ASUU STRIKE UPDATE :- ASUU postpones NEC Meeting to Next Year Due To Iyayi’s Death

As expected, the death of one time
ASUU president Prof. Festus Iyayi has
paused the decision making process.
Iyayi who before his death was the
Head of the department of Business
Administration, University of Benin and
also one of negotiating team of ASUU.
It was reported that they were on the
way to Bayero University Kano, where
the decision was to be taken when his
vehicle and one of the vehicles in the
convoy of Kogi state Governor, Captain
Idris Wada (Rtd) collided.
Information gathered from a reliable
source says that Iyayi’s death causes
ASUU to postpone NEC meeting to
January 15th, 2014.
Iyayi who was in company of Benin
Zonal coordinator of the union, Dr.
Sunny Iyalo; the National welfare
officer, Dr. Ngozi Ilo and University of
Benin chairman of ASUU, Dr. Anthony
Monye-Emina was the only one that
died as Ilo was badly injured and
presently receiving treatment in Lokoja
General Hospital.
The remaining two only escaped with
minor wounds. Eye witnesses said this
ill-fated accident happened at Banda, a
village close to Lokoja and neither the
government nor any of the vehicles in
his convoy stopped to check what had
happened. Although the Special Adviser
to Kogi State governor on Media and
Strategy, Mr. Jacob Edi denied the
accusation claiming that he did not only
stop at the scene but also ordered the
medical personnel in the ambulance in
the convoy to attend to the victims