Nigeria, March 1 -- So much has been said and written about the iconic Comrade Biodun Jeyifo, fondly called BJ, since his passing on 11th February. Many more would still be written and said about his humanism, his scholarship, and his activism. But no account would be complete without referencing his imprints on the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). It was in ASUU that Comrade Jeyifo's humanist, scholarly and activist credentials were most productively tested within the Nigerian firmament. As the pioneer president, he held everything about ASUU very close to his chest - mentoring many presidents who came after him - until he breathed his last.

BJ was a revolutionary Marxist who saw the need for a movement that would outlive hi...