After weeks of protests, demonstrations
and public outcry, Lagos State Government led by Governor Babatunde Fashola has
slashed the school fess of Lagos State University (LASU), by
some reasonable percentage; this report is according to Punch.
Find the report from
Punch after this cut…
The Lagos State
Government has announced a reduction in the tuition of the state university. The
government said it would reduce the fees by between 34 per cent and 60 per cent
across the different faculties and courses.
Students of the
Lagos State University had staged many protests to air their grievances against
the “high school fees” and had demanded its reduction. The government had set
an ad hoc committee to review contributions on
the issue from stakeholders, including the students. The committee submitted
its report on Monday.
The Special
Adviser to the Governor on Education, Chief Fatai Olukoga, on Wednesday at a
briefing in Alausa, Ikeja, said after a deliberation on the recommendations of
the committee, the government agreed to a downward review of the fees payable
by students.
He said,
“Government agrees that with the subsidised tuition fees and appropriate
moderation of incidental fees, a reduction ranging from 34 per cent to 60 per
cent is possible across the different faculties and courses.
“Government has
therefore approved the reductions and, in accordance with the law setting up
the university, forwarded its approval to the institution’s Governing Council
for implementation. The council will issue details of what is now payable by
students in each department.”
Olukoga added that
despite the reduction, the government would continue with its research fund,
scholarship and bursary provisions and increased its spending on infrastructure
and physical development of LASU. He said the government commended the students
of the school for taking up the invitation to participate in the resolution of
matters affecting their lives when they met with the governor.
He, however, said
the extension of lecturers retirement age, as demanded by LASU chapter of the
Academic Staff Union of Universities, would not be done. “Employees cannot
unilaterally extend their retirement age, unless the employer cedes total
control of the institution to employees, which is an impossible situation,” he
added.
Olukoga said
one-tenure term for vice chancellors and the insistence on being promoted or
appointed to unavailable positions, also canvassed by ASUU, would not be
implemented for now. “It is hoped that all students and workers of the
university will immediately resume their respective activities and join the
government in its bid to bring LASU to a preeminent position,” he said
Source: Punch
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