The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has asserted that the ongoing struggle will be fought to its logical conclusion in honor of the late former President, Professor Festus Iyayi , stressing that his dead will not be in vain.

The chairman of the University of Ibadan branch, Dr Olusegun Ajiboye, declared this to newsmen on Wednesday after a procession in honour of the ex-union leader, stating that ASUU wouldcontinue to fight for the emancipation of the Nigerian education sector and the masses.

The Union describing Iyayi as a committed unionist and detribalized Nigerian who had fought for the emancipation of standard of education and the rights of Nigerians also said he had paid the supreme price to see that Nigeria was revitalized.

"We are going to ensure that his death is not in vain," the union said, adding that it was committed to ensure the ongoing strike comes to an end as soon as the Federal Government address the grey areas.

The Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Professor Isaac Adewole, speaking at the event, also expressed hope that what Iyayi stood for were not allowed to perish.

He pointed out that it is the hope of the late Iyayi that education is well funded, laboratories equipped and all roads rehabilitated.

Comrade Femi Aborisade speaking in the same lane noted that the death of Iyayi was a challenge to ASUU, saying that the union should mount campaign against the use of sirens on Nigerian roads.

He explained that those who make use of sirens including government officials were wasting "our resources and enough is enough."

Paying tribute to Iyayi, Aborisade who commended ASUU for fighting a just cause, added that there should be no retreat nor surrender, stressing that any trace of such by the union would spell betrayal for the cause which Iyayi died for