The Federal Government (FG) through the Ministry of Education has introduced admission screening fee of N2,500 only, which sparks the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANs) to immediately reject the fee.
In a statement given by the NANS Vice President, Gbenga Ayenuro in Akure, Ondo State, it shows that at the forefront of any and every kind of exploitation of Nigerian students in any guise was relieved by the recent ban on post-UTME.
Gbenga stated that;
“As it was a long overdue decision to end the exploitation of prospectively- Nigerian students seeking admission.
“And it was a policy that endeared the Federal Government to the hearts of Nigerian masses; it was widely jubilated and welcomed by all concerned stakeholders in the Nigerian education sector.”
Ayenuro said NANS viewed the introduction of the post-UTME screening fee as another way of extorting and exploiting potential students.
The statement added: “Nigerian students can no longer keep mute in the face of the general hardship confronting the Nigerian masses.
“Our parents and guardians have become incapable of sending us stipends for our upkeep let alone of paying for our tuition fees.
“The food and provision stores in all our various campuses are undergoing abysmally low patronage from students due to the ever increasing high price tag of virtually all commodities.
“We cannot continue to keep mute while our future is being mortgaged and short changed by this present administration.”
Too bad how change has cut up with this country, we pray we live to see the end of this change.