hisexcellency34:
Jonathan meant well by renaming UNILAG after Abiola but he is a coward by reversing it after the protest. Would Buhari or OBJ have reversed it?

Kingosytex:



OBJ and buhari are army generals so they don't give a f**k

Kingosytex:
to rule this country, you must be ruthless and hard-hearted, it is a pity that GEJ lacked those attributes

nairavsdollars:
as a matter of fact; Abiola won a national or presidential election in which all Nigerians voted. He even defeated Bashir Tofa his opponent in his polling booth” he said.

Kingosytex:
to rule this country, you must be ruthless and hard-hearted, it is a pity that GEJ lacked those attributes

Bolustical:
Majority of GEJ's advisers were from the SE and wouldn't want him to honour him right even if they know the right things to do.

[s]They were the only region who refused to vote for Abiola because he is obviously a Yoruba man.[[/s]

CyynthiaKiss:

Empty skulls are very easy to spot.. Commenting because others are commenting even when they have nothing reasonable to say . This is how they are both online and offline.. Meet them offline and engage them in debate, you will weep.
Infact , you will give up because while discussing with them they will be telling you "I heard ", "My Iman told me", bla bla bla.. No meaningful response from them.. They can't do ordinary research even when they have access to internet.
Whether Igbos rejected Abiola who was backstabed and killed by one of his own, it's nobody's business.. This is democracy and no apology will be renderd to any group of people..

And to the nairaland visitors, the attached below is the result of states won and Lost by Abiola and Tofa

CyynthiaKiss:

Empty skulls are very easy to spot.. Commenting because others are commenting even when they have nothing reasonable to say . This is how they are both online and offline.. Meet them offline and engage them in debate, you will weep.
Infact , you will give up because while discussing with them, they will be telling you "I heard ", "My Iman told me", "Allah said " bla bla bla.. No meaningful response from them.. They can't do ordinary research even when they have access to internet...That is how they were created.. Just like when you give a blind man Television.
Meanwhile, Whether Igbos rejected Abiola who was backstabed and killed by one of his own, rejected by one of his own, it's nobody's business.. This is democracy and no apology will be renderd to any body or group who is not satisfied with their choice of candidate..
Ohaneze rubbed it on Buhar's face that they will reject him again if there is anything like third term despite knowing the fact that Buhari has a dictatorial tendency, na bloody civilian like Abiola go give Igbos sleepless nights ?

And to the nairaland visitors, the attached below is the result of states won and Lost by Abiola and Tofa .. The person I quoted is a Yoruba Muslim. He's one of the reasons why Yoruba Muslim re being demonised on this forum.

Bolustical:
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This is a very daft response.

Out of four SE states, Abiola managed to win just one.

Was that the same way you gave GEJ and Atiku 1 out of 5 states?

You preferred northerners over your co-southerner. Years later, you people started talking about southern unity when in fact you have always been the region stoking hatred.

Same way with NCNC/NPC and bringing Zik out of retirement to divide the southern votes.

Na you people dey cry pass now.

Majority tribe now minority.

stephleena:

Salahudeen borrow sense for once.

I know it's too much for you.

You can use the change to buy kerosene.

Bolustical:

I know it's too much for you.

You can use the change to buy kerosene.

use the change to buy kerosene.

Bolustical:

At least the red oil soup and kpanla wouldn't give me yam legs nor flat heads

Bolustical:
[s][/s]
This is a very daft response.

Out of four SE states, Abiola managed to win just one.

Was that the same way you gave GEJ and Atiku 1 out of 5 states?

You preferred northerners over your co-southerner. Years later, you people started talking about southern unity when in fact you have always been the region stoking hatred.

Same way with NCNC/NPC and bringing Zik out of retirement to divide the southern votes.

Na you people dey cry pass now.

Majority tribe now minority.

Bolustical:
The calibre of people around GEJ never advised him well. Even if he was a dunce, his hordes of advisers ought to have told him it was a bad idea to rename UNILAG.

National figures are honoured with symbolic things such as currencies, popular national monuments, stadia, airports and not higher institutions from the person backyard.

Apart from naming universities after Zik, Ahmadu Bello and Awolowo, they were further dignified by putting their names on different denominations and naming airports after them respectively.

We already had Moshood Abiola Poly, why naming him after an institution again?

PMB did the right thing.

nairavsdollars:
Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos

Prince Tony Momoh, a former Minister of Information on Wednesday said former President Goodluck Jonathan reduced the late MKO Abiola to an ethnic champion by renaming the University of Lagos (UNILAG) which is located in the South- West after him.

Speaking in a chat with Daily Independent, Momoh who commended President Muhammadu Buhari for renaming the National Stadium, Abuja after Abiola said former President Olusegun Obasanjo was begged to name the stadium after Abiola when it was built in 2003 but he refused.

He said “I congratulate Nigerians and all of us who have always believed that Abiola was entitled to be remembered and renaming the National Stadium Abuja after him as Moshood Abiola National Stadium is a befitting monument to his memory. The stadium was built during the tenure of Obasanjo in 2003”.

“There was appeal by Nigerians to Obasanjo to name the stadium after MKO Abiola, but he refused to do it for reasons best known to him”.

“Jonathan on his part had an opportunity to name a monument after Abiola and he did by changing the name of the University of Lagos (UNILAG). By doing this, he was localising the status of Abiola and in a way, ethnicising it. UNILAG is located in the South-West which is populated by the Yoruba which is Abiola’s tribe”.

“So, it was inevitable that renaming UNILAG after Abiola will be interpreted as portraying Abiola as an ethnic champion, when as a matter of fact; Abiola won a national or presidential election in which all Nigerians voted. He even defeated Bashir Tofa his opponent in his polling booth” he said.
https://www.independent.ng/june-12-jonathan-reduced-mko-abiola-to-ethnic-champion-tony-momoh/