UNICAL SUG EXECUTIVES DIALOUGE WITH SCHOOL MANAGEMENT ON SCHOOL FEE INCREASE
Students of UNICAL have been greeted with school fee increase instituted by the school management as they resume for the 2015 academic year. This sad welcome was not taken in cheer by the students who had started discussing the issue in small groups around the republic of Malabor. This is a quick reminder of the August 26, 2011 riot incidence which left the school in a consequent 6 months forced break. The SUG executives led by Ajang Emmanuel wasted no time in facing the situation to avert another uprising of any form by the students. This resulted in a meeting with the
school management on Monday 7th April.
Speaking with a source in attendance of the meeting, it was gathered that the school management speaking through the School Bursar Mr. Peter Agi explained that, the N1000 (one thousand naira) increase added to the previous school fee was for medical insurance. When asked why the acceptance fee for freshers was increased from N10, 000 (ten thousand naira) to N15, 000 (fifteen thousand naira), the Bursar explained that the school has been faced with financial challenges in running it’s affairs among which he said the school spends N17, 000, 000 (seventeen million naira) in running the school’s electricity generator every month among other expenditures. He also said the university’s allocation from the Federal Government for Federal Universities has not been paid to the University for some months now, this he said compelled the management to source alternate avenues in generating finances for smooth running.
SOURCE: Malabor watch.
0 comments:
Post a Comment