By; USMAN NASIDI, Kaduna.
The Chairman of African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kaduna State, Hon. Ahmed Tijjani Mustapha has commended the Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani for his foresight over the downward review of all the state- owned tertiary institutions’ fees.
This was contained in a statement signed by the state ADC Chairman today and made available to newsmen in Kaduna. Similarly, Hon. Ahmed Tijjani Mustapha described the gesture of Governor Sani’s determination to provide access to free and qualitative education for every child in Kaduna State from primary to secondary school as laudable.
He noted with utmost excitement that the approval for downward review of tuition fees by Governor Sani is a positive response to the public outcry over hike in fees being charged by the state tertiary institutions and its spillover effects on school enrolment and retention.
He said this hindsight shows the governor’s capacity to keep to his campaign promises as “a promise made and promise kept.”
He further charged the governor to keep up the good work.
The ADC chairman stated that Governor Sani’s initiative and policy on education are not only people-oriented but friendly as well as good gesture worthy of emulation by all and sundry across party lines.
According to him, It would be recalled that Governor Sani of the All Progressive Congress (APC) approved the downward review of school fees for all state-owned tertiary institutions by 30 and 50 percent.
Hon. Tijjani added that, the Governor had during the briefing announced reduction in tuition fees in all the state- owned tertiary institutions including Kaduna Sate University, Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic, College of Education Gidan Waya, Shehu Idris College of Health Sciences and Technology, Makarfi respectively.
However, Governor Sani said the downward review aligns with the administration’s commitment to offer palliatives to cushion the effect of general rising cost of living in the polity, especially in the wake of recent petroleum subsidy removal in Nigeria, among other reasons.
