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Okorocha Slashes Tuition Fee For Non-imo Students By 50% by MajeOfficial: 4:32am On Nov 30, 2012
Okorocha slashes tuition fee for non-Imo students


Posted by: Okodili Ndidi Posted date: November 30, 2012

Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha yesterday announced a 50per cent reduction in the tuition fees of non-indigenes in state-owned tertiary institutions.

The governor said his administration would pay the balance as an extension of its free education programme.

Okorocha spoke in Owerri, the state capital, when the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and Student Union Governments (SUGs) of tertiary institutions in the state visited him at the Government House.

The gesture is for non-indigenes in Imo State University, Imo State Polytechnic and College of Health Sciences, Amaigbo, whose counterparts of Imo origin are enjoying free education.

Okorocha restated the commitment of his administration to making education free at all levels.

The governor urged his counterparts in other states to adopt similar measures to create opportunities for Nigerian students in other tertiary institutions to enjoy free education.

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Re: Okorocha Slashes Tuition Fee For Non-imo Students By 50% by Nobody: 4:47am On Nov 30, 2012
Pure bad move.

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Re: Okorocha Slashes Tuition Fee For Non-imo Students By 50% by MajeOfficial: 4:54am On Nov 30, 2012
I welcome it, though i predict a high tax burden on Imo state citizens to cover expenses on them and their guests.
It's good because Imo state needs to diversify if Owerri is to join the same league as Abuja, Port, Lagos, Calabar and even Enugu because more diversity makes more activity makes more wealth. We can't sustain as a net exporter of citizens anymore because our human capital will soon be depleted.
Why not bring the brains of the nation into Imo by making it more attractive to them?
I would like to hear some news about improving the quality of universities as opposed to more populist measures.
Re: Okorocha Slashes Tuition Fee For Non-imo Students By 50% by MajeOfficial: 5:21am On Nov 30, 2012
Had you passed the entrance exam you wouldn't be on the internet 24/7 spreading your frustration. undecided

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Re: Okorocha Slashes Tuition Fee For Non-imo Students By 50% by Sijo01(f): 7:06am On Nov 30, 2012
This dude is indeed a Leader!

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Re: Okorocha Slashes Tuition Fee For Non-imo Students By 50% by salam001(m): 8:51am On Nov 30, 2012
Am begining to like this rochas of A guy
Re: Okorocha Slashes Tuition Fee For Non-imo Students By 50% by PointB: 9:03am On Nov 30, 2012
I think it's a smart move to slash the fees for non-indigene. Hostel building (and associated activities) is about to witness a boom in Imo State. LASU students will surely benefit from this move!
Re: Okorocha Slashes Tuition Fee For Non-imo Students By 50% by doctokwus: 10:51am On Nov 30, 2012
Anoda populist,poorly thought out move.Where will d funding for offsetting d balance to d institutions come from,or wi he now b owing salaries or cutting subventions?As long as he hasn't elaborated how to improve funding or @worst maintain d present funding,I don't think anyone shd b applauding him

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Re: Okorocha Slashes Tuition Fee For Non-imo Students By 50% by Nobody: 12:00pm On Nov 30, 2012
Bad belle, go pay your 500 toll gate fees 1st and also pay for walkin on a sidewalk before u open your gutter. tongue

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Re: Okorocha Slashes Tuition Fee For Non-imo Students By 50% by DANILSA(m): 12:05pm On Nov 30, 2012
THIS GUY IS BUSY WORKING HARD WHILE MY GOVERNOR IS BUSY PLANTING FLOWER AND MAKING MORE BILL BOARDS TO SPREAD MORE FALSE INFORMATION.BADBELLE PEOPLE MUST TALK BUT THE HONEST ONES WILL APPROVE YOUR EFFORT. CHUKWU GOZIE GI.

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Re: Okorocha Slashes Tuition Fee For Non-imo Students By 50% by NEROSKY(m): 12:08pm On Nov 30, 2012
Good move, wish my ediot sulivan(Governor of Enugu state) adopt dis!
Re: Okorocha Slashes Tuition Fee For Non-imo Students By 50% by Rosebela(f): 12:09pm On Nov 30, 2012
This is great i wish other state will emulate this
Re: Okorocha Slashes Tuition Fee For Non-imo Students By 50% by buchibabe: 12:11pm On Nov 30, 2012
Come o,what planet is dis man from? He's really trying. Call it eye-service if u like,na u sabi .if e pain u,tel ur guvnor to do same or somtin similar.
Rochas is nt my guvnor,bt I troway "flenty" salute for him
Re: Okorocha Slashes Tuition Fee For Non-imo Students By 50% by movicy(m): 12:13pm On Nov 30, 2012
DANILSA: THIS GUY IS BUSY WORKING HARD WHILE MY GOVERNOR IS BUSY PLANTING FLOWER AND MAKING MORE BILL BOARDS TO SPREAD MORE FALSE INFORMATION.BADBELLE PEOPLE MUST TALK BUT THE HONEST ONES WILL APPROVE YOUR EFFORT. CHUKWU GOZIE GI.
u min mimiko ?
Re: Okorocha Slashes Tuition Fee For Non-imo Students By 50% by winta2007(m): 12:15pm On Nov 30, 2012
Will Enugu State adopt dis We for ESUT dy suffer.

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Re: Okorocha Slashes Tuition Fee For Non-imo Students By 50% by honeric01(m): 12:17pm On Nov 30, 2012
The next southern President in waiting.

after Nigeria is divided of course. grin

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Re: Okorocha Slashes Tuition Fee For Non-imo Students By 50% by desertboom(m): 12:23pm On Nov 30, 2012
Fake news, how much is the school fee? If he did cut it down to 50%, how much is the new fee? It is either this news is incomplete or they're telling lies.
Re: Okorocha Slashes Tuition Fee For Non-imo Students By 50% by Mathewjoseph: 12:23pm On Nov 30, 2012
Action governor,carry go joor u 2much.best governor in 9ja,my rochas u no get rival,make bad belles go hug transformer.

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Re: Okorocha Slashes Tuition Fee For Non-imo Students By 50% by gratiaeo(m): 12:24pm On Nov 30, 2012
Nice move by Rochas. This ll show U̶̲̥̅̊ how this govs ~a̶̲̥̅̊я̲̅ε̲̣̣̣̥~ looting our treasury......... Other govs una don hear nah
Re: Okorocha Slashes Tuition Fee For Non-imo Students By 50% by Nobody: 12:24pm On Nov 30, 2012
Kudos nwanne mu,so I patiently await the jealous and bigotry remarks of my southwestern bitter brethren
Re: Okorocha Slashes Tuition Fee For Non-imo Students By 50% by SamMilla1(m): 12:25pm On Nov 30, 2012
NEROSKY: Good move, wish my ediot sulivan(Governor of Enugu state) adopt dis!

It is easier to call him ediot because he is not your wretched father who could not afford your school fees.
As shallow minded as you are, your silly mind did not tell you that everybody does not do the same thing at the same time. While the allocation of Imo state is far bigger than that of Enugu, have you taken out time to see that Enugu is far more better than Owerri?

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Re: Okorocha Slashes Tuition Fee For Non-imo Students By 50% by Melancholy(m): 12:30pm On Nov 30, 2012
This man surely stands out among igbos leaders.him and aregbesola of osun makes education accessible to masses.

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Re: Okorocha Slashes Tuition Fee For Non-imo Students By 50% by safarigirl(f): 12:33pm On Nov 30, 2012
doctokwus: Anoda populist,poorly thought out move.Where will d funding for d offsetting d balance to d institutions come from,or wi he now b owing salaries or cutting subventions?As long as he hasn't elaborated how to improve funding or @worst maintain d present funding,I don't think anyone shd b applauding him
better to owe a bunch of corrupt civil servants with old, overworked brains, than prevent the improvement of fresh minds. It's a smart move, get as much youths into the state with cheaper education as bait, create an environment they would find irresistible, give the best minds jobs when they graduate, and watch your state flourish. It's the same tactic the US applied and countries like Ukraine and Ghana, where Nigerians are running to, are presently applying, though an upgrade of the schools would have made the plan foolproof. Still, Rochas is thinking smart.

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Re: Okorocha Slashes Tuition Fee For Non-imo Students By 50% by markus1133: 12:33pm On Nov 30, 2012
Melancholy: This man surely stands out among igbos leaders.him and aregbesola of osun makes education accessible to masses.
yes i agree.
Re: Okorocha Slashes Tuition Fee For Non-imo Students By 50% by Nobody: 12:33pm On Nov 30, 2012
Meanwhile my Governor has been/is still saving N1 Billion monthly...bought a private jet recently...

God is watching...
Re: Okorocha Slashes Tuition Fee For Non-imo Students By 50% by Nobody: 12:33pm On Nov 30, 2012
Hmmm!slashing school fees by 50% when acceptance fee is 70k.ie 100k total. . .clever criminal

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