AAUA students
Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has slashed the tuition fees of students of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko.
Akeredolu, on assumption of office in 2017, did an upward review of the tuition fees of the institution, a development which attracted several protests from the body of students and parents as well.
He had argued that what the students were paying could not enable the provision of quality education to the students.
With the controversy refusing to die since then, political opponents had latched on to it, using it as a political tool against the government.
The governor, who is running on the ticket of the All Progressives Congress, had hinted last week that he would consider a downward review of the fees, after it became an item of debate and a campaign point for the opposition.
Political parties and their candidates have promised to review the Akeredolu increases in the fees paid by students in tertiary institutions and in the state-owned health facilities.
In a circular to all students on Thursday signed by the acting registrar and secretary to the council, Opeoluwa Akinfemiwa, the acting vice-chancellor, Olugbenga Ige, was directed to inform all returning students of the reduction in the fees.
The memo noted that the cut in the fees followed an earlier appeal by students and in view of the economic effect of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country on parents and students.
It said Mr Akeredolu had directed that the university should consider a reduction in tuition fees in a way that quality education could still be sustained in the university.
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