Tuition hike: Northern Coalition meets Senate President, ask students to halt protest

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) Students Wing has called for a halt on its proposed Zonal rallies over a hike of tuition fees in the 19 Northern State’s tertiary institutions.

The Coalition said this decision became necessary after a meeting was held with the Senate President, Senator Ahmed Lawan who promised to swing into action to mitigate the effects of the high cost of tuition fees in tertiary institutions.

Addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, the National Coordinator of CNG Student’s Wing, Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi said the Senate Committee on tertiary education had also promised to invite all parties to address the issues

“It should be recalled that the Coalition of Northern Groups Student’s Wing has pioneered challenging the earlier plan of increase in registration fees by the government because of the attendant suffering and devastation that can befall lives and livelihoods of millions of Nigerian students and its consequences on national security.

“In its attempt to ensure an immediate reversal of the hike, the CNG Student’s wing as apart of its consultations also paid a visit to the office of the President of the Senate on Wednesday 2nd February 2022, to remind him of their obligation and equally appeal to him on behalf of all well-meaning Nigerians to consider the current hardship in the country and see to the reversal of the hike, so as to enable children from poor and marginalised families have access to tertiary education.

“The CNG Student’s wing commends the President of the Senate for receiving us despite his crowded schedules and other distinguished Senators, in particular, the Chairman Senate Committee on tertiary education for their assurances to ‘swing into action with immediate effect in order to mitigate the consequential effect of the hike or see to its immediate reversal’, the president of the Senate also added that, “ we do not want to run away from our obligations of providing education for every Nigerian, which is their exclusive right”, Charanchi said.

He said the Chairman Senate Committee on tertiary education promised to invite all the concerned authorities with immediate effect to address the increment.

He appealed to the students and other Nigerians to remain law-abiding and not take the law into their hands, as the Senate promises to address the issues.

“In line with the above, all zonal rallies and state press conferences should be on hold, pending the outcome from the Senate”, he added.

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