The University of Lagos and Bowen are in a playful battle for singer Divine Ikubor, better known as Rema, after he complained that he was tired of staying at home as a result of the ongoing university teachers’ strike.
Recall that Rema announced that he had been admitted into Unilag in January. However, the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ strike action has denied the singer of the opportunity of pursuing his studies.
The tweeted: “ASUU, since dem give me admission I neva start school o, e don do nau!”
Bowen University then saw it as a chance to advertise itself, so they tweeted at Rema, writing: “ASUU can’t delay you if you’re enrolled in Bowen University.”
Rema replied, telling Unilag that another school is “toasting him.”
He wrote: “Unilag private university don dey Toast me o, I’m blushing omg stop it.”
Unilag dived into Rema’s own lyrics to get a response. They tweeted: “Hmm… Rema dear, UNILAG has chosen you o, Hmm… so don’t let anybody come dey change your mind o… Rema no dey vex for us o.”
Rema responded: “Awww Unilag end the strike or I will go ooo, we want to go back to school pls the youths are not happy!”
Still using his own lyrics, Unilag wrote back to Rema: “Baby calm down.”
The exchanges have been monitored keenly by the youths who loved it and have reacted actively. The two institutions are currently trending on Twitter.
