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Salaam alaekum brother.

This isn't some Nairaland-please-help-me situation.

Check with knowledgeable brothers or scholars around on the ruling of Islam on this.

It's not really an opinion thing since I'm sure there'll be a clear ruling on such matter.

May Allah guide you and make this NYSC journey easy for you and other Corp members.

Amin.

EdoNation:
LEMME ASK A QUESTION WEN MUSLIMS ARE CELEBRATING SALAH OR WATEVA DO YOU POST THREAD DISCREDITING THIER CELEBRATIONS?


MUST YOU BE A MUMU ON CHRISTMAS DAY?!!

Kindly excuse Islam and Muslims from this.

The post was written by a Christian I guess, backed up by facts that can be verified.

Deal with that and clear your conscience instead of dragging Islam into it.

Every festival in Islam is backed by the scripture except the one invented by some people bothering on the birth of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and most Muslims object it vehemently for it's an innovation.

That said, limit the scope of your disagreement with the fact based article to the actual subject.

Thanks.

Like many people here already observed, how did you stick with all these for 5 years?

For whatever reason, it appears to me you're not trekking the whole truth. This is just about how she's not been good and all that; you don't seem to have any fault.

Whatever your shortcomings are, kindly address then as a man and get ready for a new search.

Any woman who disrespects your mum before marriage will do worse afterwards.

As for your daughter, she'll be just fine as long as you're dutiful towards her and also tell whoever you intend to get married to about her.

May God guide your steps.

Sunnysteve009:
I was among the gang that carry out that operation against kegites at obafemi awolowo university 1999, dont mind that man he fled away while he was claiming being protected by a mere tortise anyway Rip to the dead, As for me have accepted christ and all my sin have been forgiven, i beg who get that man number make him pm me.

You were not part of the guys that came that night judging from your rant.

It wasn't an attack on Kegites but on OAU Students Union Executives. Besides, it wasn't a "gang".

Your choice of word gives you away so easily. You are such a crybaby attention-seeking wannabe!

I am almost going to disagree this came from chief. Odunfa.

Not because I'm as close to know how he thinks or writes but I'm taking a guess he's much more intelligent and mamarried to represent the incident the way it's been reported.

No one person who truly was within the confines of Awolowo and Fajuyi hall well paint such ludicrous picture.

The standpoint of the Obafemi Awolowo University Students' Union at that time till date remains the same. Bringing the perpetrators and their sponsors to justice.

Enact laws criminalizing membership of secret societies and making same punishable.

Those things the union did that were at that point termed 'overdo' is what the country is suffering today.

The menace of cultism has pervaded our streets and there's hardly one family that hasn't directly out or indirectly suffered the sting.

Membership of deadly secret societies is not in any way guaranteed by the freedom of association clause in the Nigerian constitution.

I hope someone else who was physically present on campus and active in the union can add to this.

As for those who heard the story, because I don't know the version you carry about and do, I won't be able to join issues.

May God bring peace to this country and erase the evil doers from the surface of this earth. Amin.

You will survive.

Do not contemplate staying back when you have this brilliant opportunity.

I'm dead sure you'll survive.

Hey austinosita, let's talk.

Send me your number...

I'm in the USA and I can tell you the way things are. Nothing hidden, facts as they are.

This isn't a promise to help but to tell you few things you need to know. At the end of the day, your decision is yours.

I can however tell you this for free, if you come to the USA with family willing to house you and probably help you get something doing, you're better off.

USA isn't paradise, no doubt but it's far better when you're agile, determined and hardworking.

The more you stay, the more you struggle with frustration as against getting here, settling down and doing something to keep body and soul until you get your self properly settled.

On a lighter note, all those illegal gist na wash.
Come here, keep your head and you'll be fine.

Here's my very humble opinion.

1. The mum has said the lady didn't come to her before choosing to tag a blogger along and her son had at no time said anything about the girl.
It is within her right as a mother to chochose not to join issues with the lady.
Even by Uju's response, 'if you want to be a mother, act like one', the decision ignore her looks to me the best I one taken.
There's nothing wrong about such stance.

2. The girl on the other hand said no one has come to hear her part of the story. Who our where did she go to? A blogger, she chose the public space and here we are waiting to hear her part.
If she's expecting Burma's mum to come to her, she is confirming how far from a wife she can be.
When this is over and done with, I hope she's going to get a man who won't be bothered about this past she's already thrown to the public. Well, that's if she feels there's any need to be married.

3. Burma may be choose to be reckless, that's got nothing to do with his mum. Except there's anyone here who calls up his mum before making out with a girl.
We all pick other habits outside of our parents/family values and that's what he did. To call his mum out is outright disrespect.

4. There's a serious moral crisis rocking the celebrity ecosystem and indeed other spaces.
The babymama/babydaddy syndrome seem to be cool and somehow we are fast accepting it has something that's come stay.

5. How quick should we storm the social media with our personal issues? Where's Uju's mum? Or her dad? Or siblings? I hope they are as proud and give her these much props and also are quick to call out Burma's mum for being straight and firm on this matter.

Finally, like someone already said, this is more about that child whose life is already being established on a rough and messy foundation than these two struggling adults with a clear case of misplaced sexual engagement.

As an individual, if you have an issue with me and social media is where you want to get it resolved, don't expect anything more; social media it is.

This is a usual thing and I've seen it happen to a couple of my friends who finished from the department of Chemical Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University.

When your results are considered good enough, you're allowed to skip MSc and proceed with PhD.
Some arrangements also have the MSc and Ph.D. fused into one.

It's nothing to worry about and from your results, it appears your neck deep into academics so I think what may look like a challenge would turn out a an interesting pursuit for you.

You may want to quickly discuss with your lecturers here in Nigeria what the expectations for PhD students are.

I can also tell you for free that everything you need to know will be in black and white. Most schools in the USA and Canada are very detailed in areas of expectations and requirements.

May God be with you as you take steps into the future.

Regards.

DesChyko:
What a world. Frustration at realising they can't leave the vehicle.. The panic of the struggle on the throes of death.. Watching one another succumb to death as they let go themselves..

We do not know them in person. We do not know their future. But it is certain this kids experienced death in a manner no one would wish for.

May Allah grant peace to their souls and give the bereaved fortitude to bear their loss.

Amin thuma Amin.

There's something synonymous with critics on this part of the planet. You have to pass insults to register your disagreement with a posture.

That's a sign of weakness.

You don't have to agree and that's the beauty of conspiracy theories. It's a mere narration of 'what ifs'... The probability that a thing could be despite what has been sold to the populace.

That's all there is to this so I can't place the need to pass insults.

You need to learn to disagree without losing your manners.

roskojo:
You have got an below par analysis and if care is not taken on your issue, you will start asking if Jesus is truly dead (am not mocking the Holy Son or compare DSP with Him, don't get me wrong). My advice is...
1. Did you see alamesiah somewhere (if yea grab him)
2. Make it simple by uploading the exact minutes you referred to in the video.
3. I know d composition of APC, if they doubt it they must have yelled their ass out.
4. Try to get yourself busy to make yourself a better person in the society.

I'm a busy person.

Taking out time to work on your conspiracy theory doesn't make you idle.

Besides, being civil doesn't take a thing away from you just as being abusive doesn't make you any better.

For some reasons, I just can't get to settle with the fact the DSP is truly dead and buried.

Since the news his death and eventual burial, I've been surfing the internet to unravel possible ways of making such a huge scheme look real.

Well, it may pass for another conspiracy theory but I feel we can take time to look at this whole thing again from the angle of the person involved and come to our respective conclusions.

This isn't about tribe or religion. It's about giving an insight into how far these corrupt guys can go to hide and I'm sure any one of them is capable of a grand scam like this one if it turns out to be true.

I'm still refusing to believe the former governor of Bayelsa, DSP is truly dead.

Here's what I came up with after digging to find the possibility of perfectly faking a body for burial.

https://youtu.be/b3a21wiRtTs

Skip to 46:15

Watch till 49:30

You can then ask again whether the body buried is truly that of DSP.

I have been trying to unravel what went down until I saw this in my research.

With the kind of money DSP has, his exploits and desperation. Paying for this won't be a big deal.

Pay attention to the time needed to get this job done and the time it took to announce his burial.

Call it conspiracy theory, I'll understand but some how, I don't just think this guy truly died.

My personal thoughts.

Fadekebisola:
i cant marry a fellow yoruba...our men cheat and thats the whole truth

The feeling may be mutual in your case if you check properly.
Can they marry you?
How many Yoruba men do you know and what's your assertion based on?
I'm just checking with you.
Men who wanna cheat, cheat irrespective of tribe.
My one cent.

EgusiSoup:


This is what you get when you vote APC.

Anyone that do not knows where nobody knows that shall go as face the hogwash

You're actually a confirmation of the damage wrecked on this country by PDP over the last 16 years.

Education!!!!

Your English is so awful.

To start with, I can't deal with that much tattoo. I'm sure it will be a no from my parents but the decision is mine.
That's me.

For the guy, you don't know what's in this for him so you can't judge.

How come no one is seeing this from the cultural point of view. Just like an oyinbo woman marrying a black naija man with huge tribal marks.

In the west, tattoo is just like their usual thing.

Those asking if she can attend a business meeting, well, it's not a no all the way. There are some she can attend and some not.
But if she's the boss, she'll attend all meetings if you like, don't come.

I once had a boss who is heavily inked. I'd say more than this woman and he's got piercings too. Noise, lips, eye lid and ears.
He calls the shot, treks me what to do and I do it because that pays my bill.

We are from an extremely different backgrounds and until you begin to see things with an open mind, you reasons for saying no or our parents saying no will be merely local and not broad.

My opinion.

IamLEGEND1:
Dem shuwa bítches are pretty & all.

And dem sabi do the tin well. bt the way her relatives go drain ur bank account before dem allow you marry their daughter no be here. even igbos go bow for dem.

Regardless,dem go worship the floor Fulani babes walk on.

Fulani,we just too set die.
& I'm being totally unbiased.

*modified* it really is a small world, where you find these girls' pictures?

and the girls on the 4th & 6th pictures aren't Shuwa. they're kanuri.

Let's talk outside.
Regards.

cionon:


I am 27 . The marriage is just 2 years .the relationship with his mum was smooth until recently. Things just turned around

Well, you have agree on your side. That's good.

A marriage of 2 years it's still pretty young to make such serious decisions like divorce except in established cases of infidelity, violence our strong medical advice.

It's unfortunate your relationship with his mum has suddenly gone sour. She should've been your best shot.

I'm almost certain he needs his mother's support to on with the other lady. If she's with him on this, coming back may be very hard.

Have you been medical examined to be sure you can conceive? If yes, that's just an ace but note also that having a child is a divine grace not a guarantee.

God gives children to whom He wishes at the time He so desired.

The distance between you and the solution to this is the distance between your knees the floor. Call on God for solution and follow His directions.
Solution may not necessarily bee you guys coming together. Divorce may be the way out.

In my opinion, it appears trust is a big barrier in this marriage and if your husband would trip this easily on an issue you claimed you both resolved, he will trip on many more even if he comes back.

Don't rule putt the possibility of his return just as you shouldn't stuck your head in this mess if it all isn't working.

You can only do so much to make him come back. If he's resolute on divorce, good knows best. Please move on.

May God be with you.

If this isn't a movie script, this is exactly what I'll tell my sister.

Do you mind if I ask how old you are and how long was your marriage beefier the separation?

Your age, to determine if the fight is what it and the duration of your marriage if decisions are too early to make.

What's your relationship with his family? His mum, dad siblings, if he has any and what's his relationship with your family?

With these questions, I can share my thoughts; not necessarily advise.

Be mindful however that there's no one way to resolve marital issues. What works for me might not work for you even in extremely similar circumstances.

All you'll get here may or may not work as no one knows exactly what the situation is but you.

When push comes to shove, you'll have to take your own decisions and face the consequences.

Let's talk sis.

To start with, I don't like Mr. Femi but who cares.

I take time to read up stuff and then go back to do my findings.

On an issue of this enormous importance to Christian faithful, I would've expected bible verses countering the author's submissions.

Call him anything, if nobody is deep and learned enough to stand up to this write up bullet point for point, you've only succeeded in proving to a number of careful observers that there's a need to consider his claims to be correct.

No name calling, no insults, take this man up on biblical facts and quash his claims. Anything short of this, I stand by his submissions.

QED.

How come the handwriting on all the placards is the same?

There's a need for the mother to come up and put a face to this story flying around.

I have a daughter in queens college and I can bet on my life, if she comes up with such allegation, I'll be the first person in school the next morning to talk to my daughter right in front of the school heads.
I won't resort to blogs and faceless letters.

Let's think as parents and not be carried away with the things are so bad vibes.

This, on the other hand could've happened, but there are basic elements needed to verify the correctness of the story. One, is a face. Who is the mum and the daughter. She doesn't even have a name? What class, hostel?

There must be common sense well ahead of emotions.

My thoughts..

Alright guys. I've read all the responses and I'm compelled to say a few things.
I really don't think anyone should lay claims to being the most correct on this issue of political calculation. It's an opinionated matter which allows for anyone to be part of it.
Second, the end result determines whose analysis is most correct. We need to be a little more concerned about collective good than playing the ethnic tunes.
For the elections in Anambra, I'm certain true facts would emerge and the people of Anambra would successfully tell their own political story.

My take is that probably very few of us understand how party structures determine who is actually voted for. In the last few months, a number of very sensitive issues have shaken our ethnic tolerance so much so that we see everything first from the ethnic perspective before discussing its correctness or otherwise. This makes it almost ready to see a party like APC as a core south west political machine. The question is, would an average Igbo man want his political base domiciled in the south west? I would say no. APGA, besides being an Ndigbo thing, is also the party of the incumbent governor. Would we question why people who have such political orientation and ethnic sensitivity go all the way for APGA, no, we wouldn't. The down side here would be that a particular set of people feel strongly that the APGA candidate was imposed and as such may vote someone else in protest.
For PDP, like it has been argued here, it is the party at the central with all political mechanism at her disposition; what would you expect? Even if the candidate had only campaigned for two weeks, we shouldn't forget the party isn't two weeks old. Besides, there had been some serious tussle for the party's ticket before Tony was declared the rightful winner by a competent court; that may give him some sympathy votes. It has also been mentioned here that Tony was a NANS president, that's a fact we can't dispute. I worked closely with him then. This may help canvas some votes along the students group as well.
All of these put together may help us see the direction the election is headed for.
In my opinion as an observer of this trend, I think PDP would come out victorious, closely followed by APGA with APC taking a distant third position and then maybe Labour party. LP and APC may struggle for the third position.
Thanks to everyone for the interesting inputs.

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I have taken my time to read through the letter written by the Abiola family and cannot but appreciate the fact that for every matter bothering on human interactions, we are bound to see it differently. This said difference is either informed by our understanding of life and the said matter or family background and upbringing.

I would not venture into reacting directly to the words of their letter which in my own opinion squarely represents their views and I totally respect it. Afterall, we have different attachment to the man in question, Bashorun MKO Abiola.

I would rather attempt to look at the issue in my own perspective which I have already come to realise is shared by quite a number of individuals. I have tried hard to talk to some of my friends on this matter and canvas for a proper analysis of the renaming of UniLAG and its attendant implication on our democracy and unity as a people.

For all I care, I didn't follow MKO Abiola nor subscribe to his heroic feat because he's Kola or Lola or Deji's father, I did because as I grew up, I came to understand the importance of his sacrifice to our currently mismanaged democracy.

If the Abiolas choose to go by the “half a loaf is better than none” way of over blowing this 'honour', so be it. It doesn't stand in my way as an ardent follower of political developments in Nigeria to posit that the honour does more harm to MKO than good.

It is very important to separate issues so that points are not muddled up. The whole essence at the end of the day is to ensure that we all understand the need for honour to be given to whom it's due without abusing the institution the man had died for.

I would also like to point out how unfortunate the reaction of UniLAG student is but not without giving it a fair judgment of historical appreciation. How many of these kids have a thorough understanding of the postures of MKO Abiola pre and post 1993 before he was eventually murdered under one of the world most dreaded conspiracy. Second, UniLAG is that school where student activists have gone ahead to burn down the VC's lodge and other buildings claiming that the Dean of Students' Affairs killed the Students' Union Public Relations Officer over the phone through black magic popularly called 'APETA' in Yoruba. Summing all of these, I have personally seen a great departure from the days of Sowore in UniLAG. That said, we also cannot but agree that there is so much energy and passion within the student community making it very convenient to push them around. I truly feel sorry for them especially having to confront policemen over an issue they truly don't understand its workings.

Back to my point; in this renaming saga, 2 things are involved; whether or not MKO deserves to be honoured and then the honour itself.

Number one is straight forward! For reasons a lot of people and even his family members have quoted and for reasons we all cannot run away from, he deserves to be honoured over and over again.

On the honour itself, if we choose to see it as half a loaf, there is no point going any further. Obasanjo had refused to honour this man for the whole of his 8 years as the President, he even refused to have the Abuja stadium named after Abiola nor ever mentioned his name once in all of his national broadcasts; so for GEJ to have thought of this, we should sing hosanna and endorse him for 2015 is quite laughable.

Quoting freely from the submission of Barrister Jiti Ogunye, a submission my standpoint is in tandem with:
"First, let us deal with the statutory power of President Jonathan to rename UniLAG, if any. UniLAG is a federal government institution, and cursorily, it may appear that the President, being the head of Nigeria and head of the Federal Executive Branch of Government possesses the powers to rename any federal institution, including an academic institution, solely owned and funded by the Federal Government of Nigeria. As the law stands today, the President does not have the power to rename the University. The University of Lagos Act, Cap. U9, Volume 15, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, was made, by Decree No 3 of 1967, which came into effect on 1st April, 1967, and is deemed to be an Act that was duly made by the National Assembly, was so made “to provide for the establishment and incorporation of the University of Lagos, and to make a comprehensive provision for its due administration”. Section 1(1& 2) of the Act provides that “ there is hereby established a University to be known as the University of Lagos to provide courses of instruction and learning in the faculties of arts, law, medicine, science, education, commerce and business, administration, engineering, and any other faculties which may , from time to time, be approved under the Act; and ‘ the University shall be a body corporate and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal”
Thus, the name-University of Lagos- is a creation of an Act that was made by the National Assembly of Nigeria. This being so, the name can only be changed by a legislative enactment, amending the University of Lagos Act, upon a bill to this effect being passed by both Houses of the National Assembly, and being assented to by the President. If the President declines to assent, by vetoing such a bill, the two Chambers of the National Assembly may override the President’s veto and pass into law the bill amending the Act. In the light of the foregoing explanation, the name change that the President purported to have effected in his broadcast today, (May 29, 2012: emphasis and date addition is mine), is illegal, null and void and of no effect. That change of name is tantamount to usurping the legislative powers of the National Assembly."

It is very unlikely that Abiola would be glad that he is honoured by a process that abuses the institution he died for considering the power separation clause in the Nigeria Constitution.

Secondly, the renaming seems more like making an ethnic nonsense of the feat of MKO. All he stood for was not about being a South Westerner or an Egba man. He struggled and died for what is today being enjoyed by us all. So, the UniLAG choice localises all of these. Relying on my first point and the articulate submission of Barrister Ogunye, Mr. President wouldn't have needed the National Assembly to rename Aso Rock Villa, National Stadium, Abuja or the Federal Secretariat Abuja after Bashorun MKO. This would have represented a more national perspective and also save the injury of power abuse.

Subtly, is renaming the priority of UniLAG as an institution? I'd say No! UniLAG, like every other institution needs to have teaching, learning and living conditions improved upon and not renaming. This action has very little or almost no effect on the betterment of the institution. Mr. President should also have been fair enough not because he needs their consent, give a heads-up to the authorities of the school about the impending change of name. This is about inclusion in policy making. I'm also tempted to posit that a school just recovering from the sudden demise of a serving Vice Chancellor needs a level of pamper and not hard knocks.

Most importantly is the fact that this honour as renaming seem to represent is a far cry from what Bashorun MKO deserves. Mr. President should not cheaply cash into the mindlessness of Chief Obasanjo at the detriment of the merit of Abiola's sacrifice. The only full honour anyone can do is to correct the wrong that was done to Bashorun Abiola and by extension all Nigerians living or dead who stood strongly by the 1993 mandate. This is indeed a huge task but it truly would've helped set the records straight. Mr. President fell short of the posture of someone prepared for such task when he referred to Abiola as a "presumed winner" of the June 12 election. He probably has lost track of history or attempting to pass a polite insult. The elections of Saturday, June 12, 1993 by every standard represents the freest and fairest elections ever conducted on the soil of this country and we are all witness to the fact that Abiola's victory spoke volume and crushed ethnical and religious barriers unlike the pattern recorded in the 2011 elections. To tag such victory as "presumed" is selfish and embarrassing.
The honour Abiola deserves is to be posthumously recognised as a President of this country and have his picture and name included in the history books of Nigeria’s Past Presidents. The mandate he got was and is worth more than the 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2011 watershed mandates put together. Then, celebrating June 12 as the true Democracy day would've been the icing on the cake of honour. It would even have been enough if Mr. President made the move by passing such a bill down to the Legislature for adoption. Anything short of this is in my opinion less attractive.

The failure to follow the due process in renaming UniLAG equally calls for concern. Nigeria wouldn't have gone to war if the pronouncement wasn't made on May 29. For a man who had full access to the Minister of Justice for advice, who had his personal lawyers, party lawyers and advisers on legal matters, I can't but be forced to submit that this decision was an afterthought. Someone somewhere should've guided him and helped him understand the dangers in such pronouncements. It wasn’t life threatening even though the true honour Abiola deserves is long overdue.

The greatest undoing of Mr. President is that he has reduced himself to such a level that an average Nigerian doesn't see anything good coming from him owing to his public utterances and goofs on matters of national interest especially security. One can therefore begin to understand why it was convenient for students to take to the street without a proper understanding of what was involved. So long it's a pronouncement of Mr. President; something about it has to be wrong.

In conclusion, I sincerely find it understandable for the Family to accept the renaming as a well deserved honour considering for how long they have waited. I am just not comfortable with the whole Abiola struggle being privatised by the family. So, in the long run, it is not for them to mistake their agreement with the move as a de facto decision all Nigerians must applaud. Also introducing the issue of 2015 as a reason for protesting the ’honour’ is very unfortunate. The Abiola family of today cannot mobilise a fraction of the crowd of 1993 and as it stands don't even represent a formidable force within the Nigeria political equation; hence, assuring GEJ of any support whether now or towards 2015 is only a way of showing appreciation for what they see as a personal gift to the family.

The legacies of Abiola shall remain so long as we are able to keep our democracy in order and one day, we shall have a leader whose emergence would help right the wrongs and injustices suffered by the true heroes of democracy. Then they shall be properly honoured and kept in the rightful place in the book of history. Until then, the struggle continues.

Long live Nigeria.

I have taken my time to read through the letter written by the Abiola family and cannot but appreciate the fact that for every matter bothering on human interactions, we are bound to see it differently. This said difference is either informed by our understanding of life and the said matter or family background and upbringing.

I would not venture into reacting directly to the words of their letter which in my own opinion squarely represents their views and I totally respect it. Afterall, we have different attachment to the man in question, Bashorun MKO Abiola.

I would rather attempt to look at the issue in my own perspective which I have already come to realise is shared by quite a number of individuals. I have tried hard to talk to some of my friends on this matter and canvas for a proper analysis of the renaming of UniLAG and its attendant implication on our democracy and unity as a people.

For all I care, I didn't follow MKO Abiola nor subscribe to his heroic feat because he's Kola or Lola or Deji's father, I did because as I grew up, I came to understand the importance of his sacrifice to our currently mismanaged democracy.

If the Abiolas choose to go by the “half a loaf is better than none” way of over blowing this 'honour', so be it. It doesn't stand in my way as an ardent follower of political developments in Nigeria to posit that the honour does more harm to MKO than good.

It is very important to separate issues so that points are not muddled up. The whole essence at the end of the day is to ensure that we all understand the need for honour to be given to whom it's due without abusing the institution the man had died for.

I would also like to point out how unfortunate the reaction of UniLAG student is but not without giving it a fair judgment of historical appreciation. How many of these kids have a thorough understanding of the postures of MKO Abiola pre and post 1993 before he was eventually murdered under one of the world most dreaded conspiracy. Second, UniLAG is that school where student activists have gone ahead to burn down the VC's lodge and other buildings claiming that the Dean of Students' Affairs killed the Students' Union Public Relations Officer over the phone through black magic popularly called 'APETA' in Yoruba. Summing all of these, I have personally seen a great departure from the days of Sowore in UniLAG. That said, we also cannot but agree that there is so much energy and passion within the student community making it very convenient to push them around. I truly feel sorry for them especially having to confront policemen over an issue they truly don't understand its workings.

Back to my point; in this renaming saga, 2 things are involved; whether or not MKO deserves to be honoured and then the honour itself.

Number one is straight forward! For reasons a lot of people and even his family members have quoted and for reasons we all cannot run away from, he deserves to be honoured over and over again.

On the honour itself, if we choose to see it as half a loaf, there is no point going any further. Obasanjo had refused to honour this man for the whole of his 8 years as the President, he even refused to have the Abuja stadium named after Abiola nor ever mentioned his name once in all of his national broadcasts; so for GEJ to have thought of this, we should sing hosanna and endorse him for 2015 is quite laughable.

Quoting freely from the submission of Barrister Jiti Ogunye, a submission my standpoint is in tandem with:
"First, let us deal with the statutory power of President Jonathan to rename UniLAG, if any. UniLAG is a federal government institution, and cursorily, it may appear that the President, being the head of Nigeria and head of the Federal Executive Branch of Government possesses the powers to rename any federal institution, including an academic institution, solely owned and funded by the Federal Government of Nigeria. As the law stands today, the President does not have the power to rename the University. The University of Lagos Act, Cap. U9, Volume 15, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, was made, by Decree No 3 of 1967, which came into effect on 1st April, 1967, and is deemed to be an Act that was duly made by the National Assembly, was so made “to provide for the establishment and incorporation of the University of Lagos, and to make a comprehensive provision for its due administration”. Section 1(1& 2) of the Act provides that “ there is hereby established a University to be known as the University of Lagos to provide courses of instruction and learning in the faculties of arts, law, medicine, science, education, commerce and business, administration, engineering, and any other faculties which may , from time to time, be approved under the Act; and ‘ the University shall be a body corporate and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal”
Thus, the name-University of Lagos- is a creation of an Act that was made by the National Assembly of Nigeria. This being so, the name can only be changed by a legislative enactment, amending the University of Lagos Act, upon a bill to this effect being passed by both Houses of the National Assembly, and being assented to by the President. If the President declines to assent, by vetoing such a bill, the two Chambers of the National Assembly may override the President’s veto and pass into law the bill amending the Act. In the light of the foregoing explanation, the name change that the President purported to have effected in his broadcast today, (May 29, 2012: emphasis and date addition is mine), is illegal, null and void and of no effect. That change of name is tantamount to usurping the legislative powers of the National Assembly."

It is very unlikely that Abiola would be glad that he is honoured by a process that abuses the institution he died for considering the power separation clause in the Nigeria Constitution.

Secondly, the renaming seems more like making an ethnic nonsense of the feat of MKO. All he stood for was not about being a South Westerner or an Egba man. He struggled and died for what is today being enjoyed by us all. So, the UniLAG choice localises all of these. Relying on my first point and the articulate submission of Barrister Ogunye, Mr. President wouldn't have needed the National Assembly to rename Aso Rock Villa, National Stadium, Abuja or the Federal Secretariat Abuja after Bashorun MKO. This would have represented a more national perspective and also save the injury of power abuse.

Subtly, is renaming the priority of UniLAG as an institution? I'd say No! UniLAG, like every other institution needs to have teaching, learning and living conditions improved upon and not renaming. This action has very little or almost no effect on the betterment of the institution. Mr. President should also have been fair enough not because he needs their consent, give a heads-up to the authorities of the school about the impending change of name. This is about inclusion in policy making. I'm also tempted to posit that a school just recovering from the sudden demise of a serving Vice Chancellor needs a level of pamper and not hard knocks.

Most importantly is the fact that this honour as renaming seem to represent is a far cry from what Bashorun MKO deserves. Mr. President should not cheaply cash into the mindlessness of Chief Obasanjo at the detriment of the merit of Abiola's sacrifice. The only full honour anyone can do is to correct the wrong that was done to Bashorun Abiola and by extension all Nigerians living or dead who stood strongly by the 1993 mandate. This is indeed a huge task but it truly would've helped set the records straight. Mr. President fell short of the posture of someone prepared for such task when he referred to Abiola as a "presumed winner" of the June 12 election. He probably has lost track of history or attempting to pass a polite insult. The elections of Saturday, June 12, 1993 by every standard represents the freest and fairest elections ever conducted on the soil of this country and we are all witness to the fact that Abiola's victory spoke volume and crushed ethnical and religious barriers unlike the pattern recorded in the 2011 elections. To tag such victory as "presumed" is selfish and embarrassing.
The honour Abiola deserves is to be posthumously recognised as a President of this country and have his picture and name included in the history books of Nigeria’s Past Presidents. The mandate he got was and is worth more than the 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2011 watershed mandates put together. Then, celebrating June 12 as the true Democracy day would've been the icing on the cake of honour. It would even have been enough if Mr. President made the move by passing such a bill down to the Legislature for adoption. Anything short of this is in my opinion less attractive.

The failure to follow the due process in renaming UniLAG equally calls for concern. Nigeria wouldn't have gone to war if the pronouncement wasn't made on May 29. For a man who had full access to the Minister of Justice for advice, who had his personal lawyers, party lawyers and advisers on legal matters, I can't but be forced to submit that this decision was an afterthought. Someone somewhere should've guided him and helped him understand the dangers in such pronouncements. It wasn’t life threatening even though the true honour Abiola deserves is long overdue.

The greatest undoing of Mr. President is that he has reduced himself to such a level that an average Nigerian doesn't see anything good coming from him owing to his public utterances and goofs on matters of national interest especially security. One can therefore begin to understand why it was convenient for students to take to the street without a proper understanding of what was involved. So long it's a pronouncement of Mr. President; something about it has to be wrong.

In conclusion, I sincerely find it understandable for the Family to accept the renaming as a well deserved honour considering for how long they have waited. I am just not comfortable with the whole Abiola struggle being privatised by the family. So, in the long run, it is not for them to mistake their agreement with the move as a de facto decision all Nigerians must applaud. Also introducing the issue of 2015 as a reason for protesting the ’honour’ is very unfortunate. The Abiola family of today cannot mobilise a fraction of the crowd of 1993 and as it stands don't even represent a formidable force within the Nigeria political equation; hence, assuring GEJ of any support whether now or towards 2015 is only a way of showing appreciation for what they see as a personal gift to the family.

The legacies of Abiola shall remain so long as we are able to keep our democracy in order and one day, we shall have a leader whose emergence would help right the wrongs and injustices suffered by the true heroes of democracy. Then they shall be properly honoured and kept in the rightful place in the book of history. Until then, the struggle continues.

Long live Nigeria.

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