The Students’ union of the Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Osun State has protested the increment of school fees.
In a statement jointly signed by the President of the union, Azees Adebayo; General Secretary, Oluyeye Alade; PRO, Daramola Stephen, the students said it saddened their hearts that the purported increment of school fees was coming at a time everybody in this country is complaining about economic hardship.
“A time when the economy is dwindling, where one cannot even boast of a square meal; a time we come to lecture classes with an empty stomach; a time we even argue and struggle to get hostels in the host community because we have to pay exorbitant fees before we can secure a room.”
According to The NNL report, while describing the increment of school fees as “sardonic and barbaric,” it called on students to suspend the payment of school fees, until a strong resolution is jointly reached by all parties.
“In our move to adequately tackle this for the interest of our students, we urge all students to refrain from making payments as doing that will be targeted at making our efforts futile and an attempt by the management to divide us further.
“We would continuously engage the necessary parties to actualize a reversal of the fees to the initial payment.” Continue Reading
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