The Academic Staff Union
of Universities (ASUU) has
lost one of its prominent members, Festus Iyayi.
Iyayi was killed when a car in the convoy of the Kogi State Governor, Idris
Wada, rammed into his vehicle near Lokoja in Kogi State.
He was on his way to the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of ASUU,
where the members were to discuss the latest offer by President Jonathan to
end the lingering strike by the union, after branches of the union have
discussed the offer at their various institutions.
ASUU President Dr. Nasir Fagge confirmed his death, saying the sad news was
broken to the union a few hours ago.
The professor died on a failed portion of a Nigerian highway around Lokoja in
Kogi state according to ASUU, SaharaReporters reports.
A police source as well as an eyewitness told SaharaReporters that Mr. Iyayi
died instantly at the scene of the ghastly accident.