As the September 20 deadline for the payment of school fees approaches at the University of Ibadan, many student groups in the institution have reached out to the public to crowdfund to pay for the tuition fees of their members.
The University of Ibadan Student Union along with the Faculties of Pharmacy and Nursing, and the Departments of Agronomy, Physiology, and Nutrition Science, have solicited funds to ensure that no student is forced to drop out due to financial hardship.
In a memo jointly signed by University of Ibadan Student Union’s president, Bolaji Aweda, and the Public Relations Officer, Omotayo Olumide, the student union appealed for a sum of 50 million naira to pay for the school fees of 500 students within 4 days, to meet the September 20, 2024 deadline.
Similarly, Nutrition Science students, Education students, Physiology students, and Agronomy students also appealed for funds from the public to support the education of their fellow students.
The requests for funds came out of concern that many students would not be allowed to complete their online registrations, hindering them from sitting their examinations, which are scheduled to begin on Monday, September 23.
UI management had given the students a three-week break on Saturday, August 31, instructing them to vacate their halls of residence within six hours following their peaceful demonstrations against the hike in school fees approved by the governing council.
However, UI security operatives arrested two students on Monday, September 2, and handed them to the Oyo State Police Command. The two students were later released on bail after writing statements to promise good behaviour council on Thursday, August 29.
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