Ahem, oya everybody gimme the chance to speak my mind
After all I am the real Slim sha…sorry UNILAG
See me see trouble oh.
My people, also known as Akokities branded me years ago,
Mighty and fearful VCs have come and gone
Yet they didn’t have a problem with nor did they move an inch close to my name.
I have seen different types of uprising from these children,
And still my brand remained untouched.
Ibidapo-Obe disbanded my people’s pressure group
Despite all, I remained UNILAG.
Military rule came and went, came and went, still my name was untouched.
Even Abacha gave me my respect.
So can someone please tell me how I woke up on Tuesday with a different name?
Do you think 60+ is a joke?
Haba Uncle Jona, you have got some nerve oh!
Kaduna today, Abuja tomorrow, Port Harcourt on Friday
Bombs are going off everywhere,
Yet Uncle Jona thought it best to alter my identity
Could it be that my name is what is setting off these bombs?
If it is, then pigs have started flying.
Some say I am upset because it doesn’t sound nice
And I am tempted to ask…
If your mama named you “Dustbin”
You go like am?
Abeg free us.
We wanted to mourn our VC,
Yet Jona thought it best to agitate my people
I secretly think he feels good education is hollering like hooligans on third mainland bridge.
I blame myself…I am asking him who I am, when I already know
Abeg free me, my name is UNILAG.
If you don’t like it, somersault enter canal.
Mschewwwww!
Bwahahahahaa. Painment oh! But Sally, is it the name you should be worried about or the standard of education in our universities today? If UNILAG were to be among the best 10 universities in Africa, then you guys will definitely have a case.
The Federal Government finances Unilag uptil date, it is not a private university. When the great university of IFE was named after Obafemi Awolowo, there was no casala oh. Abeg unilag abi MAULAG students should park biko.
Standard of education ko…the depreciating standard is a plague in all Nigerian university, so that point has been thrown out the window.
Secondly whether UNILAG is the 100th or the 2 millionth, that ain’t my business. The point is that we don’t want to loose our identity. So please analyse the issues well before you talk
PS: you are my lil’boo but you just pinched a nerve.
@tope funny enough as the name sounds but the fact remains is unilag a state owned university or federal owned,does the name define the educational standard? what the students should be asking if there is a change in the name what is going to change in the school educationally and not fighting for just a name?
As a GREAT AKOKITE, let me lend my voice to this flagrant abuse of democratic autonomy. I do not support the change of name from UNILAG to MAULAG! This is not just an issue of spontaneous exchange of ludicrous, sentimental opinions of enraged stakeholders, so lets look at it like learned men and women. This ill-informed move by one of the worst presidents the country ever had since independence is clearly a political move to placate the south west. I respect the contribution and sacrifice of the late M.K.O Abiola as his heroism has given impetus to the democracy we now enjoy today. UNILAG and ABIOLA are both global brands engraved into the rocks of history in Nigeria, so I dont think swapping a global iconic brand for another is the way to honour a national hero. Many people have in the past clamoured for the honouring of this man and GEJ has done well by choosing to take the bull by the horns, but the bull he chose is clearly a wrong one. The timing was awfully wrong as well, at a time when the school is mourning their VC and planning for a Golden Jubilee celebration. GEJ should just retrace his steps back to monday evening and leave the iconic school alone. UNILAG was set up by an act of parliament and can only be revised by such. Thank You.
It is well spoken. Thank you Ayo….GREAT AKOKITIES!!!!