Uproar over invitation of MC Oluomo to UNILAG

The choice of a popular transporter and union leader, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya, MC Oluomo, as a special guest at an event being organised by University of Lagos (UNILAG), stirred up controversies on the microblogging site, Twitter, on Wednesday.

That MC Oluomo, the chairman, National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Lagos State chapter, was named among other notable speakers and guests at an event holding in an academic institution, became the bone of contention, as Twitter users took sides, either with MC Oluomo or the event organisers, UNILAG, while others who stood as the umpires, simply mock both sides debating over the issue.

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Some who passed comments criticised the organisers of the event, as being irrational and complicated in their choice of MC Oluomo as one of the special guests.

This decision to bring in MC Oluomo, who, a transporter and leader of a union perceived to be populated by members who are not learned in bookish facts, became an issue that was debated almost endlessly.

As a faction opposing the choice of MC Oluomo considered the place of honour given him in a front seat at the event to be abnormal, but concluded that the organisers might just want to milk from him, others felt otherwise, contending that he is relevant to the subject of discussion at the event, being a programme meant to reflect on transportation issues.

Here are some of the tweets from the irate Nigerians:

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