The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has told students and their parents not to subject themselves and their children to the deadline threat by the management of Ambrose Ali University to pay tuition fees.
Politics Nigeria learned that the university located in Ekpoma increased the tuition fee on Friday by 300%.
In a statement, the student body described the hike as “outrageous” and called on the state government to reverse the new fee regime.
Part of the statement read:
“We condemn the attitude of the State Governor towards tertiary education in the state and his ambition of wanting to take education beyond the reach of the poor and average citizens of Edo and Nigeria in general.
“That this current state government has not laid a single building foundation in the foremost state-owned university is shocking.”
NANS further stressed that they are aware of the draconian style of the management in wanting to impose outrageous school fees on the newly admitted students.
“We urge parents not to be excited by the admission offers to the point of hurriedly paying the outrageous cost that they may not be able to sustain till the end.
“Parents should remember that accommodation, feeding, and other expenses are also there for them to pay.
“In solidarity, as we plan an all-out engagement with the school management, we are appealing to parents and prospective parents to show solidarity by staying away from paying the outrageous fees,” the statement concluded.
