Segun Okeowo

Segun Okeowo was a Nigerian educationist, who is best known for being the president of the National Union of Nigerian Students at the forefront of the Ali Must Go protests.

Ali Must Go Okeowo began his journey in activism as a student of Adeyemi College of Education in Ondo State, where he was the president of the students’ union before joining University of Lagos where he also rose to become the leader of University of Lagos Students’ Union (ULSU). He then became the President of the National Union of Nigerian Students (NUNS).

Okeowo led students across Nigeria in protest against a hike in students’ meal ticket by the Olusegun Obasanjo led military administration. Following meetings and consultations with the Federal Military Council as represented then by the Federal Commissioner for Education, Col. Ahmadu Ali. Without achieving a reversal, NUNS called out all students to embark on a national protest which was to be tagged ‘Ali Must Go’ after the then Commissioner for Education. He served as a principal in Makun High School, Ogijo High School, Christ Apostolic Grammar School and Iperu Remo all in Ogun State.