Hemanwel: I c dis on-ongoin protest b d students of MAULAG(formerly unilag) as a childish act.Just cos d name of ur institutn doesnt sound tushed or sweet anymore,ur embarkin on a protest.Does d name change affect d content of d institutn:does it affect d fact dat d facilities in d institutn r over-stretched;does it affect d fact dat u stil gat saddist as ur lecturers;does it affect d fact dat there's a fallen standard n deplorable conditn of d hostels?All dese exist in d institutn n u neva protested but 2 a trivial change of name.Besides,wu owns d institutn?wu determines wot name it's being called? " Senate n d Governin Council of d sch were not pre-informed...".Even if dey were,dey wudnt hv had d right 2 object it.It's like askin a landlord 2 seek approval 4rm his tenants b4 he paints his own house.Dey say d process GEJ tuk is undemocratic.Fine,I agree.Does it nw warrant stagin a protest against d name change?I stil hvnt heard any concrete reason y unilag cant b changed 2 MOSHOOD ABIOLA UNIVERSITY.I doubt if hell wil b let loosed if dis change waz done by OBJ.My advice 2 current MAUL students:if ur not okay wit dis change,abeg go siddon 4 hot plate.AM OUTTA HERE!!

gboss4sure: If una like make una protest for 2years, there will be no going back on the name change. I have spoken

Odunnu: One other leadership attribute attributed to GEJ- Accessible. I guess thats why people run their mouth. They've taken this positive attribute for granted

Hemanwel: I c dis on-ongoin protest b d students of MAULAG(formerly unilag) as a childish act.Just cos d name of ur institutn doesnt sound tushed or sweet anymore,ur embarkin on a protest.Does d name change affect d content of d institutn:does it affect d fact dat d facilities in d institutn r over-stretched;does it affect d fact dat u stil gat saddist as ur lecturers;does it affect d fact dat there's a fallen standard n deplorable conditn of d hostels?All dese exist in d institutn n u neva protested but 2 a trivial change of name.Besides,wu owns d institutn?wu determines wot name it's being called? " Senate n d Governin Council of d sch were not pre-informed...".Even if dey were,dey wudnt hv had d right 2 object it.It's like askin a landlord 2 seek approval 4rm his tenants b4 he paints his own house.Dey say d process GEJ tuk is undemocratic.Fine,I agree.Does it nw warrant stagin a protest against d name change?I stil hvnt heard any concrete reason y unilag cant b changed 2 MOSHOOD ABIOLA UNIVERSITY.I doubt if hell wil b let loosed if dis change waz done by OBJ.My advice 2 current MAUL students:if ur not okay wit dis change,abeg go siddon 4 hot plate.AM OUTTA HERE!!

Nemerem44: The name "MAU" has come to stay whether we like it or not. If Akokites like, let them Gather 100,000 signatures for the protest, there's no going back to what GEJ has said. It's like u guys are yet to understand this govt.

Odunnu: One other leadership attribute attributed to GEJ- Accessible. I guess thats why people run their mouth. They've taken this positive attribute for granted

Beaf:

You people hate hearing the truth, thats the real problem, bro.
The name has been changed in the same way other name changes have been carried out. Bear in mind that it was the regulator of universities speaking and reeling out examples.
When I argued that the so-called unilag act had little bearing on the change to MAULAG (being long since superceded by a raft of new laws), many argued otherwise; well, here is the regulator basically telling you what I said.

@Odunnu
Long time no see, how ya side?

soapdish: Okojie is a bloody sycophant.

Odunnu: One other leadership attribute attributed to GEJ- Accessible. I guess thats why people run their mouth. They've taken this positive attribute for granted

Mama Niger Delta, it's easy for you to say cos it wasn't UNN that was renamed

Goodluck Renames Yola Varsity After Islamic Scholar


The Federal University of Technology Yola (FUTY) has finally been
renamed Modibbo Adama University of Technology (MAUTECH), with effect
from 1st October, 2011. The renaming which was greeted with protests from various groups in
the state was approved by President Goodluck Jonathan as fulfillment
of part of his campaign promises when he came to the state to canvass
for votes. Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Usman Bashir, told
journalists that the gesture was in line with the
tradition of immortalizing important personalities and historians of
great repute adding that Modibbo Adama Ibn Hassan was a great Islamic
scholar and the founder of the Fombina Kingdom, now Adamawa Emirate
Council.

“When the President came for campaign before the elections, Lamido
requested for the change of name so he was asked to write a letter
which he did and it was approved; so it did not start from the bottom
but from the top and we are carrying out the directive of Mr.
President.” Bashir stated. On the controversies and protest the change had generated in the
state, Bashir argued that “I don’t think it is out of place for the
Federal Government to want to change an institution’s name after all
the university belongs to it.”

He however admitted that the cost of changing the name is enormous,
adding that “we will have to change our letter heads, academic gowns,
logo and so many things; it’s a lot of money so we are staggering it,
its going to be in stages.”

THE VIEWER recalls that the move to rename FUTY to MAUTECH Yola did
not go down well with the institution’s chapter of Academic Staff
Union of University on the grounds that due process was not followed.
Chairman of ASUU FUTY branch, Dr. Daniel Dahiru alongside other
executive members had based their argument on the premise that the
university is an autonomous institution and as such any such change
should emanate from the school up to the presidency and not the other
way round. The group had claimed that congress unanimously moved against the new
name of the university, stating that the institution was established
as an Act of Parliament and held that the presidency could not
single-handedly approve a new name for the school without following
due process.

Former governor of the defunct Gongola state, Ambassador Wilberforce
Juta on his part argued that the late Lamido was already honoured by naming the entire state after him,
pointing out that there were majority tribes more populated than the
Fulanis but their heroes were not so honoured.
He argued that even the Jihadist Othman Danfodio who led the Jihad to
the entire country was not so honoured in his Sokoto origin by naming
the entire state to him, noting that the change of the university’s
name will amount to Islamizing the state that has Christian and Moslem
in equal proportion.

The former governor argued further saying “there are also late
Christian leaders in the state sleeping in their graves without being
immortalized but had contributed greatly to the development of the
state, as such this move is unacceptable.” END