A member of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Honourable Wunmi Bimbo Oladeji has vowed not to rest until Ladoke Akintola University of Technology. Ogbomoso bounce back to its enviable position among Nigerian Universities.
The active female lawmaker of Oyo Assembly described crisis rocking the institution as man-made which could be resolved with genuine love for education, mankind and future generations.
Hon Oladeji who is representing Ogbomoso North State Constituency in the pace setter chamber disclosed this to Global Mirror in a chat , she expressed displeasure on the attitude of both owner stated Oyo and Osun.
The lioness of the 8th Assembly in Oyo State noted that when LAUTECH sneeze other socio-economic activities of Ogbomoso and it’s environs catches cold constitutes other reasons for championing the cause of the institution.
It would be recalled that Hon Oladeji moved a motion recently against astronomical increase of tuition fees from N65,000 and N70,000 to between N200,000 and N300,000.
Following an internal memorandum dated July 18, 2018, and signed by LAUTECH Registrar, Mr J. A. Agboola, had conveyed the decision of the school council’s decision to review the fees payable by students starting from 2018/2019 academic session such that Medical, Nursing and Biomedical students are to pay N300,000; those in faculty of Engineering and Technology, N250,000; while Faculties of Agricultural Sciences, Basic Medical Sciences, Environmental Sciences and Pure and Applied Sciences are to pay N200,000.
Brought up for discussion as a matter of urgent public importance during one plenary, the lawmaker described the increase of the school fees to the tune of 300 per cent as astronomical, and called for its reduction.
She warned of the consequences of the increase to include the tendency for students, especially the indigent, to drop out of school, as well as discourage others from seeking higher education.
Upon hearing Oladeji’s prayers, the Assembly presided over by its Speaker, Honourable Olagunju Ojo, mandated the Education Committees of both Oyo and Osun Houses of Assemblies to meet with the governing council of the university and its management.
She appealed to students of the institution to resist the temptation to get riotous over the issue, expressing hope that the two owner state governments of LAUTECH will look into the prayers for the fee reduction.
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