OAU Reportedly Suspends Proposed Tuition Fee Hike

The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, has reportedly suspended the proposed 50% increase in tuition fees, following a series of intense negotiations with the university’s Students’ Union.

This was contained in a statement on Tuesday signed by the Students Union President, Omoboriowo Isaac, and Secretary-General, Babatimehin Kinfeosi.

The Union leaders revealed that the suspension was the result of discussions with the institution’s management after the initial proposal triggered widespread concern among students.

The statement reads,”Sequel to the last release, in a meeting held at the level of the DSA, the leadership of the Students’ Union met with them regarding the outrageous proposition we received: a 50% increment in sundry charges (what we rightfully refer to as “school fees”) and an unacceptable 100% increase in accommodation fees.

“After intense back-and-forth deliberation, the following resolutions were reached:

“The proposed 50% increment in sundry charges has been completely reversed and suspended.

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“However, discussions on the outrageous accommodation fee increase ended in a deadlock, with the authorities failing to provide any reasonable justification for their stance.

“The leadership of the Students’ Union remains adamantly opposed to any form of fee increment. We will not back down until education is made affordable for our students.”

Recall that Osun Defender had reported that the students’ union has strongly opposed the alleged plan by the institution to increase the tuition and hostel accommodation.

The union stated that the school management had proposed a 50% increase in tuition fees and a 100% hike in hostel accommodation fees.

When contacted earlier by Osun Defender, the Public Relations Officer of the institution, Mr Abiodun Olarewaju, refuted the claim of a proposed increment.

He stated that no concrete evidence supports the allegation.