#ASUUStrike Update: Iyayi’s death causes ASUU to postpone NEC meeting

* 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.
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.