University Students Association of Ghana has restrained all students in public tertiary institutions not to pay any fees until parliament approves the amount to be charged.
At a news conference in Accra, the leadership of the association accused management of the various tertiary institutions of charging exorbitant fees.
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Currently, some of the institutions are charging more than GHC 2000, a situation which has ruffled feathers amongst students in public universities across the country.
Students all over the country have commenced campaigns complaining about the surge in prices of fees.
Already, the sector Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has requested all institutions to submit their fees for approval.
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Emmanuel Kwarteng Frimpong said he doesn’t comprehend the reason for the immediate rise the fees and pleaded with heads of the institutions to reduce them.
‘We’re telling VCs that after parliament has approved the fees, they should also give us a breakdown because it is only when we know the breakdown of the fees that we would be confident that we’re not cheated’ he said.
The leadership of the students has condemned the recent assault meted out by some security officers against some national service personnel and asked the head of the security services to apologize to the students.
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USAG also urged the government to provide an advanced technology to facilitate the registration for students at the comfort of their homes.
This, Emmanuel Frimpong said would assuage the apathy of students towards the National Service Scheme so they can serve their country in diligence and contentment.