Group Appeals To Tinubu, Ministers Of Education Not To Make Increament Of School Fees

By Julie Sylvia, Onitsha

Civil Liberties Organization CLO Anambra State Branch has made passionate appeal to President Ahmed Bola Tinubu and Hon.Minister of Education to rescue and safeguard our educational system by directing Unity Schools and Universities authorities not to increase tuition fees in view of current hardship, sufferings in the country as a result of fuel subsidy removal and skyrocketing prizes of goods and services.

It is disheartening that inspite of Federal Government clarification that it has not increase school fees yet Unity Schools and some universities has increased their school fees by over one hundred percent to the detriment of students, parents and educational system.

This is contained in a press statement issued to newsmen tagged “Education is the bedrock of every society”endorsed by Evangelist Comrade Vincent Ezekwueme Chairman and Comrade Chidi Mbah Secretary respectively.

They lamented that one pertinent question begging for answer from students, parents and Nigerians is “do the schools authorities increased school fees without authorisation from government”?

”Pertinently education as best and greatest pathway to greatness should be giving priority attention, concern and care by both governments and citizenry.

”Government should out of love for students, parents and education directs various schools authorities to revert to normal school fees in other to ameliorates devastating effects of school fees increments, hardships and hyperinflation in country.

” It is irrefutable truth that many parents may withdraw their children from schools due to high cost of school fees.

“Notably education as safeguard for the future should be made accessible, affordable and available to every citizen.
It is no exaggeration but existential reality that if urgent and immediate steps are not taking by government to rescind the decision to increase school fees many students academics career will be truncated due to paucity of funds.

“President Ahmed Bola Tinubu as the father of the nation should patriotically and magnanimously wipes away tears of students and parents by directing schools authorities to do the needful and revert to former school fees and it will hinders out of school children due to paucity of funds and enhances adequate education of our youths which is greatest and best investment CLO posited.