Students Protest Looms In Unijos Over
“Outrageous” Fees
Friday, 02 November 2012 19:18 by GOLOK
NANMWA JOS
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Student protest looms at the University of Jos,
following the over 130 percent increase in tuition
and accommodation fees by the management of
the institution.
Saturday Pilot checks in Jos revealed that already,
students are mobilising themselves because of
the urgency attached on the increase by the
authority, in the absence of the input of the
various union bodies.
However, in response to the increment, the
Student Union Government (SUG), has written to
the Vice Chancellor of the University, urging him
to use his good office and reverse the fees.
Our correspondent, who got a copy of the letter,
reports that the SUG stated in clear terms that
“we, the Student Union Government
representatives, were not duly consulted before
such a decision was taken.”
The letter signed by Nanlop Maya and Lucky
Dikshik, Ag. President and Sec. Gen. respectively,
reminded the management that “there hasn’t
been any visible development or project done to
justify the development levy charged students in
recent past and to demand for such levy now is
outrageous.”
According to the letter, “the outrageous amount
posted on the school website as school fees and
hostel accommodation of N 27,000 and N12,500
as against N12,000 and 4,500 respectively paid
last session was unacceptable.”
They maintained that if the institution goes ahead
to implement the new fees, “those (students)
catering for themselves and paying their fees will
find it difficult and it may even lead to some
students dropping out of school as they cannot
afford the amount to pay for tuition”.
The letter was copied to the various security
agencies in the state and other stakeholders in
the system.
Meanwhile, the Vice Chancellor of the Plateau
State University, Bokkos, Prof Nenfort Gomwalk
has decried the dearth of academic staff in the
institution and the country at large.
The university Don stated this yesterday in
Bokkos during a courtesy visit by the League of
Veteran Journalists of Nigeria.
He said unless there is a resuscitation of the
academic sector institutions, the country would
end up turning out half baked graduates.
Speaking earlier the chairman of the League of
Veteran Journalists, Dr Gideon Barde, said the
purpose of the visit was to collaborate with the
school to add value to the training of journalists.
Barde, who also commended the Vice Chancellor
on the security situation in the campus, stressed
that this has made the atmosphere conducive for
learning and pledged the readiness of the League
to work with the school authority to contribute its
quota to the development of the institution."
My question is, will there still be a peaceful protest tomorrow, any body frm jos pls alert and update us o