Season of hike in school fees:Student protest harsh condition in Bayelsa FEDUNI Students of the Federal University located in President Goodluck Jonathans hometown of Otuoke in Bayelsa State, on Thursday protested what they described as a hike in school fees, harsh learning environment and high-handedness of the institution’s authorities. The students claimed that their school fees had been increased to N85,000 for their members in the Humanities, and N90, 000 for science students, questioning why the management was deviating from the objective of increasing access to university education as the government claims. They stated that no other federal university, including those established at the same time as theirs, charged such fees. They also cited other problems in the institution, including poor hostel accommodation as well as lack of electricity and potable water. They described the management’s insistence that there will be no Students Union activities in the institution as ‘draconian and unacceptable’ in a democratic dispensation. They also said that they were being constantly intimidated by soldiers drafted to guard the private hotel of Patience Jonathan, the First Lady. The students also criticized the six-month compulsory break which the management asked them to embark on as an elongation of their stay in the university.
Posted on: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 21:44:06 +0000
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