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Nigeria- The Federal Government of Nigeria cannot be extricated from blame over circumstances leading to the death of Professor Festus Iyayi, according he Academic Staff Union of Universities on Wednesday, Daily Post says.
Speaking at a commemorative conference in honour of the late don a year later at the headquarters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), in Abuja, ASUU President, Nasir Fagge, said if the Federal Government had implemented its 2009 agreement with it, there would have been no need for a protracted action the late university don was trying to find an amicable end to.
The ASUU president confirmed that the union was still in court where they hope to get justice for the late academic, who once served as President of ASUU.
“We are today gathered in memory of Comrade Iyayi; it is expected that this occasion will afford us the platform to recall and reflect on the good times we had with him and take stock of what we have done and how best to keep his name in perpetuity and redress the senseless situation in which he was killed.
“We are presently in the court of law over what amounts to the murder of Professor Iyayi by an agent of the Kogi State Government. We hope to get justice for Comrade Iyayi and for ordinary Nigerians who have been victims of state-involved murder.” he stated.
Late Professor Festus Iyayi was killed on Tuesday November 12, 2013 in a road accident involving the convoy of Governor of Kogi State, Idris Wada, while on his way to Kano to attend an ASUU NEC meeting aimed at resolving the protracted industrial action embarked upon by the university teachers.
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Speaking at a commemorative conference in honour of the late don a year later at the headquarters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), in Abuja, ASUU President, Nasir Fagge, said if the Federal Government had implemented its 2009 agreement with it, there would have been no need for a protracted action the late university don was trying to find an amicable end to.
The ASUU president confirmed that the union was still in court where they hope to get justice for the late academic, who once served as President of ASUU.
“We are today gathered in memory of Comrade Iyayi; it is expected that this occasion will afford us the platform to recall and reflect on the good times we had with him and take stock of what we have done and how best to keep his name in perpetuity and redress the senseless situation in which he was killed.
“We are presently in the court of law over what amounts to the murder of Professor Iyayi by an agent of the Kogi State Government. We hope to get justice for Comrade Iyayi and for ordinary Nigerians who have been victims of state-involved murder.” he stated.
Late Professor Festus Iyayi was killed on Tuesday November 12, 2013 in a road accident involving the convoy of Governor of Kogi State, Idris Wada, while on his way to Kano to attend an ASUU NEC meeting aimed at resolving the protracted industrial action embarked upon by the university teachers.
#ASUU #Nigeria
