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Segun Okeowo
Nigerian educationist ()
Segun Okeowo was a Nigerian educationist who is best known for being the president of the National Union of Nigerian Students at the forefront of the Ali Must Go protests.[1]
Early life and education
Segun Mikeal Okeowo was born on August 5, [better&#;source&#;needed] in Shagamu, Ogun State.
He attended St Luke's College, Ibadan between and before proceeding to Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo in He attended University of Lagos between and but was rusticated from the university following his role as the president of the now banned National Union of Nigerian Students in the Ali Must Go protests. He however graduated from the University of Ife in with a first degree in education.[1][2]
Ali Must Go
Okeowo began his journey in activism as a student of Adeyemi College of Education in Ondo State, where he was the president of the students’ union before joining University of Lagos where he also rose to become the leader of University of Lagos Students’ Union (ULSU).
Segun okeowo biography template In all those prosecutorial moments Okeowo did not betray the course of Nigerian students. At Ife, and despite his earlier persecution, he did not remain silent in the face of oppression. Thus he was one of those who condemned the police killing of four students during a funeral procession at the University in Indeed he was one of those who testified to that effect before the administrative panel of enquiry set up by the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU , over the incident. The Obasanjo dictatorship knew this well and therefore extended its offensive to these elements many of whom were either expelled as students or dismissed as lecturers across the campuses.He then became the President of the National Union of Nigerian Students (NUNS).[2][3]
Okeowo led students across Nigeria in protest against a hike in students’ meal ticket by the Olusegun Obasanjo led military administration. Following meetings and consultations with the Federal Military Council as represented then by the Federal Commissioner for Education, Col.
Ahmadu Ali. Without achieving a reversal, NUNS called out all students to embark on a national protest which was to be tagged ‘Ali Must Go’ after the then Commissioner for Education.[3]
He was promptly rusticated from the University of Lagos in the wake of the historic protests.[3] NUNS was also proscribed.[4]
Later life
Career
Despite gaining notoriety for his role in the Ali must go protests, after his graduation, he lived a quiet life as an educationist.[2][4] He served as a principal in Makun High School, Ogijo High School, Christ Apostolic Grammar School and Iperu Remo all in Ogun State.[1][2] He was appointed as the Chairman of Ogun State Teaching Service Commission where he retired in [2]
Okeowo was a prominent figure in the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) and was appointed as a commissioner in the Ogun State Electoral Commission in [2][4]
In , Okeowo was appointed as one of the panelists that examined the Ahmadu Bello University Students’ Crisis.[2]
Personal life
He married 3 wives Alice Abayomi, Florence oluyemisi and Mojibade .[1]
He was honored with some traditional titles which include Akogun of Makun, Olootu Omoba of Simawa, Bobajiro of Idena and Obamuwagun of Iperu-Remo.[2]
Death
Okeowo died on January 28, , in Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu.
He was buried in Simawa, Ogun State.[2][5]