Kwara Poly: Increase in Fees Must be Stopped - Saraki

Date: 2017-12-04

Just this morning, students from my constituency sent me the details of the school fees that the Registrar of the Kwara State Polytechnic released for the 2017/2018 academic session through Whatsapp.

After reviewing it, I found out that there has been a deliberate attempt to confuse and mislead the state government and the general public.

It is obvious that a second year student in 2017/18 is now expected to pay N20,000 more than second year students paid in the 2016/17 session. This is contrary to the claim contained in the statement released by the institution just last week.

With the present economic situation, this increment is unacceptable. I stand by my earlier position that education must be affordable for every willing citizen because it is the bedrock of development. Any increase in the school fees must be stopped now.

I appeal to all concerned students and their families to remain calm. I am sure that the government will revisit this issue.

Thank you to all the students who spoke with me on the phone this morning and helped to provide additional insight on this issue.

Senator (Dr.) Abubakar Bukola Saraki (CON)

President of the Senate

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ayodele Kuburat Olaosebikan     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     Sanusi Abubakar     Gobirawa     Mohammed Katsina Ahmed     Abdulsalam A. Yusuf     Moses Afolayan     Susan Modupe Oluwole     NYSC     Okoolowo     Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir     Diagnostic Centre     Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye     Shonga     Sun Qing Rong     Raliat Islamic Foundation     Ishola Balogun Fulani     Gbugbu     Col. Taiwo     Yakub Lai Gobir     Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Oya State     Majlis For Sadakah, Zakat And Waqf     JUSUN     Dogara     Tsaragi/Share     Curfew     Sai Kayi     Oluwarotimi Boluwatife Adenike     Abraham Ojo     AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi     IHS     Abdulkareem Alabi     Olaoye B. Felix     Olusegun Adeniyi     Government High School (GHS), Adeta     Olaiya Victor Mobolaji     Sidikat Alaya     Isau     Dan Masanin     March 18     Mashood Dauda     Abdulbaqi Jimoh     Eruku     Allocation     Issa Memunat Moyosore     Ebola     Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji     Ahmad Belgore     Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao     Transition Implementation Committee     Saraki     Playing Host     Boko Haram     Sabo-Oke     Raimi Iyanda     Durosinlohun Atiku     Kolawole Akande     Alaaya     Oniwasi Agbaye     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Lanwa     Halimah Perogi     Riskat Opakunle     Kwabes     College Of Arabic And Islamic Legal Studies     Gamji Members Association     Saad Omo\'ya     Yashikira     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     Ronke Adeyemi     Prince Mahe Abdulkadir     Islamic Development Bank     Mutawali Of Ilorin     Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq     Oke-Kura    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Adijat Adebiyi     Playing Host     Kwara Central     Sidikat Uthman Ajibola     Cornelius Adebayo     Ahmad Belgore     Elerin Of Adanla Irese     New Naira Notes     Bahago     Mohammed Ibrahim     Split Diamond Interchange     United Nigeria Congress Party     Olugbense     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Mohammed Abdulahi     Ahmed \'Lateef     Sobi Specialist Hospital     Olomu     Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu     Muhammed Aliyu     Chief Imam Of Lafiagi     Ahmed Bayero     Kwara Hotel     Deji Ajani     Funmilayo Zubair     Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa     Jimoh Akani     Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh     Turaki Of Ilorin     Towoju     Hajj     Yusuf Ali     Iponrin     April 11     Lanre Olosunde     Abdulkarim Adisa     Ojo Fadumila     Ajuloopin     Government High School (GHS), Adeta     Siraj Oyewale     Oniyangi     PharmAccess Foundation     Ilorin West     PAACO-PCL Consortium     Rapheal Ashaolu     Mahfouz Adedimeji     Ubandawaki     Adebara     Shehu Alimi Foundation For Peace And Development     A.G.F Abdulrasaq     Nurudeen Mohammed     Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed     Afonja     Ministry Of Women Affairs And Social Development     Afolabi-Oshatimehin     Abiodun Abdulkareem     Alaro     Odogun Olushola Gabriel     Christopher Odetunde     Ubandoma     Saheed Akinwumi     GANZY     Kudirat Arinola Lawal     Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola     George Innih     Oko-Olowo     Odolaye Aremu     Trade Lenda SME Fair     Cassava Growers\' Association     Nigerian Medical Association     Bolakale Saka     Dan Masanin     Sulyman Abdulkareem     Kayode Ishola     Metro Park     Bareke     Onilorin