Students of the Kaduna State University (KASU) on Tuesday blocked the main road leading to the Government House in Kaduna, the state capital in protest over an increase in their tuition fees.
The
state-owned tertiary institution recently announced an increase of its annual
school fee of N26,000 by almost 600%.
According to
the proposed new tuition fees, indigenous students studying social science
courses are to pay about N150,000 while their counterparts in medicine and
other science courses will pay between N170,000 and above as annual fees.
In reaction
to this, the students blocked the road leading to the Kaduna State government
house displaying placards with various inscriptions and chanting songs of
solidarity.
The students
blocked all the major roads to the government house, thereby preventing the
free flow of traffic. They insist their demands must be met by the state
government.
Some of the
students conducted prayers on the main road while the others watch.
Security
operatives were also on the ground to ensure that there is no breakdown of law
and order.
The students
lamented that the hike in some courses to N300,000 and N400,000 from N36,000
will force many of them to drop out of school.
They,
therefore, demanded a reversal of tuition fees.
They called
on the State Governor Nasir El-Rufai whose policy is to ensure that children of
common people are given access to Education to intervene.
The Kaduna
State University has about 19,000 students population, out of which close to
17,000 of them are indigenes.
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