NEWS Flash: Governor Ikpeazu scraps “Pandemic Prevention fee” in ABSU
Rising from a recent Press Release attributed to Abia State University, Uturu requesting that students pay a certain amount spent by the institution on fumigation and other Covid 19 prevention procedures, the Visitor of the University and the Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has cancelled the payment.
In the release, the school demanded that the students pay the sum of N15,000 in what it tagged “Pandemic Prevention Fee”.
Governor Ikpeazu while rising to ocassion swiftly scrapped the said amount in a town hall meeting with the students and management of the state University.
However, Governor Ikpeazu authorized the payment of N30,000 pocket money to Abia students in the institution to help cushion the effects of Covid19 on the students and their families.