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Helpless Students Cry in Ebonyi State University (EBSU) |
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Written by Charles .I. Kalu
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Friday, 07 December 2007 |
I was prompted to write this article as a result of the tears in the eyes of many prospective students of Ebonyi State University (EBSU). This issue has caused many to spend their last fortune for what they don’t know yet others hold the strong belief that it is inevitable to gain admission into Ebonyi State University (EBSU) without the payment of “Concessional Fee” as a non-indigene.
This brings me to join others to ask “What is Concessional fee?” According to the sixth Edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, page 235, the word “Concession” from which “Concessional” was derived means “Something that you allow or do, or allow somebody to have in order to end an argument or to make a situation less difficult”. But how is this applicable to the “Concessional Fee” being paid in Ebonyi State University (EBSU) for courses such as Medicine/Surgery, Medical Laboratory Science, Nursing, Law, Marketing only to mention but a few. I think the world at large needs a reasonable and explanatory answer from the staffs of Ebonyi State University (EBSU) on the contextual meaning of the term “Concessional Fee”. Many students have complained of being denied admission despite their good grades in O’level and a good score in UME or PRE-DEGREE programme and as an indigene, I feel uncomfortable with such situations. If there is a provision for a student to pay certain fee for admission aside the tuition fee, it should not be as high and exorbitant as what is being paid for Medicine/Surgery which is Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N 500,000) and other courses which fall within the range of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (N 250,000) to One Hundred Thousand Naira (N 100, 000). I strongly believe that if the issue of “Concessional Fee” is checked by the National Universities Commission (N.U.C) or by any appropriate Government body, it will encourage students to study. Therefore, I urge the staffs of Ebonyi State University (EBSU) to give us understandable explanations concerning the “Concessional Fee”. I urge those who feel concerned about this issue of “Concessional Fee” in Ebonyi State University (EBSU) to join in the fight to stop the payment of “Concessional Fee” in Ebonyi State University. I hope to update my readers as soon as we get the full contextual meaning of the word “Concessional Fee” from the staffs of Ebonyi State University (EBSU). Remain bless as you wait to hear from me soon.
Charles .I. Kalu 08026827499
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