The Students and Alumni Para as Governor Use Late Statesman Name Rename School – Dem Shout “Reverse Am Sharp Sharp

The Students and Alumni: Wetin dey cause gbege for the school wey everybody sabi like better amala joint na say Governor just wake one morning rename am after one old politician wey die at age 89. Dem say na statesman, yes, but no be wetin students and alumni wan hear.

One final year student talk say, “This one pain me reach bone marrow. Na this school my papa attend, na the same name still dey my mama’s certificate. Now dem wan turn am to politics?” As e talk finish, na so the crowd shout “Gbam!”

Dem even go social media go rant. Old boys and girls dey dig out old pictures, dey drop archive wey show say the name don dey since colonial time. Some even carry am reach BBC comment section. You know say na serious matter when old boys begin vex internationally.

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Protest don full ground. Students gather dey sing anthem under sun and rain, dey wave placards wey talk things like “School No Be Political Monument” and “No Rename Our Glory.” E resemble ASUU protest, but this one na purely legacy matter.

One old girl wey don dey UK since 2005 send strong video message. She say, “Even if dem dash me chieftaincy title, I no go fit update my CV with this new name.” Na that one scatter internet pass, even blogs pick am.

Dem even plan candlelight procession to “mourn” the school name wey don die without proper burial. “Na silent burial una give our school name o,” one 2002 alumnus talk, wey wear black agbada for the mini rally.

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Meanwhile, Governor still dey act like say e no see wetin dey happen. Him office release small statement wey talk say the name change na “to immortalize a great son of the state.” But students and alumni say dem no gree at all.

One lecturer join talk say, “Immortalization no mean say you go kill another person heritage.” Pipu dey ask: Why dem no build new structure or museum for the man instead of hijacking school name?

As e be like this, tension still dey boil. If governor no change him mind, students fit begin do anthem remix and alumni fit start dey print fake ID cards with the old name. As one 100 level boy put am, “No be by force make we dey answer name we no choose!”