Kogi State Demands N50 Million For Late Festus Iyayi’s Death, Family Disassociates Itself

Kogi State has demanded the government 'consolidate' the
late, Prof. Festus Iyayi's death with N50 Billion and the
family is having none of it.
The family of the late former President of the Academic
Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Festus Iyayi,
yesterday, disassociated themselves from the N50 billion
demand from the Kogi State government over the death of
their son, saying that no amount of money can compensate
for the loss.
The Onojie of Ugbegun, home town of late Prof Iyayi, had
demanded the sum of N50 billion as compensation for the
death of their son. However, Prof. Robert Ebewale, a
cousin to the deceased, told Newsmen yesterday that it was
embarrassing to try to equate the life of Prof Iyayi with
money, saying that the family was embarrassed with N50
billion demand.
"No amount of money can be compared with the life of that
calibre of person, so we want to disassociate our family
with that. It is embarrassing to us," he stated.