UNILAG Senate Building – photo from http://www.unilag.edu.ng/

“A kì dàgbà jẹ Òjó”: “Natural birth names not appropriate at old age”

Òjó, Dàda, Àìná, Táíwò, Kẹhinde ati bebe lo je orúkọ amu tọrun wa.  Pípa orúkọ Ilé-ìwé gíga ni Akoka, ilu Eko da lẹhin aadọta ọdún dàbí ìgbà ti a sọ arúgbó lorukọ àmú tọrun wa.  Apẹrẹ: ẹni ti ki ṣe ibeji ko le pa orúkọ da si orúkọ àmú tọrun wa.

A dupẹ lọwọ Olórí Ìlú Goodluck Jonathan to gbọ igbe awọn ènìyàn lati da orúkọ Ilé-ìwé Gíga ti o wa ni Akoko ti Ilu Eko pada gẹgẹbi Olukọagba Jerry Gana, ti kọ si ìwé ìròyìn ni ọjọ Ẹti, oṣù keji ẹgbaa le mẹtala.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Òjó, Dàda, Àìná, Táíwò, Kẹhinde etc, all these names in Yoruba are given at birth as a result of natural circumstances observed at birth.  Renaming University of Lagos at 50 is comparable to giving an old man the name that was not relevant to the circumstances of his/her birth.  Example: if you are not a twin at birth, you should not change your name to become twin.

Thank you Mr. President Goodluck Jonathan for listening to the outcry of the people by reversing the change of name of the UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS as announced Fri. 22 Feb 2013 by the Chairman, Governing Council, Professor Jerry Gana.