The National President of ASUU, Dr Nasir Fagge and the Chairman, University of Abuja chapter, Mr Clement Chup, have described the death of its former National President, Prof. Festus Iyayi as unfortunate.
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The duo reacted to the death of Iyayi in separate telephone calls with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.
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The union leaders, while confirming the death of its former leader said he died in a road accident on his way to the national congress of ASUU in Kano.
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Late Iyayi was the President of ASUU from 1986 to 1988, when the union was briefly banned and Iyayi was detained.
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Also the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on Tuesday, mourned the death of its former President, Dr Festus Iyayi.
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Iyayi, a renowned writer, a lecturer and an activist, was on his way to Kano to attend the national congress of the union when the car he was travelling in got involved in an accident.
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The President of ASUU, Dr Nasir Fagge, had earlier confirmed the death of the unionist to reporters.
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He said "the sad news was broken to the union in the morning of Nov. 12.''
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According to reports, Iyayi was killed when a car in the motorcade of a state governor rammed into his vehicle near Lokoja.