Students of
UNICAL have been greeted with school fee increase instituted by the school
management as they resume for the 2015 academic year. This sad welcome was not
taken in cheer by the students who had started discussing the issue in small
groups around the republic of Malabor. This is a quick reminder of the August
26, 2011 riot incidence which left the school in a consequent 6 months forced
break. The SUG executives led by Ajang Emmanuel wasted no time in facing the
situation to avert another uprising of any form by the students. This resulted
in a meeting with the
school management on Monday 7th April.
Speaking
with a source in attendance of the meeting, it was gathered that the school
management speaking through the School Bursar Mr. Peter Agi explained that, the
N1000 (one thousand naira) increase added to the previous school fee was for
medical insurance. When asked why the acceptance fee for freshers was increased
from N10, 000 (ten thousand naira) to N15, 000 (fifteen thousand naira), the
Bursar explained that the school has been faced with financial challenges in
running it’s affairs among which he said the school spends N17, 000, 000
(seventeen million naira) in running the school’s electricity generator every
month among other expenditures. He also said the university’s allocation from
the Federal Government for Federal Universities has not been paid to the
University for some months now, this he said compelled the management to source
alternate avenues in generating finances for smooth running.
