Rubbish! Tinubu, Fayemi, others reject renaming of UNILAG after MKO

culled from http://dailypost.com.ng 

Former Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu, Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi; and other southwest top political players have kicked against the renaming of University of Lagos (UNILAG) after the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola, thus asking the Federal Government to rescind its decision.In a statement, Tinubu contended that though the President’s decision to rename the university after Abiola was welcome, it fell short of what was required.

He said, “We must congratulate the President for attempting to do it, but we say-do it right. MKO was elected by the entire country not just by the Yoruba – he was arrested and taken to Abuja. He was tried, incarcerated and eventually died in very controversial circumstances in Abuja under the custody of federal agents. Abiola’s mandate was a national mandate which he tried to reclaim. But we must be careful not to localise or sectionalise MKO.”

Ekiti State governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, who is an alumnus of UNILAG, described Jonathan’s action “as an opportunistic recognition of the late winner of June 12, 1993 presidential election.”