In 1978, Nigerian understudies organized a dissent (Ali Should Go) which, till today, stays the mother of all Alutas (understudy fights) in Nigeria.
It was a cross country fomentation that brought the Public Association of Nigeria Understudies (NUNS) into an open a conflict with the Tactical legislature of Olusegun Obasanjo and the harsh looking men of the Nigerian Armed force.
The ridiculous episode which promoted the force of Nigerian understudies began in April 1978, when the public authority requested that the understudies make more commitments by adding 50 Kobo to their expense of dinner each day.
The 50 Kobo increase implied that their expense of dinner would ascend from N1.50 to N2.00.
The then Clergyman of Instruction, Ahmadu Ali was at the focal point of the matter until everything imploded on his head.
Following the declaration, which didn’t go down well with the Public Association of Nigeria Understudies, Segun Okeowo, the then leader of the association took action to resolve the issue.
The understudies held a gathering in Maiduguri, Ilorin lastly in Calabar prior to finding a way a strong way to challenge the tactical government on the addition.
From the beginning, Ali was attempting to cause the understudies to accept that the addition was made by the Incomparable Military Committee and not by the Service of Schooling.
Nonetheless, when the NUNS understood the public authority was not able to turn around its choice, they depended on exhibit and that was the second things started to go to pieces.
What’s more, the Police discharged the principal shot
Segun Okeowo of Ali Must Go Protest.
The principal day of the dissent brought the understudies and the Police eye to eye at the College of Lagos (UNILAG). An understudy was terminated in the leg and drained to death since Lagos College Showing Emergency clinic (LUTH) and Muscular medical clinic, Igbobi wouldn’t treat him.
That incensed Okeowo, the public understudies association president who quickly made an impression on his partners at Ahmadu Bello College, Zaria and the College of Ibadan and other Government Colleges.
The understudies’ fights heightened and for more than seven days, they drew in themselves in an open a showdown with the Police and the Military.
Moved by the occurrence the understudy shot dead by the police in UNILAG, the understudies, went out of control and around eight different understudies were apparently gunned down in Zaria by Nigerian warriors.
50 Kobo
The homicide of the understudies led to additional issues for the public authority as the understudies would not be cowed by the firearm using killers shipped off put the circumstance taken care of.
The dissent motto, ALI Should GO lease the air as the Clergyman of Schooling was accepted to be the reason for the emergency that prompted the understudies’ demises.
Following multi week of the cross country fight, the Central Government shut down all colleges and understudies were encouraged to leave the grounds.
The Segun Okeowo drove understudies association and the ALI Should GO adventure stays a prominent understudies drove aluta in Nigeria.
As a matter of fact, the historical backdrop of understudies unionism in Nigeria will to a great extent be deficient without referencing Segun Okeowo and the scandalous dissent that exhibited the strength of Nigerian understudies.