The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has cautioned managements of various federal universities in the country not to victimise any student who objects to fees hike and publicly condemns the policy. NIGERIAN TRIBUNE reorts.Information Guide Nigeria
The students’ body, in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Mr Giwa Temitope, said the warning became necessary following alleged victimisation by the University of Benin (UNIBEN) management of a 400-level political science student of the school, Mr Obinna Ezechukwu.
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The association alleged that the management of UNIBEN has already constituted a panel to question Obinna for condemning the fees increment in the university.
“But, we want to state categorically that the opinion expressed by Obinna against fees hike at UNIBEN represents that of the generality of Nigerian students across public universities nationwide.”JAMB Result
“As an association, we have made our position known that we reject fees hike across our tertiary institutions while we also demand proper funding of the educational sector generally by both the federal and various state governments.
“So, we call on the management of UNIBEN to immediately withdraw the case against Obinna in the spirit of fairness.
“UNIBEN management just like every other management needs not to be told that increment in school fees would certainly force many students out of school and that will worsen Nigeria’s out-of-school children situation.
“That is why any attempt to enforce payment of fees increment not only by UNIBEN, but by all other public universities nationwide shall be resisted by all students with rounds of protest across our campuses.
“We therefore want all the various managements such as those of UNIBEN, UNILAG, UNIABUJA, UNICAL, OAU and others, to put on hold any fee increment as the House of Representatives had directed since increment would deprive many youths access to education.JAMB Portal
“Already, the Nigerian people are facing hard times due to increase in petroleum price, Naira depreciation, rising prices of commodities, transportation, healthcare and among others.”NYSC Portal
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