UNN VC meets SUG to reach agreement

olamide oni

November 12, 2015 10:23 AM

University of Nigeria, UNN Vice Chancellor has had a meeting with the Student Union Government.

UNN school building

University of Nigeria, UNN, Vice Chancellor, Professor Benjamin Ozumba has met with the Students Union Government, SUG, to resolve the issues emanating from the University's imposition of N70, 000 compulsory laptop acquisition for all incoming students.

According to Vanguard report, a lot of the students have accused the University management of not having the best interest of students at heart. It was agreed upon that a protest will be staged on Monday, 9th of November, but this was halted when the Union President, Nsukka campus, Comrade Orji Ekene, released a statement on Sunday notifying students of the plan of the Union to meet the VC on Monday to resolve the issue.

Parts of the statement dated 08/11/2015 read: “A powerful but well articulated delegates of the both Union chapters of Nsukka and Enugu campuses will be meeting with the Vice Chancellor tomorrow Monday 9/11/2015 at noon not Tuesday again haven spoken with him on the necessity of making haste while the sun shines”.

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In response to the complaints of the students, the school management also released a statement thus: "The University Administration has arrived at the following resolution after an extensive discussion with the SUG. The laptop fee is compulsory for all first years students but there is an option to either pay once or in 3 installments.

” Seventy thousand naira for those who can pay once. For those to pay over three instalments, they will make a yearly payment of N25,000 spread over three sessions. The yearly laptop installment will be added to the student’s Service charge for the affected sessions. All non first year students who want to be part of the laptop program will have to make a one-time payment of 70,000. There is no installment provision for non first year students.”

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