in South West,you want to name your University after a Notherner?!?It's disgraceful to say the least.

What about Dele Giwa?

islandmoon:
I think the name will be suitable for University of Port Harcourt,

Sheu shagari university of Port Harcourt.

nice name.

fergie001:

University of Ibadan
University of Nigeria

These two are special and would never be renamed.....

OmoManU:
Why can't he asked them to rename ABUAD

emmasege:
It's the highest of insult and I hope our leaders rise to speak now or never.

Why not FUT Minna or one of the new federal universities in the north? After all, the federal university in Ebonyi was renamed after Shagari's Vice president (Alex Ekwueme).

fergie001:

University of Ibadan
University of Nigeria

These two are special and would never be renamed.....

Osagyefo98:
Am in support of immortalising shagari's name with that of futa.


It should be changed coz this is one nigeria....anybody that is against this is against Nigerian unity.....


We have no other country but nigeria and shagari is nigeria former president.


It should be changed to his name....as fast as possible.

LZAA:

Isn't uni ibadan OAU?

Shikena:

You go school so?

jrusky:
Kikikikiki oh holy heaven this apc can't stop amusing me.

Tinubu and Akeredolu una see una miserable lives. A fulani from Sokoto died and in entire north no tertiary institution to be named after him but came down Yoruba land to named institution after him. See slavery at his peak so no federal institution in Sokoto, Katsina, kaduna, Gombe, Yola, Borno, Kebbi etc isn't In fact I reserve my comment to avoid going tribal

enemyofprogress:
Has schools finished for oke oya?I mean in the north. Make dem no try am o, if na joke make dem stop am. They should name the presidential villa after him.



Seun please name nairaland after me, that is enemyofprogress.com

Chococandy:


Renaming Futa to shagari university is a perfect idea.

It's a way to solidify the alliance that exists between the south west and the north.

Mk17:

My niger Delta brothers and ibo ipob will just burn down the university . Fear won't let FG think towards that direction