Abia lawmakers recommend downward review of fees paid by ABSU students
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The chairman of the Abia state house of Assembly committee on education, Hon. Thomas Nkoro on Monday, presented report of its investigation on the increase in fees/ levies by the Abia state University(Absu).
The committee reported that the Wage of Bill of ABSU is 260 Million while the Subvention from the State Government Monthly is N100 Million but that the Institutions has not received the Subvention for some Months Now.
The committee made the following recommendations :
That the Management of ABSU review downwards the fees paid by Students.
That the State Government should ensure that Funds appropriated to the Institution are released at when due.
The Leader of the House Hon.Solomon Akpulonu Moved that the House adopts the Report as a Working Document of the House, the Minority Leader Seconded the Motion while the House Members responded in the Affirmative when the Speaker Rt.Hon.Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji put the Motion into Vote.
The Committees Report was Subsequently committed to the House of Assembly Committee of the whole for further Legislative Action.
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