No increment in tuition fees of Kwara tertiary institutions – Dr Arinde

There would be no form of increment in tuition fees whatsoever in all tertiary institutions in the Kwara State.

Kwara State Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Dr Mary Arinde, who stated this at a meeting on Friday, emphasised that the AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq-led administration was doing everything possible to lessen the burden on all and sundry, as part of measures to cushion the effects of the present economic hardships.

Dr Arinde called on parents and guardians to disregard the rumours of tuition fee hikes across tertiary institutions in the state.

In his remarks, the acting Vice-Chancellor of Kwara State University, Malete, Professor Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh, described Governor AbdulRazaq’s determination to maintain the status quo on school fees payable by students of the institution as an act of visionary leadership.

Professor Jimoh added that the governor decided to ensure that the people of the state have access to qualitative education at the tertiary level.

He, however, urged the students to reciprocate by conducting themselves peacefully and making optimal use of the opportunity to complete their courses at the institution.

Also, the Provost, College of Education, Oro, Professor Mukaila Aremu, also confirmed that the previous tuition fees for students in the three Colleges of Education in the state remain the same, adding that, there is no plan whatsoever for any increment as purportedly being circulated among the general public.

Punch/Maxwell Oyekunle

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