Did Peter Obi Increase ANSU School Fees From ₦136,000 To ₦256,000 In 2012?

Be the judge.

ANSU/COOU school fees is still 108,000 to 136,000 naira till today.

The Education Rights Campaign, ERC, has berated the governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, over his decision to hike the fees of students in the state’s higher institution – Anambra State University, ANSU.

The state government had increased the tuition fees of the students from N36,000 to N86,000, for non-medical students, and N120,000 for medical students.

The group, in a statement issued yesterday, said students still found it difficult to pay the old fees, adding that the new fees were likely to force majority of the students out of school.

ERC said there was no justification for the increment in school fees as parents earned very poor wages, while many were losing their jobs daily, in addition to the high cost of living [/b]and rising inflabe able to afford the new fees

He said: ”What we should be working towards across the federation is to expand and upgrade the current state of facilities in schools and also build new schools with basic facilities and well trained teachers to guarantee meaningful learning.”

Nwachukwu noted further that the increment in the school fees had shown that the ruling class lacked the ability to move the economy forward.

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[b]Letter to Gov. Peter Obi as ANSU Increases School Fees to N230,000

The excitement of fresh students that were given admission was abruptly interrupted by the unprecedented upsurge in ANSU fresh students’ school fees. Many of the students were thrown into pandemonium at the manner of impromptu increment in school fees of the institution.

It should be recalled that earlier this year, ANSU students on Uli campus of the institution staged a riot to protest uncomfortably one hundred and nineteen thousand naira(N119000) for non-professional course students and one hundred and twenty nine thousand naira (N129000) for professional course students, many academic staff offices including that of the vice chancellor of the university were burnt and crucial documents were lost.

It should be noted that attempts by the school security agents known as anti-cult to curtail the angry protesting students were impeded by enormous stone-missile rained upon them by the rioting students which caused them to take to their hills. It took the combined effort of the state anti-robbery squad with their armoured personal carrier and other government security agencies to bring the situation under control. Gunshots were persistently fired in the air, rubber bullets were also targeted at students and tear gas was also used to dislodge the students.

In the evening, the school environment was left solitary with charred remains of the burnt anti-cult vehicle and burnt roofs littered the school premises. Before the one hundred and nineteen thousand naira and one hundred and twenty nine thousand naira(#119000 and #129000) school fees increment, Gov peter obi was quoted saying “Education in Anambra state is not meant for the poor”.

It’s disheartening to announce to fresh and existing students of the institution the current increment in school fees to two hundred and thirty thousand naira(#230000) by the school management.

It is overwhelming the hardship caused by this increment and the students wish to ask Gov Peter Obi and the school management this question; Do you realize that over 65% of parents in Anambra state are peasant farmers who hardly feed their family, how would they realize the huge sum to pay their children school fees?

How many industries have your administration set up since you assume office, to provide employment for unemployed Anambrarians?

How much are you paying the state civil servants?

It’s only when you critically analyze these questions that you will know the agony you have thrown upon the people of Anambra especially the students of Anambra state university.

Frankdolzy, Chemical Engineering.
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