ASUU- Iyayi’s Kinsmen Demand N50bn Compensation From Kogi Gov as Funeral date is set

The funeral of former Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) president who was recently killed in an auto crash, Prof. Festus Iyayi, has been fixed for the first week of December, a member of the family, Prof. Robert Ebewele, disclosed in Benin yesterday.

Ebewele who stated this when the pro-chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) Sen. Effiong joystickson Bob paid the family a condolence visit said the family would liaise with the university community for the burial arrangements.

ASUU President Nasir Fagge was among the visitors to the family yesterday to condole them. Earlier, Sen. Effiong who was led on the visit by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Osayuki Oshodin, said he was deeply hurt over the sad incident.

Also,the Onojie of Ugbegunland, hometown of former President of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Professor. Festus Iyayi, in Edo State, HRM, Samuel Obade I, and his people, are demanding a compensation of N50 billion to be paid to the immediate family of the late professor by the Kogi State governor, Captain Idris Wada.

The community in a letter dated November 13, to the Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission, Abuja, on the death of its son in an automobile accident with the governor’s security details, called for a thorough investigation for Nigerians to know the actual cause of Iyayi’s death.

This came as eminent Nigerians, including the supervising Minister of Education, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, continued to lament the untimely and tragic death of Professor Festus Iyayi
Also, Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, described late Professor Iyayi as “a man who gave his all in the struggle and led by example.”

Yesterday, Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, Peoples Democratic Movement, PDM among others said the tragic death was avoidable.’

 
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