Gov Adeleke Reverses New Osun Poly School Fees

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has approved the reversal of the school fees of the Osun State Polytechnic Iree to the initial amount.

The governor confirmed this on Saturday (today) via his verified Twitter page, Naija News reports.

“I have approved the reversal of the school fees of Osun State Polytechnic Iree to the initial amount prior to July 2022 Governorship election,” he tweeted.

Naija News understands that the school authority had increased its fees for the 2022/23 academic session from N67,850 to N112,850 for science students and 57,300 to 97,300 for others.

The development had attracted lamentations and hence the state government’s intervention.

A memo to the school management by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Adelani A. Aderinola, dated December 15, it (school management) directed the suspension of the new fee regime.

The memo titled, Re: Notification of Approved Fees for 2022/2023 Academic Session in Osun State Polytechnic Iree, reads, “Further to your letter Reference Number OSPOL/BUR/101/VII/239 dated 13th December 2022 on Notification of Approved Fees for 2022/2023 Academic Session, the management of the institution should suspend the implementation of the new school fees regime because of the recent change in leadership of the state”.