The Lagos State University Students Union (LASUSU) yesterday urged its members not to pay the new increased tuition fee put in place by the State Government.
The Union President, Nurudeen Yusuf,saidthat they all were in favor of the decision. He said:“The students had unanimously agreed not to pay the increased fee, as they resume a new session, next week until a reduction is made,”.
Yusuf revealed that they had already sent a proposal to State Governor, Babatunde Fashola to reduce the school fees after they met with the governor on April 3.
Fashola told them to take a look at the fees and suggest a figure which will suit the union body.
Yusuf said: “Fashola instructed that we should go and look at the breakdown of the fee and come up with how much we want the government to reduce it to,” he said. According to Yusuf, the union, having met with the students on April 7, came up with a proposal of N46, 500 for returning students and N65, 500 for freshers as the new tuition fee.
The union leader said the Governor has still not answered them and now they are willing to take drastic measures and protest these recent fee hike.
He broke down some of the fees: “For instance, N15, 000 is charged for teaching practice at the faculty of education, like housemanship for medical students, which is a service rendered by the students to the public. “We are supposed to be paid for rendering these services and not pay for rendering it.
“The N350, 000 charged as tuition fee for a year without feeding and accommodation is more expensive than in some private universities which charge N450, 000 a year with feeding and accommodation,” he said.