₦airaland Forum

chic2pimp: Bad News 4 the Three Lions!!!

bad news for england? lampard would have displayed
another shower of shyte performance!

odumorun 1: UNILAG IS A BRAND NAME

this always makes me laugh....unilag is a brand name.
mko abiola is a bigger brand than unilag. what yeye brand
name is unilag? it's not even the best uni in the south west
let alone nigeria. unilag students should pipe low and accept their
fate or be destroyed by it.

denzel2009: You see, the stakeholders are different. Apart from the cost implications, the process of verification and sending of student transcripts to other higher institutions around the world and the discrepancies which would need to be explained every now and then.
Why can't he just immortalize him by changing the unilag MBA program to MKO Abiola business school or something in that respect.

the government would fund the cost implication.
sending of students transcripts to other higher
institutions around the world is no issue. mko abiola
university is still @ akoka, they didn't move base to badagry.

shymmex: The old western region was the first in everything in Nigeria..

This generation should bury their heads in shame.

because british ships berthed in lagos and the old
western region had more interactions with foreigners
than any other part of nigeria. the first tv station
in africa was in ibadan. the old western region was that
d[i]o[/i]pe!

snellsun: u speak witout wisdom. just go thru wat u av just written again and see ur ignorance.

you're a silly hilly billy!
what i wrote has more wisdom than your entire being.

denzel2009: It makes a lot of difference changing names be it human being or an establishment. Do you know the stress women go through after marriage and adopting their husband's name? Apart from that, if you set up a company and run it for just 2 months and decide to change the name, the process you will go through with companies house and the alteration of your company's articles coupled with various resolutions to that effect will make you think twice.

but it's still done. why didn't paying customers protest when econet
became v-mobile and fuckever name they call themselves now? why didn't
nigerians protest when nepa became phcn...the only thing constant in life is
"change"

Some nutter just woke up one morning with his charcoal face and speedboat of a hat and decides to change the name of an institution of higher learning without due consultations and brainstorming of the the effects of the change.
The universities that have had a change of name such as OOU and OAU still refer to the school as OSU and Ife. Name change is not a joke!

thanx for making this point.
we would still refer maul as unilag but for now, they should
take the name with pleasure and move on with their lives.
the name maul does not devalue the certificate or change the
dynamics.

1025: man u are paying for their fraudulent approach to the mikel's issue where ferguson fraudulently signed mikel and at the end sold him triple of his fraudulent price.
if not for their most valuable player(Webb)this season, they for end up at the middle of the table. as the day breaks, eyes are becoming so much on this romance between webb and ashley young/welbeck penalties.
unfortunately, an england team built around welback and ashley young will never ever benefit from the diving tricks of ferguson and his wards because webb will not be in charge of their game.
morgan anderson who worked with ferguson in using mikel in such a criminal act was jailed for two years in norway so until ferguson serve his own jail, man u will continue to spend on that position.
thank mourinho that till date, chelsea are not searching for a defensive midfielder.
for those wondering why ferguson is still looking for wide men instead of dm, he wants more divers so that the pressure will not be that much on young.
he has passed his peak and should go home before man u fans throw stones at him.

you talk a lot of bullshit for a man...

afam4eva: Whoever gave this woman that title couldn't have been right you know. How did they know that someone did not drive a car before her and was not captured. I can understand that of the first woman to fly a plane because planes were very few in the country at that time and people would definitely notice if one flew a plane. Especially if it's a woman.

except that if her name was onyeka nnamani, history would have been right.
you're just a bigoted cunt looking for another cheap way to start your
usual tribal jousting to get your [i]o[/i]rgasms.

she's the first woman to drive a car in nigeria. that was well documented
in her biography. she was one of the few nigerians that studied abroad
between age 19-22. how many cars were in naija in the 30s, 40s, 50s?

[quote author=al-ahamad]@ cooger....no need to comment on ur "lugubriuos" falacy cos ur brain is entwined in a state of dismah-bismah....fcuktard[/quote]this half-wit is still justifying his idiocy on a public forum.
you should have been aborted!

[quote author=al-ahamad]@coogar.....I hope u see dis....
I used to fink beaf was he only fool on dis forum but now I know ur the presido of fools cos ur stup.idity superceeds that of even the retarded Jonadunce himself....

Am sure you attended a poly or never even got anywhere in the learning world, you lack taste ans style....that's why you know nothing about the numerous positive effects of branding...

Nd as for the target practice u want the kids to be subjected to, just thank your star I don't knw u...would have shown u what it feels like......

U blady skunk....[/quote]you're a consummate r[i]e[/i]tard!
what do you know about branding? a man that gave his life and that
of his wife for democracy in nigeria is being pissed on by some miscreants
who call themselves students and you sit your diseased arse there and ranting
about branding? your brains should be donated to the ape kingdom.

shymmex: I don't really know much about the educational system in Nigeria, but what I can deduce from the debate so far is that - the president didn't follow the due course in changing the name of the university.. Let's all agree that he was wrong - but how does that change the 'content'?

Is it me, or is it that the Nigerian psyche values the name of a thing - than the actual content?

How does the name change affects the value of the degree? Since, it's still the same university, the same edifice, the same Nigerian qualification (which won't get a job in a civilized country), and the same tutors?

Where were these students when the oil cabals were exposed by the national assembly?

Much ado about nothing - though I'm not a fan of the MKO guy.

the name change devalues the glorified whorehouse.
aristos might now prefer going to yabatech instead of maulag!

shymmex: Didn't Obama go to war in Libya without the approval of the Senate?

oh wait....i saw 200 million americans on the street protesting the move.
if the president has to consult everyone before he sneezes, shytes and pukes
then he's not fit to lead.

Beaf: The people technically have no say, bro.
If the FG decides tomorrow to rebuild MAULAG at a completely new campus, do you think they would ask the students for the best spot or to suggest what plots of land to buy? They would simply buy where they like and build where they like too, when its done everybody will move.

The people have no ownership.

they are tenants. they have no ownership.
it's what the landlord dictates they must follow.
which of their father's bank accounts was used to build unilag?

rubbish! jonathan is a mumu president.
abacha would have 6 armoured trucks on the campus before
renaming. let's now see who dem born well wey go protest.

all4naija: Please, stop saying all these! It makes the Nigerian citizens to be looked down upon by foreigners. It doesn't speak good of the people. That's not what the law says.

i should stop stating facts?
that nigerians went hyper for days and after a while they ended
up paying 97 per litre? or the fact that some tools staged
occupy lekki for 2-3 days and then got tired?

ok...nigerians are not cowards! happy now?

[quote author=ekt_bear]What on earth are you talking about.

Nothing is free on this planet, somebody pays for it

GEJ is not the supreme landlord of anything. He is simply one member of the executive branch of the FG[/quote]if he's not....why did he even attempt to change the name in the first place?
jonathan is the executive president of nigeria. if his wife can make lagos stand
still when she visited, then renaming a university that belongs to him is a
stroll in the park. lag students would resume in a fortnight to see that the
change of name has come to stay!

all4naija: Step on their rights and be ready to face an-unending-disturbing music.

like the subsidy removal?
like the lekki toll plazas?

na today? una go shout for one week and gladly
go back to your ground state.
the excited state would soon be over.

all4naija: That is laughable. Let me tell you that tenants are highly respected in developed world. They have their rights and are entitled to them. Landlord can just evict a tenant out of building without binding laws. You are speaking of a dictator though.

sadly, nigeria is not a developed world.
in a developed world, unruly students won't
take to the streets because of such a minor issue.
so why do you expect the government to act like they are
in a developed world when the citizens behave like depraved animals?


[quote author=ekt_bear]I don't agree. The relationship is not human being/book or other inanimate object.
But parent/child.
Unilag is an institution, entity of its own.[/quote]parent/child? then education should be free if it's parent-child.
it's a landlord/property relationship. the students are tenants.
the authorities @ unilag are the caretaker and jonathan goodluck is the supreme landlord.

Katsumoto: Come on please

GEJ's tenure is not longer than the time it takes to complete a 4 year program. Are you suggesting that every time there is a new president, the name of a particular school can change? Surely, there has to be a process for such things.

Yes, students leave school but then they become alumni and alumni have a stake in the brand and standing of a school. The name and standing of a school goes beyond the physical walls of the school. The name is part of its recognisable brand. Schools like corporations have to handle delicately their branding.

except that the name change did not affect the reputation/prestige of university of ife!!!
the students took it in their strides and moved on. within a matter of years, oau even became
louder than unife. why are unilag students behaving like hoodlums? the name change does not
reduce the value of unilag. it's still the most prestigious school in lagos state. it would not
reduce their standard(cut-off marks) neither will it fail to attract the best brains in nigeria.

Katsumoto: GEJ is a custodian of the office. Alumni and students are the biggest stakeholders and should be consulted before the name change.

But I don't support the actions of the students; there are more serious issues that are affecting them that they haven't demonstrated for. Most of them are not demonstrating against MKO, they are demonstrating because they don't like the name. If any student or Alumnus doesn't like the name, they can always use University of Lagos on their resume/CV.

so jonathan would bring himself down to sit with students and alumni about
renaming his own property. students are just tenants. after 4-5 yrs, they
leave the school. lecturers would also retire or move elsewhere. the property
still remains federal government's. i still don't see how this issue equates to
running amok on the major roads of lagos and disturbing the traffic in the city.

[quote author=ekt_bear]Lol.
It is more the business of students, lecturers, administration and alums than that of the FG.
After all, they have far more vested interest in the well-being of their alma mater (it seems literally "nourishing mother" in Latin) than someone like GEJ, who is simply playing politics.
GEJ and the FG on the other hand...they might rename UNILAG University of Toilet or Feces University if it suits their political purposes.[/quote]cos they own it.
why didn't jonathan rename covenant university or bowen university? they dare not!
but unilag is their own. they can destroy and rebuild it. it's none of anyone's business.

all4naija: Not Jonathan property, get that right, but property that belong to the people!

nepa belongs to the people too.....were nigerians consulted before the name
got changed to phcn! were nigerians consulted when the govt changed police uniform?
hell - unilag students are spoilt.

Katsumoto: Bear,
I started by stating that there should have been a consultative process. I am not in agreement with this approach

i am 100% in agreement with the approach. it's none of the business of the lecturers,
alumni, students or even wole soyinka. alumni are ex-tenants. students are present
tenants and the university body is like the caretaker.

the landlord of the property is the federal government.
their property, their right, their power.
angry students should channel their energy into something progressive.

all4naija: You speak as if what would be inimical to the life of a university can be put forward by the president without anybody consent, as long as it is federal government property. That by itself is an infringement on the law that govern an ivy league. And, it is not like that anywhere in the world. In-fact, the university is the body to make up such plan!

if they don't like it, they should seek admission into
private universities where their counterparts pay through their noses to
bag degrees. nigerian students are spoilt. if each student carries a debt
of £10 million after school to be paid back, they would sit tight and face
what they came to school for in the first place.

all4naija: Should everything be ignored for the sake of it non-importance?! The right of the university is trampled upon.If the president has the right to dictate for the university because it is federal property then there is not right of the students in whatsoever that happens within the enclave. You speak as if all things listed by you and this issue are not mutually exclusive in nature. Right is right, whether is for a particular reason or time it is what it is only that there are different rights.

so you are angry jonathan tramples on the right of his
own property? what's your stake in this? na you own
university of lagos?

gohome: Lets give it a rest. You cannot compare Harvard with Unilag. Harvard is private, Unilag isn't. And Unilag is not our Harvard. Remember Yale was renamed, the best school in Nigeria Ife was renamed so y should Unilag be any different.

I just want to know why those kids are protesting. . Re naming schools no be new thing.... It has happened before, it will happen again.

Some say 50 years of brand name... I say what brand name, brand name as per high academic standard or brand name as per aristo ism

Some say due process wasn't followed... You can't just change the name of a school? I say it won't make any difference.... Due process or not, if it has to be changed it will be. He who pays the piper.......

Some say, If you don't like a decision you can speak your mind, that it's okay for those kids to take to the street.... I say where were they... The Nigerian youth during the occupy Nigeria protest

Some say Nigeria has better problems.... Renaming a school is petty.... I say protesting because of name change is also petty, those students should protest against corruption, lack of books, decay in the educational system... Etc

Some also say schools should be name after its city... University of Manchester University of Aberdeen bla bla bla bla bla..... Yale, Harvard are people's name.

Why are these kids protesting? I want to know. MKO is not fit to have Unilag named after him? I kind of agree with is one.... MKO might just be over rated.... He won an election, GEJ also did that... He died in Prison for democracy.... Yar Adua senior and a host of others died too... OBJ almost died. Was Abiola more patriotic than OBj, I will say no. Abiola was never proven.... He wasn't the president... I can't rate him. Was he corrupt? YES.... Who says he wouldn't have ended like his friends, IBB and co. Naming a big school like Unilag after Mko to me no follow...

The other reason why I think thrse guys are protesting is that the name dont just sound cool... Hehehe.... Funny but true.... But how does that change the academic standard... If Harvard changes its name today, will its ranking drop?

Lets all stop being petty and think of other this, IMO, GEJ has just distracted us... Something somewhere is not right....So Unilag students, no be today... Even countries de change name....if you no like the name, change school... Or better still ignore the FG, call yourself whatever you lik..... Na your papa get school.... My advice for you guys is to breath, take a chill pill, MAUL will Rock as well

well said, bro!
end of discussion.

all4naija: You references are insubstantial to the issue at hand. NEPA and fuel subsidy cases are ones of uniquely disturbing issues which have seen disagreement for a long period of time without nothing benefits coming out of them. Even before their renames these sectors had be meted with criticism to be done away with, and renaming them was just one of the options. I don't think they are in line with what's happened to UNILAG.

it's the same thing.....nepa is government's property in the
same capacity as unilag. they have the right to name it as they
please. it's none of the business of the students(whose fees are
heavily subsidized by the federal government) or the lecturers(whose
salaries are paid by the federal government)....

koruji: Where are you acquiring all this mega-power for GEJ. There are rules beyond the presidency that governs universities.

I don't doubt that a Nigerian leader, and in particular GEJ, could try firing and hiring university teachers, but that is really beyond anybody with something up there would do or should do.

You are consistently suggesting that you don't know your rights.

The presidency doesn't give the occupier of the office absolute powers - that is the beauty of a well-run, not a watered-down, democracy!

federal government owns unilag
jonathan heads the federal government.
he can nuke unilag if he pleases......it's his property!
none of the stakeholders own it.....it doesn't belong to their ancestors
unilag is a federal university......jeeeez!

all4naija: Lol@I wasn't in Nigeria! I don't think that's of no consequence.

well, just letting you know i didn't vote for jonathan.
i don't have a dog in this fight. i don't like jonathan...i hate his guts
but on this issue of renaming unilag, he is within his rights to rename it.
it's his property until the next custodian gets the presidency seat.

The line in bold is called subjugation and it is pertinent to the military regime. However, mind you it is the same people you are calling his subjects(as less important) also voted him into power. The rightful power in the whole context supposed to belong to the people.

the rightful power in the whole context has never been in the hands of the people.
did y'all vote to hike the price of fuel? did y;all vote to rename nepa?
why are we now asking for democracy for a non-issue like renaming a federal government property?

all4naija: Which world do you live in? If democracy is your arse why do you accept Jonathan as a civilian president? Indeed, it baffles me to see some Nigerians stepping on the rights of others without twice-thoughtfulness. No where in the world something of this nature is encouraged without the awareness of the university body.

sadly for you, i wasn't in nigeria when y'all voted jonathan in...
i remember the euphoria/pandemonium that followed his victory especially in the
south west....now, the relationship has hit the rock?

Jeez! You are being myopic about the whole thing. The truth is that the president erred by not consulting with the university body on how to go about it. Do you know what a university really means? Universities in essence are supposed to be autonomous, if not that Nigerians don't know their rights!

the president won't consult his subjects on a matter like that.
the office of the president pays the salaries of the university we are talking about.
they can hire/fire the people you want him to discuss with. he can promote/demote the members
of the university body. what the heck are you guys talking about? do you consult your driver
before painting your car? before changing the number plates of your car?

CyberG: You are either too young or just not grasping that you cannot compare the circumstances. Here is a few:

don't even bring my age into this rubbish.
your old age does not guarantee common sense - face the issue instead of the ad hominem sniping.

1. OAU was renamed by a military government that governs by decree (fiat), UNILAG is being renamed by a so called democracy which is supposed to represent the people.

except that the federal government owns the institution being discussed.
it's their property. did you call for democracy when the same federal government
changed nepa to phcn? this hypocrisy is puke inducing.

2. OAU was founded by the SW regional government under Chief Awolowo and he was the first Chancellor of the University, MKO did not have such relationship to UNILAG

except that his billions was gulped by the same institution in donations and various
charitable causes. it was this man that single-handedly took on the military government of abacha
whilst the same idiotic professors who have suddenly found their tongues were hiding in the lagoon.

3. UNILAG was established by an act of parliament (the first from what I have read), so any name change must start by going through lawmakers who represent the people to effect the name change! OAU was established by the regional government so, no comparison.

except that this act of parliament has no say in naming chancellors and vice chancellors of the
same institution being discussed. the federal government appoints the vice chancellors minus
democracy. so since when has anything democratic been the foundation of university of lagos?
i am missing the point.

4. UNILAG was renamed to in fact demean MKO's legacy as a regional icon when he clearly won in Tofa's state, north, east and west. Why not rename a place in Abuja after him?

mko did not stay in abuja. he stayed in lagos.
it would be idiotic to name him after uni of abuja or whatever landmark
in abuja and there's nothing to say a bigger institution won't be named after him
much later.

5. Retardeenchuwkwu renamed UNILAG to deflect attention away from his bottom of the barrel performance in ~3 years as president. Otherwise point to 3 achievements he has on ground in ~3 years without pointing to his eating "cassava bread and ofada rice for N 1 B" retarded policy?

this is irrelevant to the topic of discussion.

all4naija: There is nothing wrong in the renaming of the university but, there has to be information passed around before going about it. There is nowhere in the world, where there is democracy, renaming of a university which is an embodiment of intellectuals is done without their awareness. I think it is done in the wrong way even if it to the honor of a heroic son. No matter the order of the day democracy is the government by the people - and, that sounds the loudest.

Contrary to the actions of the students, there is need to find a common ground for a solution. MKO Abiola deserves something unique to be named after in him in the Western region.

democracy my arse.
do unilag students get to vote who the vice chancellor or chancellor
of their school would be? why haven't they fought for that and yet
want to fight for the renaming of their school which belongs to the
federal government. these useless students pay peanuts as fees heavily
subsidized by the same government and yet they have the chutzpah to protest?

personally, i think nigerian university students should be paying N1 million per session.
if the students pay through their noses to bag their degrees, they would be more
responsible in school. the act of thuggery would fade into oblivion in naija unis.
the federal government should remove their subsidy in federal schools. it's time
to teach these touts some lessons.

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!!

OAU was university of ife before federal government changed it to OAU in 1987.
the school still holds it's prestige despite that. if the government decides to
change it to clifford orji university, i doubt it would dent the reputation of the
school.

if uni of ife can survive the name change to oau, why can't unilag for feck's sake?

koruji: The difference between leading and dealing. Period.

dealing with who? you want a whole jonathan to sit
one on one with some students union government who
are high on paraga to discuss naming rights?

abeg, cats don't dine with rats.

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

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? what a disgrace!!!

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.

i don't care what institution it is. it is owned by the
federal government which jonathan now heads. that gives him
the power to name it any name he so pleases. unilag is not
a private institution, is it? why are nigerians angry over
what the owners decide to call their own property?

the people protesting this ish....which of their fathers own unilag?

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.

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.

[quote author=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.[/quote]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.

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.

You're not serious.

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

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.

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. they pay
wages when they please. they increase/decrease the salaries as they please. 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.

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.

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.

Beaf: Well said (aside from the "target practice" bit).

nah - some people need to be made scapegoats.
they closed down the whole city today....blocked the whole 3rd
mainland bridge.....because their uni was renamed...i mean
who cares? people would still refer to it as unilag until
our generation f@cks off the planet.

[quote author=Ileke-IdI]I'm not saying that you do not have the authority to paint your house as you like, but you cannot just go ahead and paint without notifying the tenants.
There's usually a signed contract.[/quote]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).

Now knowing that Unilag is FG owned, it still does not excuse the disrespectful steps GEJ took towards renaming the school.
According to your logic, since it's FG owned, if the students and staff don't like it, then they can leave. So if they do leave, what exactly is there to own?

they can close it down and turn it into a zoological garden.
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.

Looking at this at a larger angle, GEJ is ruling the nation without regards to its occupants. May 29th was supposed to be about celebrating democracy, so is democracy not about the people? Is democracy not about serving the people?

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.

alj harem: did it follow due process, Yes or No !

which yeye due process?

[quote author=Ileke-IdI]So you'd just go and paint the house without informing the tenant? Without them even knowing of your intention to repaint it?
That's unlikely to happen in a civilized society.[/quote]why not? my house, my property....
i decide solely whatever goes on there. if any
tenant disagrees, he can pack out n leave space for
sensible tenants.

unilag is a property of the federal government.
the students, academic staff, etc are just tenants/labourers.
they are no stake-holders...they can be hired n fired by who??....the same federal government.

OAM4J: I agree with the don.

you really agree with the don on this?

what difference does it make? unilag, maulag or malulag?
the university is owned by the federal government...the vice chancellor
was appointed by the federal government. the federal government pays the
salaries of the staff.....are you saying they cannot name their own establishment
any name they so wish?

if you build a house and rent it to tenants, you need their blessings to paint it?
gate it? put a borehole or whatever? i just believe nigerians have their priorities
misplaced. does the change of name devalue the certificate? does it increase the fees
paid by the students? jonathan is indeed a mumu. if i were the president, i would have
deployed a thousand s.w.a.t. teams to make those unruly tools some target practice.

AjanleKoko: Sure.
It must have been Love . . . but It's Over Now

the song fits barcelona perfectly.
dumped out of europe by a club that finished 6th in the premier league.
then real madrid pissed on them to win la liga by some points.