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Parents of boarding students at Eva Adelaja Girls Grammar School in Bariga, Lagos State, are protesting against the state government's recent increase in feeding fees from N35,000 to N100,000.

The school is one of the model colleges in the state.

The protest which began on Sunday has a large group of parents storming the school area, chanting slogans and demanding an immediate reversal of the fee hike.

They have insisted that their wards will not resume until their demands are met.

Defying the scheduled resumption, the parents pledged to continue the protest until the government relents.

Some of the parents voiced their frustrations with one of them saying: “Why do you want to keep our children at home? Don't keep our children at home. We can't afford this money, this money is too much. Our children want to go to school.”

“Solidarity forever!!! We will always fight for our rights.
“We want free education. Economy is biting on everybody.

“It is not done anywhere and it is not going to happen from N35,000 to N100,000,” some of the protesters said.



Meanwhile, SaharaReporters earlier reported that the parents of students attending Lagos Model Colleges had threatened that their children would boycott the schools over a recent hike in boarding fees.



The parents, therefore, demanded the reversal of the 200% increase in boarding fees.



According to the parents’ forum, their wards will not resume for the new academic session until the hike in boarding fees is reversed.



In a statement issued on Saturday night, the Chairman of the Parents’ Forum of Lagos Model Colleges, Surv. Dapo Dawodu, lamented the “greed” behind the increment.



He said, “We have witnessed, in the last 24 hours, an avalanche of outpouring of extreme disdain, anguish and deep frustration at the mindless and provocative 200% increment of boarding fees for our children, by the mindlessly corrupt officers of the Lagos State Ministry of Education!



“And it was most unfortunate that the unbridled greed of these enemies of the good people of Lagos State (vide you the parents), were given their leeway by the headship of the ministry.



“To be clear, the fee of N100,000 per term, when paid in a school of 1000 students, translates to N100million in the purse of the school principal to feed the children within just 3 months!



“Recall that for this same exercise, the same principal had carried same out for less than N35 million previously! Down scaling in a school of 500 students, a principal wants to spend N50 million for an exercise that they had achieved previously below N17.5million paid by parents!



“If our Honourable Commissioner is not scandalized at this, we parents find it exceedingly odious! In order to improve the feeding & welfare of our children in these schools, we had proposed a good scheme of the Feeding & Welfare Analysis in February 2024 to the ministry, which they have not been able to fault till date!



“Taking another view of the whole educational programme, Lagos State boasts of a free education policy, to which the boarding programme ought not to have been excluded.



“But parents of boarding students seemed to have shown understanding with then past govts, when the cash crunch was heavily against the State many, many years ago!



“But presently, all tiers of govt are now receiving over 350% better funding, occasioned by the removal of subsidy which same exercise excessively depleted parents’ spending power by 600% and more!”



The parents’ forum said it is in light of the foregoing that “we find it very unacceptable for parents to be put through another round of oppression through this mindless increment!”



It added, “Having taken due cognisance of your yearnings, we quite agree that for us parents not to swallow this wicked bait from the govt in the face of threats from some principals not to let our children into the boarding houses without the payment of N100,000 effected, we are left with no option but to ask that parents retain their children/wards at home tomorrow Sunday 15th until the obnoxious decision of the ministry is fully reversed!”

“To be clear, the fee of N100,000 per term, when paid in a school of 1000 students, translates to N100million in the purse of the school principal to feed the children within just 3 months!


https://saharareporters.com/2024/09/15/breaking-parents-protest-lagos-model-college-eva-adelaja-school-over-186-hike-feeding

malali:
From 35k to 100k

The government will use the additional 65k to

Buy rice and share to the parents

Chaiii the fees are high oooo. The hardships is much unbearable to Nigeria parents sending their wards to boarding schools in Lagos state

I knew this would happen, that increase was uncalled for. In midst of fuel price increase you still increase students fees which was meant to be free.

SANWO OLU

Those teaching obi and his supporters political lesson has been protesting since the emancipation of the evil regime they voted. Now who did they thought lession or could this be an instant karma? I don't understand this people, they have double face.

High inflation has made hike in school fees inevitable, & also made life increasingly difficult for Nigerians.

The great Tinubulation is upon us

Which one is useless protests self,parents should withdraw their children from the school and let them go and bring their family members to attend.

TruthsFM:
Chaiii the fees are high oooo. The hardships is much unbearable to Nigeria parents sending their wards to boarding schools in Lagos state

If you don't have a bicycle, go get one for a time will come when you will need it~MNK

There's no oil money again in Nigeria ~ Gov soludo

100 million needed to feed kids in a term.

Is that not theivery from the Govt?

The fee hike at Eva Adelaja School is too sudden. The government should please consider the impact on families and find a better solution. May God help us all.

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Government is scam

GanagiBitrus:
High inflation has made hike in school fees inevitable, & also made life increasingly difficult for Nigerians.

Did you read the post? This particular increment is not inevitable. This is broad day light stealing.
Remember that this is just for the feeding of school boarders. Not the school fees.

“To be clear, the fee of N100,000 per term, when paid in a school of 1000 students, translates to N100million in the purse of the school principal to feed the children within just 3 months!

CorrectionFLuid:
Did you read the post? This particular increment is not inevitable. This is broad day light stealing.
Remember that this is just for the feeding of school boarders. Not the school fees.

Consider the bigger picture. High inflation & cost of living is inevitably driving prices upwards.

You must be wise compulsorily. Enjoy the change.

Parents should be reasonable nah.
It will take well over 100k to feed one growing adolescent for 3 months. After you fill Gas 12.5kg at 16,500, calculate am nah.
Let us all face our state government. They are the problem.

God told the school to increase their fees...🙊

Broveens42:
If you don't have a bicycle, go get one for a time will come when you will need it~MNK

There's no oil money again in Nigeria ~ Gov soludo

there is huge money in this nation. Be deceiving yourself

The increment is directly proportional to the TINUBULATION INFLATION.

Education is costly... Unfortunately, the society doesn't reflect the cost of the education. The price hike is a guaguantous edimonous gandusa which when patiently observed, one can tell it's a grandeur

GanagiBitrus:
Consider the bigger picture. High inflation & cost of living is inevitably driving prices upwards.

So 100 million to feed just a school in 3 months??

Fear God Mr Man

Emilokan Era.



Please enjoy the omo ibo Lagos. Shinedu will never rule Lagos

Wait till government sells all federal universities and polytechnics to private, they are already planning it.

Unilag will change name and charge exorbitant rates
ABU go change name and increase fees by 600%.

The government of this country is killing citizens on a daily

Hmm it’s well

JJacko:
Parents should be reasonable nah.
It will take well over 100k to feed one growing adolescent for 3 months. After you fill Gas 12.5kg at 16,500, calculate am nah.
Let us all face our state government. They are the problem.

Trying to shift Goal post

From 35k to 100k.
And parents should be happy.

Anyway, most parents forget that their children will also suffer the consequences their political decisions.

Enjoy the fruit of your labor.

Tinubu will donate 5trucks of rice to them

JJacko:
Parents should be reasonable nah.
It will take well over 100k to feed one growing adolescent for 3 months. After you fill Gas 12.5kg at 16,500, calculate am nah.
Let us all face our state government. They are the problem.

How much will it cost to feed, house, cloth, transport to and fro work place, pay utilities of an adult in just one month? Will this same amount be stretched to cater for a family of three for one month too? In case you don't get; will N70,000 cater for all the basic needs of a working adult in a month?