Video: TASUED Justifies Hike saying that Old School Fees No Longer Enough To Run 24-Hour Diesel & Pay Staff Allowances

New Reports have stated that The management of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) Ijagun, Ogun State, Video: TASUED Justifies Hike saying that Old School Fees No Longer Enough To Run 24-Hour Diesel & Pay Staff Allowances

Also on Monday they explained that the hike in the school fees reflected the obvious economic situation across the country.

In our earlier reports on the issue had reported that TASUED students in Ijebu Ode protested against the tuition fee hike for the 2023/2024 session.

The students, who staged the protest on Monday at the school premises, had said the new tuition fee as reflected on the students’ portal was unacceptable.

According to the students, the school management has raised the tuition for new students enrolled in education courses from N76,500 to N230,000 and from N76,500 to N180,000 for returning students.

Imagine that The school fees for fresh students studying science courses were increased from N80,500 and N90,500 to N240,000, and from N80,500 and N90,500 to 190,000 for remaining students

However, the university Registrar, Dapo Oke, who confirmed the protest in an interview with PUNCH, said the increment in tuition was general across the nation.

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In addition He explained that TASUED could not afford to run inferior academic programmes, compared to what obtained in other universities. TASUED Justifies Hike

Mr Oke said, “We had a peaceful students’ protest. They have brought their grievances to the university management and we have received their grievances. We have asked them to channel their complaints through the appropriate channel; that is through their union leaders. We are going to invite them for necessary consultation.

“In the entire South West, which state university is charging as low as N100,000? We have been collecting N65,000, when some secondary school students pay N100,000 per term and there are three terms in a year. But our university students are paying as low as N65,000 for a whole year. Is that enough to buy laboratory equipment, to pay staff salaries or to run on diesel 24 hours?

“These are issues that necessitated the increase, and before we made the increase, we discussed it with the Students Union Government, and we’ve made them realize it. But definitely, they would still make their complaints. We will listen to their complaints, we will inform the government. At the end of the day, we will conclude.

“So, we have to charge economic fees. What we have charged is the barest minimum in reality with the existing market forces,” he emphasized.

Finally Oke commended the students for being peaceful in their demonstration, stating that the protest did not affect the ongoing examination.

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