Ajimobi slashes tertiary students’ fees by 50 per cent

In line with his campaign promise to remove the yoke of high tuition fee from the neck of tertiary institution students in the state, Governor Abiola Ajimobi has ordered  a 50-per-cent reduction in the last increment in tuition fees of tertiary institutions in the state.

The governor, who gave the directive on Monday after a meeting with heads of the state tertiary institutions held in his office, said the downward review of the fees would take effect from next session.

The increase in the tuition fee by the immediate past administration of Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala by 100 per cent sparked off a protest by the students of the Polytechnic, Ibadan, consequent upon which the institution was shut for weeks.

Governor Ajimobi, in a release by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Dr Festus Adedayo, said the directive was motivated by his interest in the welfare of students in the institutions.

While recalling how he had promised to reduce the fee, he said he had always been committed to improving the welfare of students in the state.

He charged the students to utilise the government’s gesture well by ensuring peace and tranquility in the institutions in the state.

The release, however, added that the reduction in the fees of students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomosho, would be effected after consultation with the other proprietor government of  Osun State.

The governor pledged that the gesture would not be a one-off concerning the welbeing of students in the state,  stating that as leaders of tomorrow, the government had a responsibility to ensure that the students enjoy conducive environment for learning.

Higher National Diploma (HND) students who are indigenes of the state were paying N78,000 while non-indigenes paid N82,700. Part-time students paid N56,000.
By implication, the HND students will now pay N39,000, while the National Diploma (ND) students will now pay N28,000.

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