Anger and backlash have trailed calls to rename UNN after Queen Elizabeth II, the late monarch of the United Kindom.
Nigerians lashed out at former presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba after he made the controversial suggestion online.
Adamu had said the federal government should immortalize Queen Elizabeth II by renaming University of Nsukka as Queen Elizabeth University.
Adamu had taken to Twitter to make the suggestion following the death of Queen Elizabeth on Thursday evening.
Adamu wrote: “Immortalizing Queen Elizabeth by renaming the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in her honour would’ve been an easier deal if I were communicating with our grandparents. Fortunately, they knew her worth.
“Age is a grace, & 7 decades on the Throne can only be the work of God and Grace.
If I’m the President of Nigeria today, I’ll declare 3 days of National Mourning for the death of The Queen Elizabeth II of England.
“Those of you that went to UNN, Nsukka, get ready to redo your CVs. Hopefully, your former school will be renamed to Queen Elizabeth University of Nigeria. I congratulate you on this remarkable progress.”
Many wondered the meaning of that tweet, asking why would someone ever think of renaming anything after a “colonizer”. What’s wrong with our people now. This is someone that doesn’t even want you to live a free life and you’re still thinking of celebrating her.
Some asked him how many of our former great leaders them done immortalise for England.