Mr. Fashola stated this on
Thursday at the convocation
programme of the university.
The Lagos State Governor, Babatunde
Fashola, has directed that the
controversial fee hike at the Lagos
State University, LASU, be reversed.
Mr. Fashola stated this on Thursday at
the convocation programme of the
university.
He said the fees would now be
returned to the old charges.
The reversal comes after months of
protests by students and lecturers of
the university.
The Lagos State Government had,
earlier in 2011, increased the fees
from N25, 000 to N198, 000 for
humanities and education, while
medical students were to pay N350,
000.
After the protests, the state
government approved a reduction by
34 to 60 per cent. That reduction
would have seen students pay
between N76, 750 and N158, 250
depending on the faculty and year of
study.
That reduction was still opposed by
the students and the lecturers.
Thursday’s announcement by the
governor could, however, lead to a
reversal to the 2011 charges.

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How can any sane governor hike fees from N25, 000 to N198, 000 while the minimum wage remain the same. Fashola has always been known as an elitist governor.

His government has never been in the mode of "baba kekere" Jakande, a man who governed Lagos with the plight of poor people topmost in his way of governance.

Lets hope Fashola has rid himself of what is plaguing most APC governors, am talking of the eBola Ahmed Tinubu virus.

Tinubu must be angry about this. Fashola is upto something that will shock the masses. Be on the watch.