OAU student leaders reject N15,000 portal charge and give union 24 hours to respond
The Great Ife League of Presidents says the fee was introduced without consultation at a time families are struggling with the cost of education.
Student leaders at Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife have rejected a N15,000 portal access and maintenance charge introduced by the university management.
The Great Ife League of Presidents said in a statement on Sunday that the charge was brought in without proper consultation with the students who must pay it. "It comes at a time when many families are already struggling with the rising cost of education," the statement said.
The league also criticised the leadership of the Students' Union, including its central executive council, for its silence. It said silence "does not mean neutrality" and amounts to a failure to represent the students who elected them.
The group gave the union 24 hours from the time of the statement to publish a clear position on the charge and say what steps it is taking for students. It threatened to take the matter further if there is no response, and Punch reported that a student union advised students against paying the fee.
The reports carried no response from the university management.
SOURCE: Peoples Gazette
