Days after Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose,
approved a N20,000 reduction in tuition fees paid
by Ekiti State University (EKSU) students,
Governor Theodore Orji of Abia has also approved
a 20 per cent reduction in the school fees of Abia
State University (ABSU), students.
In a statement signed by Secretary to Abia State
Government, Professor Mkpa Agu Mkpa, Governor
Orji said the gesture was to boost education in
the state.
“Following the present economic crunch in the
country occasioned by the oil prices in the
international market, as a result of which
students of ABSU and their patents are in great
difficulty coping with the demands of their school
fees in the institution, His Excellency, the
Governor of Abia State, Chief T.A. Orji as a
demonstration of his sympathy with the plight of
the students, their parents and guardians, has
magnanimously approved the reduction of school
fees payable by all students in Abia State
University by 20 per cent across the board.
“This kind gesture of His Excellency seeks to
ameliorate the hardship currently being experience
by parents and students as a result of the said
oil price fluctuations. Government therefore
expects the staff, students and management of
Abia State University, Uturu, to reciprocate the
Governor’s kindness by remaining disciplined and
law abiding at all times.”
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