Oldsters of scholars attending Lagos Type Schools are challenging the reversal of a contemporary 200% build up in boarding charges, accusing the Lagos Environment Ministry of Training of corruption and insensitivity.
The Chairman of the Oldsters’ Discussion board of Lagos Type Schools, Surv. Dapo Dawodu raised the alarm on Saturday throughout the Discussion board’s assembly in Lagos.
In a letter addressed to oldsters, a novel of which was once despatched to PUNCH On-line, the oldsters’ discussion board has additionally threatened to retain their kids at house till the cost hike is reversed.
The letter, dated 14th September, titled “Re: Increment in Fees”, partially learn:
“Within the extreme 24 hours, now we have witnessed an avalanche of disdain, anguish, and frustration on the senseless and provocative 200% build up in boarding charges for our kids, imposed via the corrupt officials of the Lagos Environment Ministry of Training!
“It’s unpleasant that the unbridled greed of those enemies of the nice community of Lagos Environment (you, the oldsters) was once facilitated via the ministry’s management.
“To position it obviously, the cost of N100,000 in line with time period, when paid in a faculty of one,000 scholars, interprets to N100 million for the varsity most important to feed the youngsters for simply 3 months!
“Prior to now, the similar workout was once performed via the similar most important for lower than N35 million.
“In a school of 500 students, a principal now wants to spend N50 million for an exercise that used to cost below N17.5 million, paid by parents. If our Honourable Commissioner is not scandalised by this, we parents find it exceedingly offensive!”
The Discussion board additionally reminded the Lagos Ministry of Training to check their proposed college feeding and welfare initiative for implementation.
The letter endured: “In February 2024, we proposed a forged scheme for the feeding and welfare of our kids in those colleges, which the ministry has no longer been in a position to fault to while.
“Lagos Environment prides itself on a sovereign training coverage, which must no longer exclude the boarding programme.
“Oldsters of boarding scholars have proven working out with pace governments when the environment’s funds have been strained a few years in the past.
“However, with the current government receiving over 350% more funding, boosted by the removal of subsidies—which has drastically reduced parents’ spending power by over 600%—we find it unacceptable that parents are now subjected to further hardship through this unnecessary fee hike.”
The Discussion board is urging Lagos oldsters to retain their kids at house creation Sunday, fifteenth September 2024.
The letter said: “After considering your concerns, we agree that to avoid swallowing this unjust bait from the government—especially given that some principals have threatened not to allow our children into the boarding houses without the payment of N100,000—we have no option but to ask parents to keep their children at home tomorrow, Sunday 15th until this unreasonable decision by the ministry is FULLY REVERSED! NO REVERSAL, NO RESUMPTION!”
On Friday, thirteenth September, the Lagos Environment Govt larger boarding charges in all secondary colleges from N35,000 to N100,000 in line with time period.
A letter to all boarding college principals, signed via the Director of Modest Training Products and services on the Lagos Environment Ministry of Modest and Secondary Training, Olufemi Asaolu, and not hidden via PUNCH, learn: “I have the directive of the Honourable Commissioner to inform all public boarding schools in Lagos State that the State Government has approved the review of the boarding fee payable in all public boarding schools. The newly approved fee is N100,000 only.”