SCHOOL CHARGES PAYMENT
Modern Unilorites,
We're not unaware of the uproar, complaints and tensions generated due to the recent increment of charges by the University Management.
Being a responsive Union that we are, we have made sure to drive home your grievances, displeasures and articulations with regards to the increment.
Also, as a union whose motto is 'struggle to attain justice', we emphatically made sure to stay true to this motto while at the same time articulating our fellow colleagues' interest in a constructive manner for which the Union should be known for.
In the last 72 hours, series of official meetings have been held between the students' representatives (inclusive of Faculty Presidents) and several echelons of the school management over a possible reduction of the University charges, where the latter categorically made it known that the sudden increment could be traced to need of the University to improve its values and productivity by upgrading to a level of recognised academic excellence.
In their submission, the school management clarified that the modifications in the charges were not arbitrary, stressing that the modifications are in response to the realities of meeting up with the mandate of providing quality services. Thus, the adjustments in charges were unavoidably connected to costly maintenance of infrastructural facilities on campus which is now direct implication of meagre funding, high rate of inflation and the need to keep the school operating efficiently amidst the current realities.
The management also noted that in the process of arriving at the current increment, some student-related fees were not touched at all. This includes but not limited to hostel fees, matriculation fees and even the University charges for international students.
Fellow colleagues, we understand the effects of the economic downturn on every one of us and we share in it also. However, the current realities has necessitated the need for a new direction as drastic situations needs drastic solutions. In lieu of this, we implore and urge everyone to cooperate with the school management and begin payment of the University charges.
In a bid to cushion the effects of this increment and allow ample time for its payment, we have made arrangements with the school management to further extend the payment deadline, a development which will be made known in due time.
The Union alongside the school management urges all Modern Unilorites to go on with their normal activities and allow peace to reign. We also appreciate our fellow colleagues for being responsible enough and not allowing external forces or detractors to use them in destabilizing our common heritage of peaceful atmosphere to the benefits of all.