e Explosi...Why ASUU Bans Procession to CommemorateLate Prof. Iyayi at UNILORIN

The Academic Staff Union of
Universities (ASUU) has put a ban on any
procession in honour of the late ex- President
of the union, Prof. Festus Iyayi.
It described as 'illegal' the planned procession
by the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), namely
the plans of union's faction led by Prof.
Wahab Egbewole.
ASUU said it is still mourning the death of its
former president and has not approved any
procession for its branches, bemoaning what
it called "hypocrisy by the illegal and court
sacked faction of Prof. Egbewole."
A procession notice had been signed by one
Dr. Mrs. Binta O. Ibrahim belonging to the
Egbewole faction of ASUU, intimating
academic staff of planned procession in
honour of the late ASUU president.
However, the national leadership of ASUU said
the union will certainly not stand for any
attempt by the illegal group in UNILORIN to
desecrate the memory of Prof. Iyayi.
In a release dated November 19, 2013,
Tuesday, and signed by the Zonal
Coordinators of Ilorin and Ibadan zones, Dr.
Ayan Adeleke and Dr. Adesola Nasir
respectively, titled " DO NOT DESECRATE THE
MEMORY OF OUR LATE PRESIDENT ," said the
following:
"The attention of the union has been
drawn to attempts by a group led by
Prof. Wahab Egbewole of the University
of Ilorin to desecrate the memory of the
late former President of our union, Prof.
Festus Iyayi, by issuing a notice of a so
called "procession" for him at the
University of Ilorin."
ASUU also noted that Prof. Egbewole has been
expelled from the union, while his group has
been declared illegal by the National
Industrial Court.
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