Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Protest from students of the new re-named school-MAU

Honestly from reliable sources, those things that should be taking into stand weren't...in addition to this, what is the correlation between the Late Abiola and Education. He fought for Democracy not education. If he was named after the National House of Assembly, that would have been remarkful and more meaningful enough. In any case, i don't see any reasonable point students protesting. Its not the first to be changed and won't be last i think. Democracy to our leaders of now is not by the people anymore. They assume the mind of the citizens and think for them not minding their opinions and contributions to the country's development

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From: Femi Kolapo <fj_kolapo@hotmail.com>

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Date: Tue, 29 May 2012 10:07:08 -0400

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Subject: RE: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Protest from students of the new re-named school-MAU

I doubt that most students will question whether  late Abiola deserves national honor. The question rather is whether  students (and alumni) and the community were taken into partnership in the decision to change the name of their school. Did government  envisage that students and other interested parties may have views and opinions that required discussions and negotiations before such decision was made?

Another way to look at it is to ask whether another king could tomorrow ascend to our authoritarian throne and arbitrarily decide that the name of the university should be changed again to Wok & Chop University?

Democracy and respect of the citizen by the government goes beyond the ballot box transaction. Relationship between Nigeria,together with its governments and its young (beginning from elementary school level) should model respect and democracy. 

f.j. kolapo

> Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Protest from students of the new re-named school-MAU
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> Date: Tue, 29 May 2012 12:02:32 +0000
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> It is disheartening to find the students of the University of Lagos now Moshood Abiola University protesting due to the fact that the President of the federation honoured the late Abiola. Why are they protesting? That's my question. They have portrayed irresponsible character of themselves and showed that they have not been fully educated,which have amounted to their gross ignorance of what they should do instead.
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