The Unity Schools Parent Teacher Association Chairmen Forum, South-West Zone, has urged the Federal Government to order a reduction in boarding school fees since a huge increase in tuition will have a negative impact on the welfare of children.
In a statement co-signed by its Zonal Coordinator, Prof. Lukuman Adekilekun, and Zonal Secretary, Dr. Emmanuel Onyenuche, among others, the PTA Chairmen Forum made the call on Friday.
The declaration also offered Prof. Tahir Mamman, the recently appointed minister of education, and Tanko Sununu, the minister of state for education, a hearty welcome.
“Permit us to bring these issues of great concern to the entire parents as it affects the astronomical increase in the boarding fees. We see this development as a conduit pipe to further impoverish the parents who are already swimming in the ocean of the present oil subsidy removal with its attendant economic hardship.
“We, therefore, solicit your intervention by directing downward a slash in the boarding fees since the Federal Government has been subsidising this item as it has a direct effect on our children’s welfare.
“As representatives of parents whose children attend unity schools, we are deeply troubled by the potential adverse effects of the proposed increase in fees and levies on the masses, particularly during these times of economic hardship, marked by the recent surge in fuel prices”, the statement read in part.
