A leader that listens. How nice! After much protest from students of the Lagos State University
over hike in school fees, Lagos Governor, Babatunde
Fashola has approved a reduction in their school
fees by 34% and 60% across the different faculties and
courses.
Announcing the reduction at a press conference
yesterday in Alausa Ikeja, the Special Adviser to the Governor on
Education, Fatai Olukoga said after much deliberations by the
adhoc committee set up by the Governor to look into all the grey areas
of the proposed new fees, the Governor yesterday adopted the committees
recommendations and approved the reductions.
“Government agrees that with the subsidized
tuition fees and appropriate moderation of incidental fees, a reduction
ranging from 34% to 60% is possible across the different
faculties and courses. Government has therefore approved the reductions
and, in accordance with the law setting up the university, forwarded
its approval to the institution’s Governing Council for implementation.
The council will issue details of what is now payable by students in
each department" Olukoga said
Olukoga also said the reduction in fees would not
afffect the state government's release of research fund, scholarship,
bursary provisions and promised that the government's spending on
infrastructure and physical development of LASU will continue.