Kogi Assembly Orders PAAU, Polytechnic To Suspend School Fee Hike

The Kogi State House of Assembly has called on the managements of Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Anyigba, and the Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja to suspend the recent increase in school fees and revert to the previous rates.
The resolution followed public outcry over the fee increases, which lawmakers said could further worsen the economic hardship facing parents and guardians across the state.
The Speaker of the House, Rt. Aliyu Umar Yusuf, said the widespread complaints against the increases indicated that adequate consultation might not have been conducted before the decisions were taken.
Yusuf noted that although the two institutions had enabling laws backing their acti...