Open Lettsr to Unizik VC: The Need to Avoid Students Unrest in Unizik

OPEN LETTER TO THE VICE CHANCELLOR, NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA

RUMOURED INCREASE OF SCHOOL FEES

THE NEED TO AVOID STUDENTS UNREST IN UNIZIK

Dearest Vice Chancellor, I trust God that you are in good health.

Sir, this letter is a follow-up to several open letters that I have written to you over the welfare of Zikites as it pertains to increments of different fees.

Sir, Nnamdi Azikiwe University will be sitting on the keg of a gun powder, if the feelers currently circulating online that the fees payable by old students and freshers has been hiked is true.

Sir, under your predecessor *Prof. Joseph Ahaneku* students were made to make the following payments.

Matriculation #5,000

Acceptance fee #24,000

Tuition fees for freshers #64,000

Old Students #20,100

Today, the news making round online is that Zikites under your watch now have to make the following payments,

Matriculation #10,000

Acceptance fee #47,000

Tuition fees, freshers #100,000

Old Students #50,600.*

Our beloved institution have experienced an atmosphere of tranquility unlike what is obtainable in other institutions across the nation.

The recent increase in cost of tuition if true is reckless unjustifiable and insensitive to the plight of the students especially at this difficult moment when Nigerians are facing difficult financial challenges occasioned by unfavorable policies by the Government of the day.

The school fees increment means that the children of the poor can no longer attend school as they cannot afford the fees based on the socioeconomic status of their

parents and guardians.

Sir, may I draw your attention to an excerpt from a Facebook post made in reaction to the alleged increment by one Pretty sandra, *''Even if the school fees is 500k, I go pay, I will just hustle for a month, Las Las na my Toto go suffer am''* the above quote means that the increment is an open door for Prostitution for those whose parents and guardians cannot afford the alleged hike of school fees.

*Sir, there were students who were unable to write exam because of the #20,100 school fees, imagine what will happen if the new fees as purported is true.*

Sir, I believe that as a man of God, that God brought you to ameliorate the hardship and suffering of Zikites, but alas Zikites are about facing a *''Rehoboam reign''* where the students are been wiped with scorpions.

Sir, It is imperative that you rise to the occasion and address this issue as it has tendency of generating unrest and protest among the students.

Why Zikites await your response, we shall continue to treat the news as a rumour.

*God Save UNIZIK*

*God bless Anambra State*

*God help Nigeria*

Yours Sincerely,

*Amb. Timothy Nwachukwu (De Peoples Advocate)*

*Faculty of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University.*

*President, Youth Advocates For Peace Justice And Empowerment Network (YAPJEN)*

08097311499

Endorsed by Comrade Nwori Arinze A. 08139162746

Comrde Izuchukwu Chikeluba 08139259045